Match ends, Exeter City 2, Crawley Town 2.
ExeterExeter City2CrawleyCrawley Town2
Luke Rooney's stunning stoppage-time goal earned Crawley a point at Exeter.
Alex Nicholls had given City a great start when he lashed home Tom Nichols' pass after Clinton Morrison's dummy.
Sonny Bradley levelled as he found himself unmarked to head home Simon Walton's corner.
Nicholls struck a 20-yard half-volley to put Exeter back in front on the stroke of half-time, before Rooney's audacious 91st-minute shot flew past Bobby Olejnik and into the top corner.
Crawley Town boss Mark Yates told BBC Surrey:
"I think it was deserved. It always looks harsh on the home when you get a goal in the 92nd minute, but we kept plugging away.
"We showed a spirit coming from a goal down twice and we've come a long way since the start of the season. It's pleasing we are making progress and we are far from the finished article but we are getting a way to play and we're working hard at it.
"I thought the substitutes made a massive part of it, and something tactical genius from myself.
"When you pick eleven and I think that's my best eleven for the game and you give me 70-80 per-cent. I ask the players who come on to continue the momentum and the ones today made it."
Line-ups
Exeter
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Olejnik
- 11Davies
- 39BrownBooked at 90mins
- 15Moore-Taylor
- 5McAllister
- 31Grant
- 7Harley
- 4Noble
- 14Nicholls
- 20Nichols
- 13MorrisonSubstituted forWheelerat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Butterfield
- 18Reid
- 21Hamon
- 22Wheeler
- 23McCready
- 26Tillson
- 29Watkins
Crawley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Flahavan
- 14Young
- 6Bradley
- 16AshtonSubstituted forRooneyat 53'minutes
- 24Hancox
- 20Deacon
- 4Walton
- 8Smith
- 7Edwards
- 39MurphySubstituted forFenelonat 70'minutes
- 18HarroldBooked at 68minsSubstituted forBarnardat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Scales
- 9Barnard
- 10Rooney
- 12Preston
- 15Fenelon
- 17Bawling
- 21Tomlin
- Referee:
- James Adcock
- Attendance:
- 3,664
Match Stats
Home TeamExeterAway TeamCrawley
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away5
- Corners
- Home4
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Exeter City 2, Crawley Town 2.
Booking
Troy Brown (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Gwion Edwards (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Troy Brown (Exeter City).
Goal!
Goal! Exeter City 2, Crawley Town 2. Luke Rooney (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
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Lee Barnard (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Troy Brown (Exeter City).
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Foul by Tom Nichols (Exeter City).
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Sonny Bradley (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Lee Barnard (Crawley Town).
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Joel Grant (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
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Foul by David Noble (Exeter City).
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Lee Barnard (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Troy Brown.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Robert Olejnik.
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Attempt saved. Gwion Edwards (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Lee Barnard replaces Matt Harrold.
Substitution
Substitution, Exeter City. David Wheeler replaces Clinton Morrison.
