English:
Bristol Rovers Edge Out Crawley Town 2-1 Despite Possession Struggle
Bristol Rovers secured a 2-1 victory over Crawley Town at the Memorial Stadium in Bristol, Gloucestershire, in a League One clash. Despite Crawley Town dominating possession (61%), Bristol Rovers proved more clinical in front of goal. The home side managed 10 shots, 3 on target, compared to Crawley Town’s 5 shots, none of which hit the target.
The match was a tense affair, with a total of 17 fouls and 4 yellow cards issued, two to each team. M. Anderson (22′) and C. Barker (67′) received yellow cards for Crawley Town, while C. Mola (58′) and S. Sinclair (74′) were booked for Bristol Rovers. Despite Crawley Town’s territorial dominance, Bristol Rovers’ superior finishing proved decisive.
Substitutions bristol rovers: at minute 57 G. Ward came in and K. Conteh went out., at minute 57 S. Sinclair came in and I. Hutchinson went out., at minute 65 P. Omochere came in and C. Martin went out., at minute 76 L. Thomas came in and L. McCormick went out.
Substitutions crawley town: at minute 71 T. Showunmi came in and W. Swan went out., at minute 71 A. Adeyemo came in and M. Anderson went out., at minute 77 T. John-Jules came in and R. Hepburn-Murphy went out., at minute 87 J. Roles came in and J. Kelly went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bristol Rovers
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