Droylsden 1, Crawley Town 2.

Crawley boss Steve Evans was a happy man at ten to five but that was far from the case at half-time when his team trailed 1-0 to bottom side Droylsden.

Two goals from Jamie Cook ultimately gave Crawley victory, making it seven goals in five games for the in-form forward.

Evans said: "I was not happy with the first half and we weren't happy with one or two individuals but we were much better in the second half.

"That was a great set-play that led to Jamie Cook's equalising goal - we've worked hard on that in training.

"Anything but a win would have been a travesty - they didn't have a shot on target in the whole second half and as I came off the pitch at the end their boss Dave Pace said to me that that was the best second-half performance he's seen here all season."

The first half was a rather uneventful affair, with neither side really creating any meaningful chances. Crawley could have taken the lead after 13 minutes but Tyrone Thompson could not convert the rebound after home goalkeeper Paul Phillips had palmed-away an angled shot from Pierre Joseph-Dubois.

Droylsden had a goal ruled out for use of an arm on 32 minutes and Cook headed straight at Phillips from Paul Watson's cross at the other end.

Crawley fell behind on 39 minutes when a free-kick from the left flank was turned into his own goal by the unfortunate Ronnie Bull, who was attempting to steer the ball away for a corner.

Jody Banim thought he had won a spot-kick for the home side on the stroke of half-time but the referee booked the Bloods forward for diving.

A double substitution at half-time ensured that the Reds were much more of an attacking force after the break with the introduction of Jon-Paul Pitman and Mustapha Carayol.

Cook and Watson both saw efforts from free kicks go off target and Crawley almost struck kevel on 65 minutes when Watson turned a punch by Phillips back into the box for Cook to volley first time.

On 71 minutes, Carayol crossed into the Droylsden box and Pitman rose with the defenders - the ball flew off a head and struck a post before being cleared by the home side.

Moments later, though, the inevitable equaliser arrived when Carayol's corner kick was steered home by Cook from close range.

With six minutes remaining, Pitman held off the attentions of Colin Cryan on the edge of the box to fire in a shot, which Phillips saved well at the expense of a corner.

From the flag kick, Ashley Burbeary was adjudged to have fouled Carayol at the far post and Cook slammed the spot kick down the centre of the goal giving Phillips no chance.

Evans added: "We can still make the play-offs - someone always puts in a late run."

Droylsden: Phillips, Dugdale, Cryan, Halford, Burberry, Morris, Lynch, Warner, Banim, Fearns, Talbot. Subs: Salmon, Daly, Wilson, Roche, Tandy.

Crawley Town: Bayes, Watson, Bull, Stevens, Thompson, Blackburn, Bulman, Wilson, Pinault, Cook, Joseph-Dubois. Subs: Vieira, Evans, Pittman, Murphy, Carayol.

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