Match ends, Cambridge United 2, Crawley Town 1.
CambridgeCambridge United2CrawleyCrawley Town1
Paul Lewis' lucky late goal earned Cambridge victory as they came from behind to beat Crawley.
Four minutes from time, Crawley goalkeeper Glenn Morris' attempted clearance ricocheted off midfielder Lewis and rolled into the net from an acute angle.
The game had been goalless until the visitors went ahead 11 minutes from time, but Sam Smith and Lewis turned it around.
Crawley looked set to win the match when Bez Lubala lashed home after being played in by Lewis Young.
Their hard work was undone within three minutes when Smith controlled a long ball excellently and drilled into the far corner on his left foot before Lewis' late slice of fortune won it.
Crawley had threatened most before the goals went in, with Panutche Camara blazing off target after Ashley Nathaniel-George had rolled the ball to him in the closing stages of the first half.
A deflected Young pass fell to Reece Grego-Cox, who also fired over, ahead of the remarkable late drama.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Cambridge
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Mitov
- 2Knoyle
- 34Ward
- 4Taft
- 7Hannant
- 22Lewis
- 10Maris
- 19LambeSubstituted forO'Neilat 62'minutesBooked at 75mins
- 11DunkSubstituted forJonesat 71'minutes
- 18RichardsSubstituted forKnibbsat 71'minutes
- 20SmithBooked at 70mins
Substitutes
- 3Jones
- 5Taylor
- 8O'Neil
- 9Dallas
- 17Davies
- 25Burton
- 26Knibbs
Crawley
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Morris
- 2Young
- 19Tunnicliffe
- 6Dallison-LisbonBooked at 90mins
- 3Doherty
- 21Bulman
- 15Nathaniel-GeorgeSubstituted forNadesanat 57'minutes
- 28Camara
- 12FergusonBooked at 12mins
- 30Lubala
- 7Grego-CoxSubstituted forAllarakhiaat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Nadesan
- 16Enigbokan-Bloomfield
- 17Allarakhia
- 18Sesay
- 20Sendles-White
- 26Galach
- 35Luyambula
- Referee:
- Nick Kinseley
- Attendance:
- 3,538
Match Stats
Home TeamCambridgeAway TeamCrawley
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away18
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home4
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cambridge United 2, Crawley Town 1.
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Foul by Josh Doherty (Crawley Town).
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Luke Hannant (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Luke Hannant.
Booking
Tom Dallison (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Tom Dallison (Crawley Town).
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Sam Smith (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!
Goal! Cambridge United 2, Crawley Town 1. Paul Lewis (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Paul Lewis.
Goal!
Goal! Cambridge United 1, Crawley Town 1. Sam Smith (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliott Ward.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Tarryn Allarakhia replaces Reece Grego-Cox.
Goal!
Goal! Cambridge United 0, Crawley Town 1. Bez Lubala (Crawley Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Young.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by George Taft.
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Attempt missed. Nathan Ferguson (Crawley Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Bez Lubala following a corner.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Luke Hannant.
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Attempt blocked. Bez Lubala (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Panutche Camara.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Elliott Ward.
Booking
Liam O'Neil (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Panutche Camara (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
