Phil Parkinson felt his Wrexham side were denied a “stonewall” penalty as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Bradford.
Adam Wilson scored a late equaliser for the Bantams to deny Parkinson a winning return to the club he led to promotion and the League Cup final during a five-year reign.
Paul Mullin had headed Wrexham in front earlier in the second half, and Parkinson was disappointed that the striker was not awarded a first-half penalty by referee Ross Joyce for a challenge by Sam Stubbs.
He said: “How the ref hasn’t given that is incredible. We could all see from here that the lad’s slid in, caught him and pulled him down.
“It’s an absolute stonewall penalty. It’s 100 per cent a penalty and you’re crying out for better protection in open play for Mulls.
“I thought he got pushed into the hoardings in the second half but it is a physical game. That’s how we like it but I think when the ref looks back at it, he’ll see that it was a clear pen.”
Parkinson had been given a standing ovation by home fans when he walked out before kick-off.
“We had five great years here and loved every minute of it. That meant a lot today,” said the Wrexham boss.
“It was a hard-earned point. We knew it was going to be a feisty encounter coming here with a full house.
“It was fast and furious at times and, of course, when you go a goal ahead you want to take the three points. But we had to withstand pressure second half and the way we defended our box was outstanding.”
Bradford have taken 10 points from the four games since Mark Hughes was sacked and Kevin McDonald took caretaker charge.
McDonald said: “I thought it was probably the best we’ve played over the course of 90 minutes.
“We were on the front foot and pressed well. We were just a little bit sloppy in the final third and needed more composure.
“I’m disappointed to get a point but, at the same time, they are a good team. I’m happy with the performance on the whole.
“We took control of the game and then their goal was a bit of a sucker punch. But to bounce back and then dominate for the last part was good to see.”
Wilson, who came through Newcastle’s academy, levelled with his first goal for the club.
McDonald added: “It’s brilliant. Ads was disappointed he didn’t start but it shows the mentality and attitude he’s got.
“Ads was not put on his favourite side, he prefers to play on the right, but he came on and played a huge part.
“I ask the lads to play what they see in the final third. Ads did exactly that and got his just rewards for sure.”
Al Hilal crowned Saudi Pro League champions after Al Hazm hammering
Al Hilal secured their fourth straight Saudi Pro League title after Aleksandar Mitrovic starred in Saturday's 4-1 thrashing of bottom side Al Hazm.
Faiz Selemani restored parity after Mitrovic's 15th-minute opener at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, only for Jorge Jesus' hosts to roar back and be crowned champions with three games remaining.
Ahmed Al Juwaid's own goal handed the initiative back to the dominant Al Hilal, who led 4-1 at the break after Mitrovic added another to his tally and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was on target.
The second of Mitrovic's strikes took him to a team-leading 26 league goals this term as Al Hilal breezed to another title, moving an unassailable 12 points clear of Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr.
Jesus' side are unbeaten through all 31 games this season after securing their record-extending 19th top-flight crown in history, while Al Hazm need to win their last three matches to have any chance of staying up.
Al Hazm's relegation rivals Al Tai boosted their chances of survival in Saturday's earlier clash after a 1-1 draw away against Al Raed.
Al Tai are just a point away from 15th-placed Abha Club in their bid for top-flight safety after Ibrahim Al Nakhli's strike was cancelled out by Al Raed's Mohammed Fouzair in the second half.
Al-Ittihad 0-5 Al-Ettifaq: Ekambi scores hat-trick in five-star display
Karl Toko Ekambi netted a hat-trick as Al-Ettifaq got back to winning ways in style with a 5-0 thrashing of Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.
He scored twice in four minutes at the end of the first half to send the visitors into the break 4-0 up before getting his third just 10 minutes after the break.
Seko Fofana had already given Steven Gerrard’s side the lead five minutes into the contest, while Moussa Dembele doubled their advantage from the penalty spot.
Al-Ittihad had the chances, but they could not find the back of the net, as they stayed fifth, but are now just six points above Al-Ettifaq.
Data Debrief: Clinical finishers
Al-Ettifaq had five shots on target against Al-Ittihad, scoring with all of them while creating an xG of 3.62.
With his hat-trick against Al-Ittihad, Ekambi has now scored 11 goals for the season, netting more than once for the first time since joining the club.
Al-Akhdoud 2-3 Al-Nassr: Brozovic stunner delays Al-Hilal coronation
Marcelo Brozovic scored twice – including a fine half-volley in second-half stoppage time – as Al-Nassr beat Al-Akhdoud 3-2 to delay Al-Hilal's Saudi Pro League title coronation on Thursday.
Former Inter midfielder Brozovic fired in a seventh-minute opener from outside the area before Cristiano Ronaldo tapped into an empty net to double the visitors' lead.
Sadio Mane struck the woodwork early in the second half and Al-Nassr relinquished control of the game from there, with goals from Hassan Al Habib and Saviour Godwin making it 2-2.
However, Brozovic blasted a bouncing ball home following a goalmouth scramble in the first of seven minutes of stoppage time to hand Al-Nassr a fifth straight win and keep them within nine points of Al-Hilal, with three games still to play.
They have only delayed the inevitable though as the leaders – who have only dropped four points all season – need just one more point to secure their crown ahead of facing Al-Hazm on Saturday.
Data Debrief: Brozovic upstages Ronaldo
While it's usually Ronaldo writing the headlines for Al-Nassr, he was upstaged by Brozovic on Thursday as the Croatian found the net with both of his shots, also leading all players on the pitch for final-third passes (19) and completing 90.1 per cent of his passes overall (81/95).
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