Stand-in manager Lewis Young said he was proud of his team despite the result after 'a long 24 hours'.
Here are the Crawley Town away fans' player ratings from the game.
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9. Isaac Hutchinson 5
not one of his better game - some wayward passing.
10. Tom Nichols 7
battled all afternoon, constantly being fouled by the defenders
11. James Tilley 4
not one to remember and was sent off for a second yellow card for a rash challenge
12. Remi Oteh 5
Replaced Davies and his first outing since injury but again wasn't effective enough up front.