Crawley Town skipper says second goal 'killed us' at Grimsby Town
Jude Arthurs said the second goal Crawley Town conceded at Grimsby Town ‘killed’ his side.
Reds went behind to Iwan Morgan’s 32nd minute penalty but went into the break 2-0 down when Kieran Green scored in the 42nd minute .
And the Reds skipper said that second goal was a killer for his side and changed the team talk.
He said: “It killed us right on half-time. We kind of said as a group, let's just get in 1-0 and then re-evaluate from there. And in the second half, we have to come out and score three goals to win the game instead of two.
“So, yes, it was a little bit of a killer, to be honest.”
Reds gave away one penalty, which was saved brilliantly by Nick Michalski, before they conceded a second, which ended up in the back of the net.
And Arthurs said it was always going to be an uphill struggle for them conceding two penalties. He said: “I didn't really see both of the penalties, to be fair. At the time, when you're in the thing of it, you think it's harsh, but obviously I haven't had to look back or anything like that.
"Nick done brilliantly to save the first one. We're giving ourselves a mountain to climb really when we're giving away two penalties in the first half. So yes, it's just little moments at the moment.”