Derek Adams' claims on Morecambe 'stonewall penalty' and referee decisions 'going Bolton's way'

Morecambe boss Derek Adams felt his side was denied a 'stonewall penalty' against Bolton Wanderers as he felt the hosts has a lot of officiating decisions going their way.

Wanderers began the clash at the University of Bolton Stadium exceptionally well and could have been a few goals to the good by half-time.

Dion Charles missed a glorious chance and struck the crossbar with another effort, while Amadou Bakayoko saw an effort land wide.

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But Cole Stockton gave the visitors the advantage after making the most of George Johnston's short pass to give the Shrimps the lead at the break.

Wanderers huffed and puffed after the break but got a stoppage time equaliser when Xavier Amaechi teed up fellow substitute Jon Dadi Bodvarsson to net late on and salvage a point in a 1-1 draw.

Shrimps boss Adams believes his side were denied a 'stonewall penalty' early in the second half when Bolton skipper Ricardo Almeida Santos upended Dylan Connolly in the box.

Adams claimed that Bolton got 'a lot of decisions going their way for whatever reason' and could not understand why his team were not awarded a spot kick in the encounter at the University of Bolton Stadium as he had plenty of positives to say on his side's performance on the night.

He said: "The performance was excellent tonight. I thought we played really well tonight. We created some really good openings. I thought it was a strong performance from the whole team tonight.

"Defensively we limited Bolton Wanderers to very few opportunities and we created some really big moments in the game.

"The goal that Cole Stockton got was from our press from Aaron Phillips who was