Brave Salford lost 20-22 against Castleford tigers at the AJ Bell yesterday.
Salford started brightly when Theo Fagas pounced on a loose carry from the Tigers to open the scoring for the Red Devils.
Salford extended their lead when Kevin Locke got over the line for his 1st try in a Salford shirt to give Salford a 10-0 lead after 22 minutes.
Castleford hit back though ex Red Ashley Gibson who finished off 2 well worked tries to tie the scores at 10 all at the break.
The game started slipping away from Salford, Castlefords Nathan Massey skipped though the defence to score.
Castleford extended their lead to 12 as a cross field kick was not delt with by Johnson or Evalds allowing Winger Robson to score.
Salford kept the pressure up and after a great break Gildart Fed Kevin Locke who crossed for his second try of the afternoon. With the conversion was missed but Salford fought on.
After a brief delay when the referee Robert Stokes went off injured Salford though Scott Taylor crossed the line, Greg Johnson conversion to take the score to 20-22 and despite heroics Castleford hung on for the win.
Injuries to Liam Hood, Adrian Morley, Kevin Locke and Scott Taylor added to a already huge injury list as Salford prepare to find some players to complete the Hull FC fixture next week.
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