‘Tough afternoon’ … ‘really lively’ – Crawley Town player ratings from defeat to Bristol Rovers
First half goals from Tom James and Bobby Kamwa meant Crawley Town fell to defeat at the Broadfield Stadium for the second time this season as Bristol Rovers ran out 2-0 winners.
Here is the match report from Ron Alderman and below are the Reds player ratings by Asa Finch.
Nicholas Michalski: 6
The Blackburn loanee couldn’t have done much with either goal after they were really well taken by the Bristol players. He did make a fantastic double save 15 minutes in to keep it level.
Charlie Barker: 7
He battled well against the Bristol attackers who offered a lot of threat going forward.
Priestley Farquharson: 7
Alongside Barker he had a lot of balls over the top to deal with but they dealt with them very well. He stepped in very well at times to help the Reds progress up the pitch.
Louie Watson: 6
He struggled to get on the ball which saw him drop deeper and into pockets out wide to try and impact the game.
Pemi Aderoju: 7
The Peterborough loanee should have won a penalty when he was brought down in the box and again was fouled a few minutes later which should have seen the Bristol player get a red card. The striker used his physicality extremely well throughout the game and was arguably Crawley’s best player in the first half.
Jonny Russell: 6
Had a hard time dealing with Shaq Forde but got up and down the flank when he could.
Osman Kamara: 6
The youngster had more joy down the right hand side in the second half but like many of the attackers it was a tough afternoon.
Jude Arthurs: 7
The skipper was the Reds best player throughout the ninety minutes. Arthurs covered so much distance, put his body on the line, and kept the ball ticking in midfield - a real captain’s display.
Ade Adeyemo: 5
Adeyemo struggled when on the ball and therefore didn't have the impact he usually has when driving at the opposition in the first half. He moved to right back in the second half before being subbed off.
Akin Odimayo: 6
Was subbed off at half time after a difficult first half dealing with goalscorer Bobby Kamwa.
Klaudio Krasniqi: 6
The midfielder was put under a lot of pressure in the first half from an effective Rovers press but he did well with the ball when he received higher up the pitch.
Substitutes:
Dylan Morgan: 7
The left winger made his debut for Crawley coming on at half time and looked really lively in the second half.
Danilo Orsi: 6
Struggled to compete aerially against the Bristol attack but he made some intelligent runs in behind.
Ty Ewens-Findlay: 5
Another debutant for the Reds but came into the game at a tricky time and looked a little unsettled at times.
Lewis Richards: N/A
Gianmarco Di Biase: N/A
Next up for Crawley is a trip to Northampton Town on Tuesday evening.