Diamonds boss Harriman taking the positives from heartbreaking Quorn loss
AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Michael Harriman is focusing on the positives despite his side suffering last-gasp heartbreak in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at title-chasing Quorn.
Jamal Adams fired Diamonds ahead after 17 minutes, and it was a lead they held on to until the 90th minute when Kobe Hall hammered home an equaliser for the home side, who had gone into the match unbeaten.
But there wasn't even to be the silver lining of a point for Diamonds, as Hall struck again seven minutes into stoppage time to snatch a dramatic win for second-placed Quorn.
"It is very disappointing," Harriman told @AFCRDTV. "We stuck to our gameplan and the boys were phenomenal.
"After a two-week break the energy levels they put in were great and we could have been out of sight by half-time.
"We scored one and had a few other good chances, and it has come back to bite us at the end of the game."
The loss was the latest in a clutch of games so far this season that has seen Diamonds give up winning positions late on to suffer defeat.
And Harriman said: "It probably comes down to tired minds at the end of the game, the players have given everything after a lenghty break which was through no fault of our own.
"We can sit here and be disappointed and frustrated, but there are loads of positives we can take from that performance.
"This is a special group of players that can go places if it really wants to, and it's just these little lapses of concentration at the end of games when we are tired that are costing us at the moment."
Diamonds have a free midweek before they host Sporting Khalsa on Saturday.
Wellingborough Town were also beaten on Saturday, going down 1-0 at Lye Town.
The Doughboys are due to be back in action on Tuesday night when they entertain Khalsa, who find themselves making the trip to Northants twice in a few days.