ROTHERHAM United manager Matt Hamshaw felt his players passed up a massive opportunity to claim three precious survival points following a bitterly-frustrating 1-0 League One loss at Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town.

The hosts were below-par for most of this derby contest, but secured three points when Lenny Agbaire headed Sean Roughan’s cross into the own net.

It was galling for the relegation-threatened visitors, who were on course for a third successive clean sheet until then.

Prior to the breakthrough, Hamshaw’s side got in several good situations but did not make the most of them against off-colour Town.

Rotherham United manager Matt Hamshaw leaves the field after his side's loss at Huddersfield Town. Photo: Tony Johnson.

placeholder image — Rotherham United manager Matt Hamshaw leaves the field after his side's loss at Huddersfield Town. Photo: Tony Johnson.

Hamshaw said: “I just feel a little bit like a broken record. I feel like some of the performance levels were okay, but we are just, at times, a bit young and a bit naive, and we've got to do more to score a goal.#

"I felt in the first half that we played well without really troubling their keeper, which annoys me.

"We played some good stuff at times, but again we've lost a game of football.

"We're not at the start of the season, we're at the end of season, and we need some points.

Huddersfield Town players celebrate their breakthrough against Rotherham United. Photo: Tony Johnson.

"I thought we had the best of it, not just for the first 10-15 minutes. I thought the fans here turned on them and they were cheering about having a shot on target after 60 odd minutes.

"It's frustrating, because that should have been a point, minimum, if not three, and they were (attacking) bits where we previously would have won that one or two-nil.

"And they're the bits that annoyed me, probably lacking a little bit of firepower lacking and a good opportunity for us today that we haven't taken."