- English League 2
- 17 April 2012, 7:45pm
- Broadfield Stadium
- Attendance: 2,861
Crawley | v | Northampton |
3
| 1
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live commentary
Match ends, Crawley Town 3, Northampton Town 1.
90+5 mins:Second Half ends, Crawley Town 3, Northampton Town 1.
85 mins:Substitution, Crawley Town. Sanchez Watt replaces Scott Neilson.
79 mins:Substitution, Crawley Town. John Akinde replaces Billy Clarke.
76 mins:Substitution, Northampton Town. Lewis Wilson replaces Jake Robinson.
75 mins:Substitution, Northampton Town. Toni Silva replaces Adebayo Akinfenwa.
65 mins:Goal! Crawley Town 3, Northampton Town 1. Brett Williams (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Robinson with a cross.
54 mins:Corner, Crawley Town.
50 mins:Corner, Crawley Town.
47 mins:Corner, Crawley Town.
46 mins:Substitution, Northampton Town. Brett Williams replaces John Johnson.
Second Half begins Crawley Town 3, Northampton Town 0.
45+5 mins:First Half ends, Crawley Town 3, Northampton Town 0.
45+3 mins:Corner, Northampton Town.
43 mins:Corner, Northampton Town.
39 mins:Own Goal by Neal Kitson, Northampton Town. Crawley Town 3, Northampton Town 0.
32 mins:Corner, Crawley Town.
22 mins:Goal! Crawley Town 2, Northampton Town 0. Billy Clarke (Crawley Town) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Davies with a cross.
20 mins:Corner, Crawley Town.
18 mins:Corner, Crawley Town.
16 mins:Corner, Crawley Town.
14 mins:Goal! Crawley Town 1, Northampton Town 0. Scott Neilson (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
5 mins:Corner, Northampton Town.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English League 2
- 17 April 2012, 7:45pm
- Broadfield Stadium
- Attendance: 2,861
| Crawley | v | Northampton |
3
| 1
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match report
Crawley boosted their automatic promotion hopes with three first-half goals consigning Northampton to a 3-1 loss, their third straight defeat.
The Cobblers, who replied through substitute Brett Williams at the Broadfield Stadium on Tuesday, rallied late on, twice hitting the woodwork, but the Red Devils held on to extend their unbeaten run to 12 games. Scott Neilson broke the deadlock for the hosts after 14 minutes in superb style with a 25-yard strike which goalkeeper Neal Kitson got a hand to but could not prevent from going into the top corner.
Kitson was beaten again seven minutes later when Billy Clarke cashed in on poor defending with a near-post header from six yards which went under the keeper's body. The hosts continued to dominate with Gary Alexander putting a deflected shot wide before Kitson dived low to save a drive from Neilson.
Northampton's problems increased six minutes before the break when keeper Kitson turned a deflected cross from Josh Simpson into his own net. Crawley defender Kyle McFadzean threatened shortly after the break when his header was parried by Kitson.
Substitute Williams reduced the deficit on 65 minutes by punishing a slack defence from close range following a low cross from Jake Robinson.
Williams later had a goalbound shot blocked by Charlie Wassmer and fellow substitute Toni Silva put an angled shot against the bar before Williams fired against the base of a post in stoppage time.
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