Considering that the Linnets had run riot by 5-0 at Spennymoor in the previous midweek, Quakers did well to stop their goal threat in the second half with some battling defending, and they could even have pinched all three points themselves.
“I thought we really deserved something out of the game,” said Watson. “It would have been nice to take three points, but with the amount of balls that they put into our box, then it was always going to be pretty tough to keep a clean sheet.
“I thought we defended the box amazingly well, but when we had the chances to play, then we did and we caused them problems at the other end.”
Cedric Main scored his second goal of the season for the game’s opener, but less than two minutes later Quakers were down to ten when Scott Barrow was shown red.
“We knew there was a good chance when Cedric was one-on-one, and he finished his chance off really well,” said Watson.
“But I was really disappointed with the red card for Scotty – was he really the last man, could Josh Scott have got round? The ref seemed to do it quickly without giving himself time to think.
“I was disappointed with that, but I was really proud of how we stuck on. We had a couple of chances and could have won the game.”
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The home side started where they’d left off against Spennymoor and caused the Quakers’ defence plenty of problems with their pace down the sides.
Keeper Pete Jameson made a good step from King’s Lynn left-back Bailey Clements, then courtesy of some ball juggling he kept out Gold Omotayo’s header. His best save, though, was at full stretch from a Michael Clunan free-kick.
But Quakers always looked dangerous on the break with Main causing problems with his pace. He caused panic in the defence when he chased a long ball and his right-foot shot was saved by keeper Louis Chadwick, and it was another long ball by Josh Scott that created the opening goal on 25 minutes.
King’s Lynn midfielder Clunan, who was filling in for his defenders who had just gone up for an unsuccessful corner, was knocked aside by the determined Main, who went on to lob the keeper.
But two minutes later, Quakers had central defender Barrow dismissed for pulling back Michael Gyasi which meant that Elliot Forbes had to drop back into defence.
Despite the disadvantage, Quakers were never afraid to run at the home defence, and Tom Allan had an effort deflected wide.
However, King’s Lynn levelled five minutes into the second half when Joseph Nyahwema made ground down the right and squared the ball for Gyasi to turn home.
The game was end to end after that. Main skimmed the bar with a shot on the turn, and a defender nearly put Jack Maskell’s right-wing cross into his own net.
Danger man Nyahwema swopped wings and put an effort wide, while Tom Wilson headed into Jameson’s hands.
And in the last minute, Chadwick just managed to desperately hold on to a Hatfield free-kick at the second attempt.
Quakers are at home to AFC Telford United tomorrow, looking for their first home win of the season
