Billy Clarke rescued a draw for fading Crawley as Aldershot missed a late chance to win all three points.

Aaron Morris's deflected strike put the Shots ahead, before Crawley's Gary Alexander levelled from the spot after Claude Davis was fouled.

Shots substitute Peter Vincenti then smashed a left-footed drive in from 16 yards, but Clarke levelled late on from six yards out from John Akinde's pass.

And Vincenti then blazed wide after Gilmartin's parry from Guy Madjo.

VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

Crawley assistant manager Paul Raynor told BBC Sussex:

"We shouldn't have to score two goals to get a draw. We're at home. We're not used to conceding goals as freely as that.

"In the Conference you may be able to get away with things and they may put it over the bar.

"People are more clinical in Legaue Two and they punish you for mistakes, and we're certainly being punished at the moment."

Lineup, Bookings (9) & Substitutions (6)

Crawley Town

  • 26 Gilmartin
  • 05 McFadzean
  • 28 Davis Booked
  • 30 Cummings Booked
  • 02 Davies Booked (Simpson - 85' )
  • 07 Clarke
  • 08 Torres
  • 15 Bulman
  • 31 James
  • 09 Alexander (Akinde - 64' )
  • 21 Batt (Neilson - 64' )

Substitutes

  • 01 Kuipers
  • 03 Howell
  • 11 Simpson
  • 22 Neilson
  • 17 Akinde

Aldershot

  • 01 Young Booked
  • 02 Herd
  • 03 Straker Booked
  • 05 Jones
  • 15 Morris Booked
  • 36 Bradley
  • 17 Mekki (Vincenti - 45' Booked )
  • 32 Doughty Booked (Sinclair - 85' )
  • 40 Payne
  • 10 Hylton Booked
  • 38 Risser (Madjo - 74' )

Substitutes

  • 31 Clement
  • 23 Vincenti
  • 19 Connolly
  • 27 Madjo
  • 42 Sinclair
Ref: Phillips
Att: 3,017

Match Stats

Shots

9 8

On target

3 4

Corners

7 3

Fouls

16 17

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +7:15 Full time

Full Time The match has reached full-time.

90:00 +5:38

Free kick taken by Lloyd James. Corner from the right by-line taken by Lloyd James, Header from deep inside the area by Darren Jones goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

90:00 +5:38 Booking

Booking Anthony Straker shown a yellow card.

90:00 +5:30

Anthony Straker gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lloyd James.

90:00 +4:25

Guy Madjo takes a shot. Rene Gilmartin makes a save. Peter Vincenti produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.

90:00 +2:26

The referee blows for offside against John Akinde. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Young.

90:00 +1:31

Scott Neilson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Aaron Morris. Jamie Young takes the direct free kick.

90:00 Booking

Booking Jamie Young shown a yellow card.

89:36

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ben Herd by John Akinde. Jamie Young restarts play with the free kick.

87:29

John Akinde provided the assist for the goal.

87:29 Goal scored

Goal - Billy Clarke - Crawley 2 - 2 Aldershot Billy Clarke finds the net with a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Crawley Town 2-2 Aldershot.

86:37

The referee blows for offside against Guy Madjo. Direct free kick taken by Rene Gilmartin.

85:49

Free kick awarded for a foul by John Akinde on Jamie Young. Jamie Young takes the direct free kick.

84:59 Substitution

Substitution Robert Sinclair replaces Michael Doughty.

84:33 Substitution

Substitution Scott Davies goes off and Josh Simpson comes on.

82:07

Warren Cummings takes the free kick.

82:07 Booking

Booking The referee books Peter Vincenti for unsporting behaviour.

81:58

Foul by Peter Vincenti on Sergio Torres, free kick awarded.

79:15

Corner taken by Scott Davies from the right by-line, Peter Vincenti manages to make a clearance.

78:24

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sergio Torres by Josh Payne. Free kick taken by Warren Cummings.

73:33 Substitution

Substitution (Aldershot) makes a substitution, with Guy Madjo coming on for Wilko Risser.

71:07

Ben Herd handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Billy Clarke takes the direct free kick.

69:40

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kyle McFadzean by Wilko Risser. Rene Gilmartin restarts play with the free kick.

69:15

Dannie Bulman concedes a free kick for a foul on Peter Vincenti. Free kick taken by Ben Herd.

68:38

Warren Cummings takes the direct free kick.

68:38 Booking

Booking Michael Doughty receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

68:22

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Warren Cummings by Peter Vincenti.

67:56

The offside flag is raised against Wilko Risser. Indirect free kick taken by Rene Gilmartin.

67:34

Unfair challenge on Sonny Bradley by John Akinde results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Jamie Young.

65:51

Scott Neilson challenges Sonny Bradley unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Young takes the free kick.

56:03

Wilko Risser challenges Sergio Torres unfairly and gives away a free kick. Warren Cummings restarts play with the free kick.

64:10

Scott Davies has an effort at goal from a long way out that misses to the right of the goal.

63:03 Substitution

Substitution Shaun Batt goes off and Scott Neilson comes on.

63:03 Substitution

Substitution John Akinde is brought on as a substitute for Gary Alexander.

