Crawley Town secured their spot in the first round of the Carabao Cup, after the Reds beat Scott Lindsey’s York City 2-0 at the LNER Community Stadium.

A debut goal from Gianmarco Di Biase on 24 minutes and a late Danilo Orsi penalty put the Reds through to face Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday 8th August.

Here are our player ratings:

Vito Mannone 7 - Didn’t have a great deal to do as York were restricted to just two shots on target all game.

Gianmarco Di Biase scores for Crawley Town at Yor City | Picture: Kyle Hemsley

placeholder image — Gianmarco Di Biase scores for Crawley Town at Yor City | Picture: Kyle Hemsley

Kellan Gordon 7 – Great cross in for DI Biase to slot home, plenty of joy down his flank, replaced by Johnny Russell on 52 minutes.

Charlie Barker 9 – An excellent game for Barker, and with Farquharson, Crawley’s defence looks a good one.

Priestley Farquharson 8 – Looked calm and collected at the back with Charlie Barker, restricting York to only two shots on target. Replaced by Pele Arganese-McDermott on 82 minutes.

Malcolm Ebiowei 9 – Was Crawley’s best player in the first half, with two shots saved, and his pass found Gordon for the goal. Replaced by Osman Kamara on 52 minutes.

Louie Watson 8 - Had a good game in the middle of the park, was brought down in the penalty box for Crawley’s second goal.

Stephen Duke-McKenna 8 – Looked a great signing for Crawley this season, good on the ball, and willing to track back and win the ball when in defence.

Gianmarco Di Biase 9 – Quality finish from the debutant and he looked a real handful for the defence. Replaced by Danilo Orsi on 52 minutes.

Jude Arthurs 8 – Showed his class, marshalling the midfield and even dropping back into the defence to help out on occasions.

Ade Adeyemo 7 - Struggled in the first half on the left side of the defence, looked better on the right side in the second half.

Klaudio Krasniqi 7 – Was relatively quiet in the game but seemed to be in the right place at the right time. Replaced by Jay Williams on 66 minutes.

Subs

Johnny Russell – 7 - Replaced Kellan Gordon on 52 minutes. A lot of York’s attacks in the second half came down his side, and Russell was booked on 69 minutes.

Danilo Orsi – 8 - Replaced Gianmarco Di Biase on 52 minutes. Was fairly quiet after coming on as Crawley soaked up a little pressure. Scored from the penalty spot to make it 2-0 and secured Crawley’s passage into the next round.

Osman Kamara – 7 - Replaced Malcolm Ebiowei on 52 minutes. Had a couple of good runs down the right side, causing some problems for the York defence.

Jay Williams – 7 - Replaced Klaudio Krasniqi on 66 minutes. Did the usual Jay Willaims role, shoring up the defence when needed.

Pele Arganese-McDermott n/a – Replaced Priestley Farquharson on 82 minutes. Came on too late to really judge.

Unused Subs

Jackson Izquierdo -

Omari Mrisho -

Nathan Tinsdale -

Pemi Aderoju -