Crawley Town player ratings: 6s and 7s as Reds survival bid is dented at Bristol Rovers
Crawley Town slipped to their second successive defeat under Colin Kazim-Richards, as the Reds lost 3-1 to Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Ground.
First half goals from Ellis Harrison and Mees Rijks saw the Gasmen 2-0 up at half-time. Substitute Louie Watson pulled one back on 80 minutes to give the travelling Reds fans a little hope, and a late red card for Tom Lockyer gave Crawley a bit more hope, but an injury time goal from Yusuf Akhamrich secured the points for Bristol Rovers.
The Reds next game is at home against Shrewsbury Town on Saturday, in a must win game.
Here are the player ratings:
Jacob Chapman – 6 – Nothing he could do with any of the goals, made a great save at 2-0 down.
Scott Malone - 6 – Struggled today in defence, both first half goals down to poor defending.
Charlie Barker - 6 – Struggled at the back in the first half, nothing much to do in the second.
Harry Forster – 7 – Looked good going forward, was the brunt of some hard tackles but still battled.
Lewis Richards – 6 – Looked good going forward, had an ok game in defence. Replaced by Jonny Russell on 71 minutes.
Harry McKirdy – 7 – Put a great ball across the box in the first half, but no one to put it away. Had a good game, and a fantastic chance to equalise but couldn’t get it out of his feet.
Ade Adeyemo – 6 – Didn’t make much of an impact whilst he was on the field. Replaced by Klaidi Lolos on 59 minutes.
Jay Williams – 7 – Good link up play with Copley in the midfield, tried his usual hardest to get Crawley back in the game.
Louie Copley – 7 – Had a good game in midfield, showed some great touches.
Tobi Adeyemo – 7 - Held the ball up well, and had an excellent effort well saved on 52 minutes. Replaced by Louie Watson on 71 minutes.
Kellan Gordon – 6 – Good to see Gordon back in the team but replaced by Dion Pereira on 30 minutes after he pulled up with an injury.
Subs
Dion Pereira – 6 - Replaced Kellan Gordon on 30 minutes. Had a greaty chance with a late free kick and made some good runs.
Klaidi Lolos – 6 - Replaced Ade Adeyemo on 59 minutes. Did ok but tried a little too much at times.
Jonny Russell – 6 - Replaced Lewis Richards on 70 minutes. Didn’t do much when he came on.
Louie Watson – 7 - Replaced Tobi Adeyemo on 70 minutes. Scored on 80 minutes to give Crawley a bit of hope.
Unused Subs: Jojo Wollacott, Akin Odimayo