Fabio Borini scored the profitable aim on his four-hundredth senior look as Salford beat Walsall 1-0.
The former Liverpool, Sunderland and AC Milan striker stepped off the bench to mark the milestone with a essential aim as The Ammies battled to a second successive League Two win.
In a drab first half the place neither aspect might muster a shot on goal, Salford ahead Ryan Graydon went closest to opening the scoring after 40 minutes when he overran the ball after being performed by way of on aim by Cole Stockton.
The Irishman struck the crossbar with an audacious dipping volley from the nook of the field earlier than Daniel Kanu pressured goalkeeper Matthew Young into a good response save as each side exchanged probabilities in a equally scrappy second half.
After Salford boss Karl Robinson turned to his bench for inspiration, neat passing play from substitute Prince Ehibhatiomhan and Graydon opened the area for Borini to fireplace a low shot into the underside nook within the 74th minute.
A stretching Jamille Matt couldn’t flip Mason Hancock’s low cross residence because the away aspect pressed for an equaliser 9 minutes from time and Salford held on to safe victory.
Match report equipped by PA Media.
