Match ends, Crawley Town 1, Bristol Rovers 1.
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Ten-man Crawley came from a goal down to deservedly take League One Bristol Rovers to an FA Cup replay with a 1-1 draw at the Checkatrade.com Stadium.
Defender Lee Brown drove Rovers ahead early on but Billy Clifford replied before Crawley had Andre Blackman sent off for two bookable offences.
Rovers went ahead after 15 minutes when left-back Brown struck from a controversial free-kick.
Skipper Jimmy Smith was adjudged to have brought down Ellis Harrison some 40 yards from goal and Hiram Boateng rolled the free-kick to Brown, who netted with a low left-footed strike into the bottom left-hand corner.
Crawley hit back to equalise when former Cheltenham midfielder Clifford received a pass from Lewis Young and hit his first goal for the club from 12 yards.
The hosts ended the half on top with Dutch midfielder Enzio Boldewijn forcing keeper Kelle Roos to save before Roos parried a goal-bound shot from top scorer James Collins.
Harrison was off target for Rovers shortly after the break before Bobson Bawling headed wide at the other end from Collins' cross.
Crawley were reduced to 10 men on 69 minutes when defender Blackman, booked earlier for dissent, received another caution from referee Darren Deadman for the same offence.
Rovers almost snatched victory in the last minute, Crawley keeper Glenn Morris saving superbly from Boateng.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Crawley
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Morris
- 2Young
- 6Connolly
- 5Davey
- 14BlackmanBooked at 69mins
- 8SmithBooked at 32mins
- 24Djaló
- 7BoldewijnSubstituted forYussufat 45'minutes
- 18Clifford
- 17BawlingSubstituted forTajbakhshat 86'minutes
- 19CollinsSubstituted forHarroldat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Arthur
- 9Harrold
- 10Banton
- 13Mersin
- 20Tajbakhsh
- 21Yussuf
- 23Pappoe
Bristol Rovers
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 33Roos
- 31Roberts
- 4Lockyer
- 6Hartley
- 3Brown
- 8O Clarke
- 24SinclairSubstituted forMooreat 61'minutes
- 34Boateng
- 17EasterSubstituted forJamesat 73'minutes
- 10TaylorSubstituted forMontañoat 60'minutes
- 9HarrisonBooked at 72mins
Substitutes
- 2Leadbitter
- 5McChrystal
- 21Montaño
- 22Moore
- 29James
- 30Gaffney
- 41Hodges
- Referee:
- Darren Deadman
- Attendance:
- 2,281
Match Stats
Home TeamCrawleyAway TeamBristol Rovers
- Possession
- Home43%
- Away57%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 1, Bristol Rovers 1.
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Foul by Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers).
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Lewis Young (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Kaby.
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Foul by Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town).
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Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt blocked. Adi Yussuf (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Hiram Boateng (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt missed. Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Matt Harrold replaces James Collins.
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Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Mark Connolly.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Aryan Taj replaces Bobson Bawling.
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Adi Yussuf (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers).
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Attempt missed. Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
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Attempt saved. Luke James (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match Kaby (Crawley Town) because of an injury.
