Crawley Town 1-1 Colchester United

Substitute Chris Porter hit a dramatic 88th-minute equaliser as Colchester forced a 1-1 draw at Crawley.

Adi Yussuf gave the hosts a first-half lead on his first home league start for the club, but Porter ensured a share of the points by smashing the ball into the roof of the net from the edge of the area.

Striker Yussuf, who scored one and made the other two in Crawley's 3-2 win at Morecambe last Saturday, gave the hosts the lead in the 17th minute.

Former Chelsea youngster Kaby Djalo began the move with an excellent cross-field pass and Dutchman Enzio Boldewijn played the ball into Yussuf who beat keeper Sam Walker with a deft finish.

Crawley defender Lewis Young picked up a booking for bringing down Tariq Fosu on the edge of the area and Craig Slater put the resulting free-kick over.

Slater had a long-range shot easily saved by keeper Glenn Morris shortly before the interval as Colchester struggled to impose themselves.

United midfielder Sammie Szmodics got into a good position inside the area on the hour, but put an angled shot across the face of the goal.

Szmodics threatened again when his goal-bound header was turned onto the post by keeper Morris.

Colchester applied late pressure and were rewarded when Porter lashed home his fourth of the season.

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Line-ups

Crawley

• 12Morris
• 2YoungBooked at 35mins
• 6Connolly
• 22McNerney
• 14Blackman
• 8Smith
• 24DjalóBooked at 84mins
• 7BoldewijnSubstituted forBawlingat 78'minutes
• 18CliffordSubstituted forDaveyat 54'minutes
• 21YussufSubstituted forBantonat 63'minutes
• 19Collins

Substitutes

• 3Arthur
• 5Davey
• 10Banton
• 13Mersin
• 15Yorwerth
• 17Bawling
• 20Tajbakhsh

Colchester

• 1Walker
• 2BrindleySubstituted forVincent-Youngat 63'minutes
• 18Eastman
• 5Prosser
• 33Kinsella
• 24Slater
• 28Guthrie
• 7Wright
• 10Szmodics
• 31Fosu-HenryBooked at 26minsSubstituted forSembie-Ferrisat 70'minutes
• 17JohnstoneSubstituted forPorterat 71'minutes

Substitutes

• 9Porter
• 12Vincent-Young
• 14Wynter
• 21Sembie-Ferris
• 29Bransgrove
• 32Kamara
• 35James

Referee:

Andy Haines

Attendance:

1,851

Match Stats

Home TeamCrawleyAway TeamColchester

Possession

Home45%

Away55%

Shots

Home8

Away10

Shots on Target

Home3

Away4

Corners

Home4

Away5

Fouls

Home17

Away11

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Crawley Town 1, Colchester United 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Crawley Town 1, Colchester United 1.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Alex Davey (Crawley Town).

Posted at 89'

Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Goal!

Posted at 88'

Goal! Crawley Town 1, Colchester United 1. Chris Porter (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Prosser.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Joe McNerney.

Posted at 86'

Attempt blocked. Craig Slater (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 85'

Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Kaby (Crawley Town).

Booking

Posted at 84'

Kaby (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Kaby (Crawley Town).

Posted at 84'

Dion Sembie-Ferris (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 83'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Craig Slater.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Dion Sembie-Ferris.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Crawley Town. Bobson Bawling replaces Enzio Boldewijn.

Posted at 78'

Attempt missed. James Collins (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 76'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Lewis Young.

Posted at 76'

Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 75'

Foul by Mark Connolly (Crawley Town).

Posted at 75'

Chris Porter (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 73'

Lewis Young (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United).

Posted at 72'

Attempt saved. Drey Wright (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 71'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Andre Blackman.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Colchester United. Chris Porter replaces Denny Johnstone.

Substitution

Posted at 70'

Substitution, Colchester United. Dion Sembie-Ferris replaces Tarique Fosu-Henry.

Posted at 68'

Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Kaby (Crawley Town).

Posted at 67'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Kane Vincent-Young.

Substitution

Posted at 63'

Substitution, Crawley Town. Jason Banton replaces Adi Yussuf.

Substitution

Posted at 63'

Substitution, Colchester United. Kane Vincent-Young replaces Richard Brindley.

Posted at 60'

Attempt missed. Tarique Fosu-Henry (Colchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right.

Posted at 60'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Glenn Morris.

Posted at 59'

Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 58'

Attempt blocked. James Collins (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 57'

Alex Davey (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Denny Johnstone (Colchester United).

Posted at 56'

Attempt missed. Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 55'

Foul by Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town).

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