English
Cambridge United Defeats Crawley Town in Hard-Fought Match
Crawley, England – In a match corresponding to week 26 of League Two, Cambridge United defeated Crawley Town at The Broadfield Stadium. Despite Crawley Town enjoying a 62% possession rate, Cambridge United proved more effective in front of goal.
The first goal of the match came in the 44th minute, when S. McLoughlin of Cambridge United, assisted by J. Gibbons, opened the scoring. Crawley Town, despite dominating possession, struggled to create clear goal-scoring opportunities, managing only one shot on target out of a total of six attempts.
In the second half, Cambridge United extended their lead in the 76th minute with a goal by S. Kaikai, assisted by S. Lavery. Crawley Town tried to react, but the Cambridge United defense remained solid. In injury time, S. Kaikai sealed the victory for Cambridge United with a goal in the 90th minute, assisted by L. Bennett, establishing the final score. The match was also marked by intensity and fouls, with a total of 14 committed by Crawley Town and 15 by Cambridge United. R. Darcy, K. Gordon and J. Williams of Crawley Town received yellow cards. Despite generating two corners, Crawley Town failed to capitalize on them, while Cambridge United made better use of their nine corner kicks.
Substitutions cambridge united: at minute 42 G. Hoddle came in and D. Ball went out., at minute 68 J. Brophy came in and S. Kaikai went out., at minute 68 L. Appere came in and S. Lavery went out., at minute 69 B. Knight came in and B. Purrington went out., at minute 90 P. Mpanzu came in and E. Nevitt went out.
Substitutions crawley town: at minute 61 H. McKirdy came in and T. Richards went out., at minute 61 L. Richards came in and K. Gordon went out., at minute 69 T. Vassell came in and G. Bajrami went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Crawley Town
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