CRAWLEY TOWN have secured promotion to the third tier after beating Crewe Alexandra 2-0 in the League Two play-off final.
Danilo Orsi gave the Red Devils the lead at Wembley with a smart finish after 40 minutes.
Liam Kelly doubled Crawleys’ lead with five minutes left on the clock as they cruised towards promotion to League One.
- Match result: Crawley 2-0 Crewe
- Crawley Town team: Addai, Gordon, Maguire, Conroy, Wright, J. Kelly, Williams, L. Kelley, Lolos, Campbell, Orsi
- Crewe Alexandra team: Stryjek, Adebisi, Demetriou, Long, Thomas, Tracey, Tabiner, Turns, Nevitt, Rowe, Billington
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Red Devils promoted at Wembley
Crawley Town and their fans will party well into the night.
Nobody could have dreamed of such a perfect end to their season.
As they lift the trophy in the capital, they can now celebrate the rewards of all their hard work.
Credit: Getty Dream end to season for Crawley
After finding themselves fifteenth in the table at one stage, the late run by Crawley Town in the league campaign has surprised many.
Nobody could have envisaged that they would be lifting this trophy at Wembley today.
Many felt they would be battling relegation this season, instead, they are going up to League One.
Credit: PA FT: Crawley 2-0 Crewe
Crawley Town fully deserve this result.
From start to finish, they were the better side.
The second goal gave them the cushion they needed to see this game out.
FT: Crawley 2-0 Crewe
The referee brings the game to a close.
It is party time for Crawley Town, they are going up.
League One beckons for the Red Devils.
Crawley 2-0 Crewe
90+8. Crewe are starting to get frustrated now.
The challenges are flying in as Crawley look to run the clock down.
Time is almost up for Crewe’s promotion dreams.
Crawley 2-0 Crewe
90+6. Wright goes down after a challenge.
The referee can see through the time wasting and tells him to get to his feet.
Turns tries his luck from distance but it is well over the target.
Credit: PA Crawley 2-0 Crewe
90+4. Crawley’s owners came in with a two year plan to get them to League One.
Providing they do not throw this lead away, the Red Devils will have delivered.
They will look to get everyone behind the ball now and make themselves difficult to break down.
Crawley 2-0 Crewe
90+2. All Crawley need to do now is hold on.
Crewe get down the byline but the cross is poor as it goes straight out for a goal kick.
Crawley opt to make some changes to get fresh legs on for the final eight minutes of the game.
Crawley 2-0 Crewe
90. Crewe continue with long balls forward.
It has all become a little more desperate now.
There will be ten additional minutes.
Crawley 2-0 Crewe
88. That was cushion Crawley needed in this game.
It seemed a long way back for Crewe when they were a goal down, now it almost seems mission impossible.
They will be hoping for a lot of added time when the fourth official raises his board.
Crawley 2-0 Crewe
86. What a moment for Crawley Town.
Kelly looks to square the ball and it is blocked by the sliding challenge of Demetriou.
The ball comes back to Kelly and with the keeper out of position, trying to cut out the cross, he passes it into the back of the net.
Goal – Liam Kelly (Crawley Town)
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
82. We are into the final ten minutes of the game now.
Orsi’s strike is the difference between the two sides.
Rowe tries his luck from distance but his effort is well blocked.
Credit: Getty Crawley 1-0 Crewe
80. Once again the quality of the corner is poor.
If they are to go up to League One, Crawley will need to work on their set piece delivery.
They are wasting numerous chances with poor crosses.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
78. Kelly picks the ball up and looks to get a shot at goal.
He catches it well but Stryjek saves as he puts it behind for a corner.
The Red Devils have struggled to get some good delivery in from their set pieces.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
76. Crewe continue with their long ball tactics.
Maguire is dealing well with the aerial threat.
Crawley like to get the ball down and play some good football.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
74. Crawley could do with another goal to put this game to bed.
Despite being the better of the two sides, with such a slender lead, Crewe are very much still in this game.
Time is running out for Crewe Alexandra.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
72. Play stops for the second half drinks break.
Last chance for the managers to get some instructions to their players for the final twenty minutes.
Crawley just need to defend their lead and they will be a League One team.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
70. Crawley break as Kelly strides forward with it.
He lays the ball off into the path of Darcy.
As he looks to get a shot off at goal, Demetriou puts in a great challenge to deny him, at the expense of a corner.
Credit: PA Crawley 1-0 Crewe
68. As it stands, Crewe can have no complaints with the scoreline.
They have failed to test Addai in the Crawley goal.
That will have to change if they are to find a way back into this game.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
66. Crewe have gone for a change of formation as they decide to play two strikers in search of a goal.
Tabiner is penalised for a foul and shown a yellow card as a result.
Big chance for Crawley to put a dangerous ball into the box.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
64. Both sides opt to make some changes.
The surprising one is Crawley bringing off Gordon.
He has been by far the best player on the pitch today.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
62. Adebisi is constantly having to deal with the threat of Gordon down the flank.
With the Crewe defender already on a yellow card, he needs to be careful with these challenges.
The last thing Crewe need is to go down to ten men.
Crawley 1-0 Crewe
60. With half an hour left in the game, Crewe have it all to do.
The longer this game goes on, the more desperate their cause will become.
Bell is considering making some changes to try and change his side’s fortunes.
Credit: PA Crawley 1-0 Crewe
58. Gordon manages to get aa shot away in the box.
Stryjek makes a good save to deny him.
Crawley are looking to turn the screw here.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
