Crawley Town verdict: Just lacking that killer instinct

Crawley Town fan and away travel organiser Alain Harper SUS-181112-130117002

We left Crawley all in hope to see the team continue their good form since the New Year, we were treated to a really enjoyable game with the visitors dominating the game for long periods, but'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦

I came away from Lamex Stadium after the final whistle asking myself how didn’t we get at least a point from the game, two first half lapses in concentration saw two goals from early substitute James Ball, with a superb goal by Dominic Poleon, his sixth of the season sandwiched between.

This was by no doubt Crawley’s best away performance of the season, fast flowing football taking the game to the hosts from the first minute.

Sadly the only thing missing was the killer instinct in front of goal – the frame was hit twice, goalline clearances, shots saved and shots just going the wrong side of the posts with the ‘keeper beaten.

Crawley dominated possession, played the more fluent game and in truth could have won the game in the first half.

Gabriele Cioffi kept the same line-up for the start of the game from the win over Cheltenham, but with new signing Tom Dallinson and returning from injury, Fillipe Morais, were on the subs’ bench.

Young Josh Doherty was struggling playing out wide and it was his two errors of judgement that led to the two Stevenage goals.