Red Devils keep play-off hopes alive with golden point win over Warrington Wolves

Salford Red Devils kept their dreams of a first Super League-era title alive with a exhilirating golden point victory over Warrington Wolves.

Salford had one simple task heading into the match at the AJ Bell. Win and keep their play-off hopes alive. Lose, and dreams of a visit to Old Trafford were over.

With clashes against fifth-place Hull KR and joint-leaders Catalans on the horizon, Salford needed to see off Wire to create momentum into three win-or-bust games.

Warrington took an early lead on three minutes, with Joe Burgess spilling the ball, which Nicholson capitalised upon and put his side 6-0 up.

Red Devils responded well, and eventually levelled with Ben Hellewell sliding over the line and back on level terms.

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Devils took the lead on 31 minutes, with Ackers picking up the ball from a tackle, threading it to Brodie Croft who grounded it on the right and put his side six points clear into the half.

After the restart, a high kick led to a second spill in the game for Salford, with Ken Sio missing the catch, and Ben Currie putting it over the line and back level on 45 minutes.

In a match filled with unforced errors from both sides, two high tackles from Marc Sneyd allowed Stefan Ratchford to put Warringon 14-12 up with the resulting kick.

With their season on the line, Salford had to go forward with 15 to go. It was the Man of Steel who put the Reds back in front and kept those hopes of a first Super League-era title alive.

Brodie Croft picked up a ball he kicked, bouncing off a Wolves defender, with the Aussie running across the line unchallenged.

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In a game which would secure Wire with their own play-off berth, George Williams slid under the Salford posts and Ratchford put Wire back ahead with ten minutes to play.

Sam Stone gave the ball away less than 10 meters out, but with a glancing bounce off Harrison’s hand, a collection from Dudson was given as offside.

This gave Marc Sneyd the kick to put Salford level with four minutes to go, and the contest level on 20-20.

The game went to golden point, when Salford nearly could have won it, but a Singleton foul in possession five meters out blew Salford’s chance of a normal-time victory.

A Sneyd kick glanced the post and out on Salford’s first attack, in this immense contest in which neither side wanted to win.

A passing play to the left, with Lafai passing into Joe Burgess, who burst through the Wolves defence. He laid it off to Sam Stone and sent the AJ Bell into pandemonium.