Match ends, Carlisle United 3, Crawley Town 1.
CarlisleCarlisle United3CrawleyCrawley Town1
Charlie Wyke scored twice as Carlisle United beat Crawley Town to move up to sixth in League Two.
Wyke opened the scoring after only two minutes when his header found the top corner and he slotted home from eight yards to double the lead.
Crawley got back into the game as Rhys Murphy met Lewis Young's cross with diving header but Jabo Ibehre side-footed home Carlisle's third.
The Reds' Roarie Deacon saw a late effort go high over the bar.
Crawley Town boss Mark Yates told BBC Surrey:
"My players didn't do the supporters and this club justice. We were soft, we were weak and we let them bully us over the pitch.
"League Two is about being up for every game and being committed and courageous physically and mentally. We weren't any of that.
"Once the third goal went in we might as well have gone home and we might as well and got on the coach to get down the M6 quicker.
"We lacked know-how, a bit of quality and any sort of decent service. League Two is about hard work and being tough resilient and we didn't learn anything."
Line-ups
Carlisle
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Gillespie
- 6Atkinson
- 5Raynes
- 27EllisBooked at 76mins
- 3Grainger
- 17Gilliead
- 7Kennedy
- 4Joyce
- 12SweeneySubstituted forThompsonat 74'minutes
- 14IbehreSubstituted forAsamoahat 64'minutes
- 9WykeSubstituted forDickerat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Héry
- 13Hanford
- 16Dicker
- 20Archibald-Henville
- 23Thompson
- 25Asamoah
- 44McQueen
Crawley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Flahavan
- 23EmmanuelSubstituted forFenelonat 62'minutes
- 6Bradley
- 25Yorwerth
- 24Hancox
- 14Young
- 8SmithSubstituted forRooneyat 63'minutes
- 4WaltonBooked at 79mins
- 7Edwards
- 18HarroldSubstituted forDeaconat 75'minutes
- 39Murphy
Substitutes
- 9Barnard
- 10Rooney
- 12Preston
- 15Fenelon
- 16Ashton
- 20Deacon
- 22Jenkins
- Referee:
- Graham Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 4,641
Match Stats
Home TeamCarlisleAway TeamCrawley
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Carlisle United 3, Crawley Town 1.
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Attempt missed. Roarie Deacon (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Foul by Joe Thompson (Carlisle United).
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Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Carlisle United. Gary Dicker replaces Charlie Wyke.
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Attempt blocked. Alex Gilliead (Carlisle United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
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Charlie Wyke (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luke Rooney (Crawley Town).
Booking
Simon Walton (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Joe Thompson (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Simon Walton (Crawley Town).
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Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
Booking
Mark Ellis (Carlisle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Mark Ellis (Carlisle United).
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Roarie Deacon (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Roarie Deacon replaces Matt Harrold.
Substitution
Substitution, Carlisle United. Joe Thompson replaces Antony Sweeney.
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Attempt blocked. Danny Grainger (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Jason Kennedy (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
