Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson says his side's goalless draw away at Bolton Wanderers proves they can compete in League One. (More Football News)
Bolton finished third in the leagu꧂e last season behind Portsmouth and Derby County before losing out in the play-off semi-fin♕als against eventual promotion winners Oxford United.
The Welsh side, meanwhile, were promoted f🐎rom the fourth tier and opened their League One cam🎐paign with a 3-2 victory over Wycombe Wanderers last time out.
Parkinson's side and I🍸an Evatt's hosts could not be separated on S🌃unday, however, as the visiting manager suggested the result shows Wrexham are equal to the level of the third-tier competition.
༒"It was a good test 💃and I was interested to see how we fared," said Parkinson.
"They started so quickly and we didn't quite react to that. But we gr𒀰ew into the game. We showed at times we have got quality. We had moments, so did the💫y.
"It was important for us as well tܫo show we can compete at this level, at the top end of the division. I felt we did that.
"At times in the second period, we gained some control with the ball and looked like we could go on and win it. But we had to rely on 🦩Arthur [Okonkwo] for one particular outstanding save."
Parkinson believes his faith in ex-Ars🤡enal goalkeeper Okonkwo, who denied the impressi🌠ve Dion Charles, has paid off after his successful attempts to sign him.
"I said to the o⛄wners in the summer Arthur was a key signing," Parkinson added. "He is someone who can grow with the club.
"He's not just a good keꦦeper, he is a good character as well. Everꦆyone saw his quality. He was immaculate."
Over 24 League One contests on home soil last seaso♐n, Bolton had 15 wins, five draws, and four losses, and Evatt felt the home side should have continued that impressive record on Sunday.
Bolton were also d🍒enied a stoppage-timꦇe penalty for a shirt pull on skipper Ricardo Santos, much to the dismay of Evatt.
"I thought we de🅷served to win it," Evatt said. "We were the꧙ team probing and asking questions for large spells. We should have and probably could have gone ahead and we had enough chances to win it.
"For a team like them that ﷺask you lots of questions and score a lot of goals, they didn't create a great deal. They really celebrated the draw so that shows💫 where we are at."
