Crewe boss Lee Bell felt his side deserved more after being held to a 1-1 draw by EFL basement boys Sutton.
The visitors went ahead in the 17th minute when Courtney Baker-Richardson opened the scoring.
But Louis John levelled for the U’s 11 minutes later at Gander Green Lane.
Both sides hit the woodwork as they searched for a winner in the second half, but ultimately had to share the points.
“I thought we deserved three points tonight,” said Bell.
“We were clearly the better team with better football and the way we play.
“The position they’re in, they fought for everything and threw their bodies on the line.
“The game has been defined by small moments in both boxes. Usually we’re more ruthless and that’s been the difference.
“I can’t fault the players for the effort. We lacked a bit of coolness. We got up there quite easily at times.
“The goal’s a killer against us. It’s small details again, which we’ll go through.
“We lacked that calmness. I thought we had the opportunities, but they fought for their manager.
“I absolutely think we’re going in the right direction. I can’t fault the performance of the players. I thought they were excellent.
“On another day we get more clear-cut chances and put one away.
“We’ve hit the crossbar and that type of stuff.
“We’ll go through it and analyse what we didn’t do well in their box and move on.”
The U’s are struggling with an injury crisis and only named six substitutes.
But Matt Gray praised his side’s spirit after they dug deep to get themselves out of trouble once again.
He said: “It was disappointing to concede that first goal again, but the reaction from the team was superb.
“We got the equaliser from a set-piece again and we’re really good at them.
“The attitude and the desire to grind that point out, I’m really proud of them. It was a phenomenal second half of digging in.
“It was a really pleasing performance in terms of the spirit and desire. The midfielders ran their absolute socks off and the defenders threw their bodies in the way of everything second half.
“We’re threadbare at the moment. We have to see how we are in the next couple of days and see if anyone else is fit for the weekend.
“We had a little spell. Aiden (O’Brien) hit the post and we penned them, but unfortunately we couldn’t nick a winner.
“It’s a well-deserved point, it’s a really pleasing point. We rode our luck with a couple flashing across goal, but we’re really pleased.”
Inter Miami 1-0 D.C. United: Super-sub Campana seals late win
Inter Miami snatched a 1-0 win over D.C. United thanks to Leonardo Campana’s stoppage-time strike.
Campana had an instant impact after coming on in the 93rd minute as he volleyed in the winner just 25 seconds later.
Lionel Messi returned from a knee injury that kept him out against Orlando City but struggled to have his usual impact as Miami only managed eight shots.
Cristian Dajome had come closest to scoring for D.C. minutes after his introduction, but his dipping shot sailed over the bar.
Miami remain a point clear of FC Cincinnati at the top of the Eastern Conference, while D.C. sit ninth, a huge 14 points behind the league leaders.
Data Debrief: Miami continue to set the pace
Miami left it late to get back to winning ways but extended their unbeaten run to nine games. It is their longest run without defeat in the competition.
D.C. have now conceded eight goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half - only Montreal (10) and San Jose Earthquakes (10) have conceded more in that time in the MLS this season.
Montero to coach Juventus until end of the season
Paolo Montero will take charge of Serie A side Juventus for the remainder of the season following the dismissal of Massimiliano Allegri.
Juventus sacked their former head coach Allegri on Friday over his behaviour during and after this week's Coppa Italia final in which he was sent off, ending a long period of speculation over his future.
Montero, who coaches Juventus' Under-19s team, will take charge for their remaining two matches, at Bologna on Monday and against Monza at home on May 26.
The 52-year-old Uruguayan won four Serie A titles playing for Juventus as a defender from 1996 to 2005 and will take his first training session on Sunday.
"Paolo is a Juventus legend, firstly on the pitch, and someone who has long been a bearer of the club's DNA on the bench," Juve said in a statement.
"Best of luck, Paolo!"
Juve are assured of Champions League qualification but could still finish between third and fifth in Serie A this season.
Al-Nassr 1-1 Al-Hilal: Mitrovic scores last-gasp penalty
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a penalty in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time as Al-Hilal denied Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr victory in a 1-1 draw.
Mitrovic netted his 27th Saudi Pro League goal of the campaign after Sadio Mane was harshly judged to have fouled Saud Abdulhamid in the area.
Mane stuck out an arm to shield the ball, catching his opponent in the throat, though the contact appeared to have been outside of the box.
Mitrovic made no mistake to keep Al-Hilal's unbeaten campaign going.
The Serbian's spot-kick cancelled out Otavio's first-minute opener, with Ronaldo having set up his compatriot.
Champions Al-Hilal remain 12 points clear of Al-Nassr at the summit of the Pro League standings.
Data Debrief: Ronaldo the provider
Ronaldo leads the scoring charts in Saudi Arabia this season, though he had to settle for an assist on Friday.
That came from the only chance he created, with the 39-year-old limited to 25 touches, though he did have four shots.
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