Peter Reid said: "It's part of his education. It's a cruel game sometimes but he's done great for us, like Luke Steele in goal, and mistakes will be part of their game. "Without those two, though we'd really be in the mire so we're lucky to have them.
"I thought we passed it round really well and certainly shaded the first half. We deserved to take something from the game and were very unlucky, especially to lose by a mistake to a young player who's been otherwise fantastic for us."