English
Crawley Town Dominates Possession but Struggles to Secure Victory Against Walsall
Crawley, England – In a match played at The Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Town defeated Walsall in a game corresponding to matchday 12 of League Two. Despite overwhelming possession, with 72%, Crawley Town had to fight to secure all three points.
The score opened early when H. McKirdy, after missing a penalty, managed to assist and then score himself in the 5th minute. R. Loft extended Crawley’s lead in the 32nd minute, also assisted by McKirdy. Walsall, though with less possession (28%), managed to reduce the deficit in the 53rd minute thanks to C. Barrett, who received a pass from R. Browne.
The match was characterized by physical play, reflected in the numerous fouls (12 by Crawley Town and 13 by Walsall) and the yellow cards shown to M. Anderson and S. Malone from Crawley, and to C. Clarke and R. Finnigan from Walsall.
Despite the difference in possession and the greater number of shots on target (8 from Crawley Town against 4 from Walsall), Crawley Town was unable to extend their lead and were forced to defend the result until the end. The game ended with a narrow victory for the home team.
Substitutions walsall: at minute 72 D. Kanu came in and A. Adomah went out., at minute 72 B. Comley came in and R. Finnigan went out., at minute 79 J. Jellis came in and R. Richards went out., at minute 79 C. Lakin came in and J. Okeke went out., at minute 89 C. Clarke came in and P. Farquharson went out.
Substitutions crawley town: at minute 75 D. Pereira came in and H. Forster went out., at minute 80 K. Tshimanga came in and L. Watson went out., at minute 89 H. McKirdy came in and L. Flower went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Crawley Town
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