62:15 Goal scored

Goal - Peter Vincenti - Crawley 1 - 2 Aldershot Peter Vincenti finds the back of the net with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Crawley Town 1-2 Aldershot.

60:23

Corner taken left-footed by Michael Doughty to the near post, clearance by Shaun Batt. Josh Payne takes a inswinging corner to the near post.

58:35

Unfair challenge on Gary Alexander by Danny Hylton results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Davies.

58:35

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Alexander by Danny Hylton. Free kick taken by Scott Davies.

56:29

Shaun Batt takes a shot. Save by Jamie Young. Short corner taken by Scott Davies, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Anthony Straker by Shaun Batt. Jamie Young takes the free kick.

56:03

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sergio Torres by Wilko Risser. Warren Cummings takes the free kick.

54:54

Scott Davies takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Aaron Morris. Billy Clarke has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.

51:10

Foul by Gary Alexander on Sonny Bradley, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jamie Young.

50:48

The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Rene Gilmartin.

48:11

The referee penalises Scott Davies for handball. Free kick taken by Jamie Young.

45:01

The match restarts for the second half.

45:00 +6:00 Half time

Half Time The match has reached half-time.

45:00 +2:49

Indirect free kick taken by Rene Gilmartin.

45:00 +2:49 Substitution

Substitution Peter Vincenti replaces Adam Mekki.

45:00 +2:49

The referee blows for offside against Danny Hylton.

45:00 +0:43

Sergio Torres challenges Adam Mekki unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ben Herd takes the direct free kick.

41:45

Claude Davis challenges Wilko Risser unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ben Herd takes the direct free kick.

41:45

Wilko Risser fouled by Claude Davis, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ben Herd.

39:40

Billy Clarke takes the free kick. Scott Davies takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Aaron Morris.

39:40 Booking

Booking Danny Hylton is shown a yellow card.

39:19

Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Hylton on Lloyd James.

37:22

Billy Clarke takes a shot. Save by Jamie Young. Outswinging corner taken by Scott Davies.

35:33

The assistant referee signals for offside against Wilko Risser. Free kick taken by Rene Gilmartin.

34:27

Direct free kick taken by Warren Cummings.

34:27 Booking

Booking Aaron Morris is given a yellow card.

34:12

Aaron Morris concedes a free kick for a foul on Sergio Torres.

32:48 Goal scored

Goal - Gary Alexander - Crawley 1 - 1 Aldershot Penalty taken right-footed by Gary Alexander and scored. Crawley Town 1-1 Aldershot.

31:16

Unfair challenge on Claude Davis by Wilko Risser results in a Penalty.

30:52

Danny Hylton challenges Scott Davies unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lloyd James takes the direct free kick.

29:33

Danny Hylton takes a shot. Rene Gilmartin makes a save.

29:00

Gary Alexander gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Aaron Morris. Free kick taken by Anthony Straker.

27:45

Scott Davies has an effort at goal from long distance that goes wide left of the upright.

25:05

Corner taken by Scott Davies. Headed effort from inside the penalty area by Scott Davies misses to the right of the target.

23:37

Foul by Sonny Bradley on Gary Alexander, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Billy Clarke.

22:47

Effort from outside the penalty area by Danny Hylton goes wide left of the target.

20:13

Michael Doughty restarts play with the free kick.

20:13 Booking

Booking Warren Cummings is shown a yellow card.

19:47

Unfair challenge on Adam Mekki by Warren Cummings results in a free kick.

18:32

Corner taken by Michael Doughty from the left by-line. Long range effort from Josh Payne misses to the left of the target.

16:53

Danny Hylton takes the free kick.

16:53 Booking

Booking Booking for Claude Davis for unsporting behaviour.

16:37

Claude Davis challenges Wilko Risser unfairly and gives away a free kick.

13:36

Foul by Aaron Morris on Scott Davies, free kick awarded. Rene Gilmartin takes the direct free kick.

12:18

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Wilko Risser by Shaun Batt. Anthony Straker takes the direct free kick.

10:43

Free kick taken by Ben Herd.

10:43 Booking

Booking Scott Davies receives a caution.

10:14

Scott Davies challenges Adam Mekki unfairly and gives away a free kick.

8:08

Shaun Batt fouled by Danny Hylton, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Lloyd James.

7:26

Shaun Batt takes a shot from long distance which goes wide right of the target.

5:32

Free kick awarded for a foul by Kyle McFadzean on Wilko Risser. Ben Herd takes the free kick.

5:19

Unfair challenge on Claude Davis by Wilko Risser results in a free kick. Kyle McFadzean restarts play with the free kick.

3:57 Goal scored

Goal - Aaron Morris - Crawley 0 - 1 Aldershot Aaron Morris grabs a goal from just outside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Crawley Town 0-1 Aldershot.

1:30

Anthony Straker concedes a free kick for a foul on Shaun Batt. Scott Davies restarts play with the free kick.

2:33

Wilko Risser gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Claude Davis. Free kick taken by Rene Gilmartin.

1:30

Shaun Batt fouled by Anthony Straker, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott Davies.

0:35

Sergio Torres takes a shot. Sonny Bradley gets a block in.

0:00

The game begins.

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