Motherwell's head of coaching Richard Foster has revealed the mood inside the dressing room following their Scottish Premiership draw against Rangers.
The Fir Park club sensationally led 2-0 at half-time on Sunday, before substitute Hamza Igamane netted twice to earn Rangers a point.
That didn't tell the whole story of a game that included several refereeing talking points - one which saw Motherwell have a goal ruled out for a foul on Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland, which has since been confirmed by the Scottish FA as incorrect.
Motherwell would have gone 3-1 ahead if that goal had been awarded.
However, a combination of allowing Rangers back into the match plus decisions failing to go their way left the Motherwell squad feeling dejected and like they had just lost the encounter.
According to Foster, manager Stuart Kettlewell did his best to lift spirits and focus on the positives.
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"There was regret, it felt like a defeat in the dressing room," Foster told The Warm-Up, the William Hill SPFL’s weekly preview show.
"The manager was actually very good in trying to steer us away from that because you’ve still drawn against Rangers which on paper is a good result but it felt like a defeat and we felt hard done by because we were 2-0 up, because of the decision making. Now there were other decisions in the game that could have went against us, we need to acknowledge that.
"When you come in at 2-0 up, 2-0 is a horrible score. You know Rangers are going to come out quick. We didn’t start the second half well, they get the goal and from there it’s about damage limitation.
"We gained a point against Rangers so you can’t be too despondent”.
