Marcus Hahnemann believes Saturday's performance at Everton showed the value of a year's Barclays Premier League's experience for the club's younger players.

The absence of Steven Fletcher and Jelle Van Damme through injury meant Wolves' matchday 18 were all at the club last season, but they produced the same Goodison Park as last season by prising out a 1-1 draw.

On this occasion however they had to recover from a poor first half performance and also going a goal down to come back and take a point from a team which is usually challenging for a top six place.

"Everton is a tough place to go and it was a great point for us," said Hahnemann.

"We stayed up last year and did everything we could but didn't have a great start.

"This year we've turned it around with a great win against Stoke and another good point here.

"We have such a young team but they all have that Premier League experience now which helps you figure out how to get draws out of games.

"When you're not playing well it's about keeping things tight and keeping yourself in it.

"It would be great to finish higher than last season but ultimately staying up is the main goal."

On the game itself the American gloveman acknowledged Wolves' shortcomings in the first period which were quickly rectified to see them finishing the stronger side in the closing stages.

"It was a great second half performance and it's great to come away with four points from two games," he explained.

"I think we maybe gave them a little bit too much respect in the first half and we stood off them and gave them too much time.

"We knew it would be a difficult game and in the first half we were under tonnes of pressure and were maybe lucky to be only one nil down.

"But we showed great character and regrouped at half time.

"In the second half because we were a goal down we had to press and it worked in our favour.

"We played well and created a lot more chances."

Hahnemann meanwhile was one of the chief complainants after Everton scored their first goal when Tim Cahill appeared to have blocked Jody Craddock's attempts to clear the ball.

He admits it's a tough job being a referee, because of all the moans and groans from players throughout the 90 minutes.

"Jody went to clear it and Tim Cahill stuck his leg in," Hahnemann insisted.

"Sometimes it gets given as a foul but the referee couldn't see it because of all the bodies and the linesman didn't see it either.

"It's once of those things and referees have a tough job to do.

"I think everyone complains about everything and when it goes against you then you don't like it.

"It was a tackle to set up our goal but it still needed a good cross and a great finish."