An inspired and stunning second-half comeback from Derby County’s Under 23s saw them recover to earn a point on Monday with a hard earned 3-3 draw with Reading.

Three goals against the run of play for Reading, courtesy of a brace from Andrija Novakovich and a further goal from Tyler Frost, saw three points almost assured for the home side.However, a spirited fight back going right until the death saw Darren Wassall’s side force a share of points with Calum Macdonald, Alex Babos and Mason Bennett all finding the back of the net – the latter deep into added time as the Rams secured a third draw in four outings.Staged at Wycombe Wanderer’s Adams Park, Derby, on the back of their first away win of the season last time out, saw them almost take the lead inside a minute after an interception from Kellan Gordon allowed him to burst into the box.After creating the space, he let loose a threatening low cross but Emil Riis Jakobsen was a second off the mark and the ball went out of play.There was more danger on seven minutes and the Rams were testing Stuart Moore again. This time it was Jakobsen who continued to make a nuisance of himself – only this time it was through a sharp run and vicious effort on goal which forced the Reading ‘keeper to force the ball out of play.Despite their persistence in the final third, a counter-attack from Reading saw them create a two-on-one situation and with it, open the scoring.Sam Smith, the forward, did well to hold the ball up before playing it out wide to Frost and, thanks to an excellently-executed cross, Novakovich was able to convert impressively on the volley from close-range.Wassall’s side sought an immediate reaction and their hard work up the field was almost rewarded when a burst of pace from Bennett saw him produce a dangerous cross into the box – Jakobsen, though, was unable to put himself on the end of the ball.As the first-half progressed, Derby continued to force errors out of Reading’s stubborn defence but luck did not appear to be in the visitors’ favour as they continued to miss opportunities inside the box.Determined to enter the break on level terms, Derby continued to focus their attacks down the wing but were left with a sense of frustration.On 41 minutes, another threatening attack through Gordon down the right-side saw him tee up Bennett – however a mistimed run from the forward saw his effort sent wide of the right post.After the restart, a relatively slow beginning from both sides saw neither able to create anything of note in front of goal.At a time when Derby were just tipping the balance in terms of possession, on 51 minutes misfortune struck for the Rams again after another break against the run of play saw Novakovich cut-inside the box to convert his second of the game.The goal proved to be something of a wake-up call for Wassall’s side and just over 10 minutes later, after a strong phase of attacking play, Derby halved the deficit through an inspired run and finish from Macdonald.A goal just wasn’t enough for the Rams though. They needed another to claw themselves back level and on 73 minutes, a superbly low driven shot from Babos outside the area found its way into the bottom corner of the net to give Derby a well-deserved lifeline.Unfortunately for the Rams, it was a salvation that lasted less than a minute after Reading hit back almost immediately on the counter and it was Frost who was on the end of a threatening through ball to restore his side’s lead.Determined to put the game to bed, Reading continued to find joy through their dangerous counter attack and with 10 minutes left on the clock, they very nearly added a fourth to their name after a cut-back to Josh Barrett on the edge of the box very nearly found the top corner of the net.The three points looked assured for Reading at that point, but Derby refused to lie down and in the 95th minute the ball was cut back to Bennett and he needed no second invitation as he blasted the ball into the top corner of the net.Moore, Howe, Medford-Smith, East (Bennett, 83), Hyam, Dickie (C), Frost (Loader, 77), Rakels (Barrett, 45), Smith, Novakovich, RinomhotaAndresson, WardRavas, Santos, Macdonald, Bird (Mitchell-Lawson, 86), Bateman, Cover, Gordon, Elsnik, Jakobsen (Cresswell, 72), Babos, BennettBarnes, Bogle, EdwardsTweets by @ dcfcofficial