Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 2, Bolton Wanderers 3.
CreweCrewe Alexandra2BoltonBolton Wanderers3
Two late goals from Jermaine Beckford secured an extra-time victory for Championship side Bolton in the Capital One Cup against League One Crewe.
The striker looked to have won the tie in the first minute of stoppage time, but Marcus Haber scored an even later goal for Crewe to force extra-time.
Beckford, 30, then flicked the ball under goalkeeper Ben Garratt in the 106th-minute to secure victory.
Bolton's Darren Pratley cancelled out Brad Inman's opener in the first half.
The Trotters are yet to win the the Championship this season and made nine changes from Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Brighton.
They travel to Chelsea in the third round.
Bolton boss Dougie Freedman: "All credit to Crewe for making it a very interesting tie, but I thought we were superior in extra-time. I'm happy to go through and I am pleased for one or two of the youngsters I drafted in.
"Thanks to our energy and commitment we worked our way back into what was a very difficult game. We were right on top in the second half and created a number of chances."
Crewe boss Steve Davis: "I thought we were excellent although it didn't go for us in the end. We showed great spirit when we went 2-1 down. We had a lot of opportunities.
"When you don't win games your confidence can drain a bit, but if we play like that in the league we will win more games than we lose."
Line-ups
Crewe
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Garratt
- 2Tootle
- 6Dugdale
- 5RaySubstituted forLeighat 77'minutes
- 3Guthrie
- 7Turton
- 8AtkinsonSubstituted forGrantat 87'minutes
- 18Nolan
- 17Waters
- 9OliverSubstituted forHaberat 69'minutes
- 10Inman
Substitutes
- 1Shearer
- 11Cooper
- 14Saunders
- 21Molyneux
- 24Leigh
- 25Haber
- 42Grant
Bolton
Formation 4-4-2
- 24Lonergan
- 41Threlkeld
- 4Mills
- 14Dervite
- 5Ream
- 7Feeney
- 21PratleyBooked at 56mins
- 17TrotterSubstituted forDannsat 45+4'minutes
- 39LesterSubstituted forLeeat 69'minutes
- 35WilkinsonSubstituted forMasonat 68'minutes
- 10Beckford
Substitutes
- 9Mason
- 18Danns
- 26Hughes
- 27Lee
- 31Wheater
- 34Fitzsimons
- 44Kamara
- Referee:
- Tony Harrington
- Attendance:
- 2,642
Match Stats
Home TeamCreweAway TeamBolton
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home21
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away6
- Corners
- Home4
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away18
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Second Half Extra Time ends, Crewe Alexandra 2, Bolton Wanderers 3.
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Foul by Adam Dugdale (Crewe Alexandra).
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Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Marcus Haber (Crewe Alexandra).
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Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Billy Waters (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Matt Tootle.
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Attempt saved. Jermaine Beckford (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Foul by Matt Tootle (Crewe Alexandra).
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Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Matt Tootle (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tim Ream (Bolton Wanderers).
Goal!
Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2, Bolton Wanderers 3. Jermaine Beckford (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Chung-Yong.
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Second Half Extra Time begins Crewe Alexandra 2, Bolton Wanderers 2.
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First Half Extra Time ends, Crewe Alexandra 2, Bolton Wanderers 2.
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Attempt missed. Billy Waters (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Billy Waters (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Anthony Grant (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Liam Feeney (Bolton Wanderers).
