"To give the two cheap goals away in the first half, like we did, means you have a mountain to climb," said Mackay after admitting Matthews' strike was 'bizarre'.
But he was keen to support his players.
"I have been in the division long enough to realise that you are going to have tough times and times when you have to stick together," he said.
"It is in times of adversity that you make sure you have a good group. We are not in times of adversity but when you come off a defeat like that you make sure you stick together."
Dave Jones was happy to see his side with for the 2nd game in a row.
"The last couple of weeks we have been talking about consistency," Jones admitted. "We are still a bit hit and miss sometimes with certain things that we do.
"When you're on a run you have got to try and hit the consistent run and try and keep it going. It was important today to come away with something."
He continued: "It was a good team performance carrying on from Tuesday night.
"If you go into the international break having won two on the trot then you can't wait for the next game."