Match ends, Exeter City 1, Crewe Alexandra 1.
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Exeter and Crewe played out a 1-1 draw at St James Park which did little for either side in their hopes of a top three finish in League Two.
Paul Green had the ball in the net for Crewe in the 11th minute, but it was ruled out for offside and the hosts opened the scoring with their first genuine chance on 32 minutes.
Nicky Law's corner was headed down by Nigel Atangana and defender Tom Parkes was able to turn the ball past stranded goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen.
Randell Williams almost made it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time, only for his volley to go straight into the grateful arms of Jaaskelainen.
However, the Railwaymen equalised after a good start to the second half when Exeter failed to clear a cross and as it was returned into the penalty box, Michael Nottingham skilfully guided the ball into the bottom corner.
Stephen Wright shot over as Crewe looked to take charge, while Ryan Bowman was off target for Exeter, when both should have done better.
Archie Collins was denied by a brilliant Jaaskelainen save, diving high to his left, but a draw was the fair result between two good teams.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Exeter
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Ward
- 2Sweeney
- 5Martin
- 15Parkes
- 11Williams
- 4Atangana
- 27Collins
- 8Law
- 24Dickenson
- 12Bowman
- 7MartinBooked at 24minsSubstituted forTaylorat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 13Thompson
- 14Ajose
- 17Jay
- 18Fisher
- 20Richardson
- 21Moxey
- 25Taylor
Crewe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Jaaskelainen
- 2Ng
- 28NottinghamSubstituted forHuntat 90+5'minutes
- 21Offord
- 3Pickering
- 12Green
- 8Jones
- 4Wintle
- 29WalkerSubstituted forKirkat 79'minutesBooked at 81mins
- 9PorterSubstituted forAneneat 79'minutes
- 7Powell
Substitutes
- 10Kirk
- 11Ainley
- 13Richards
- 14Finney
- 15Hunt
- 16Lowery
- 17Anene
- Referee:
- Lee Swabey
- Attendance:
- 4,221
Match Stats
Home TeamExeterAway TeamCrewe
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away1
- Corners
- Home9
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Exeter City 1, Crewe Alexandra 1.
Substitution
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Nicky Hunt replaces Michael Nottingham because of an injury.
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James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Archie Collins (Exeter City).
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James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Archie Collins (Exeter City).
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Attempt missed. Archie Collins (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Paul Green.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Will Jaaskelainen.
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Attempt saved. Archie Collins (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicky Law.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Michael Nottingham.
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Attempt blocked. Nicky Law (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Taylor with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
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Attempt blocked. Nigel Atangana (Exeter City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Parkes.
Booking
Charlie Kirk (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Charlie Kirk (Crewe Alexandra).
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Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Chuma Anene replaces Chris Porter.
Substitution
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Charlie Kirk replaces Stephen Walker.
