Mat Sadler bemoans Walsall offside call and issues early assessment on double injury blow
Mat Sadler felt Walsall deserved at least a point in their 1-0 defeat against Grimsby Town at Bescot after Ryan Finnigan had a late goal controversially ruled out for offside.
Evan Khouri scored the decisive goal in the 68th-minute when he converted the rebound after Aden Flint had cleared Kieran Green's initial header off the line.
Walsall forced Grimsby goalkeeper Christy Pym into a series of saves, while Dan Cox crashed an effort from distance against the crossbar in the second half.
Kabia also saw his finish expertly turned on to the post by Myles Roberts on the cusp of half-time, but the most poignant moment came when new signing Finnigan had a goal ruled out for offside 10 minutes from time.
"I thought [a point] is the least we deserved. From the video footage we've got, it was onside, so it's frustrating when it doesn't go your way," Sadler argued.
"You need those ones to go your way. What I will say for the linesman's point of view is that Coxy is that side of him and he probably didn't see the guy on the other side.
