Crawley Town 2, Carlisle United 1 player ratings: Debutant Lynch stars in dramatic Reds win
By Coren Blackburn
Published 11th Sep 2021, 17:45 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2021, 18:06 BST
Nick Tsaroulla's stunning injury-time volley sealed a 2-1 home win for Crawley Town against Carlisle United in League Two this (Saturday) afternoon.
Tom Nichols marked his competitive return to The People's Pension Stadium with a 32nd minute goal to give the Reds a half-time lead.
Jon Mellish levelled with seven minutes of normal time remaining before Tsaroulla thumped the ball home to seal the three points for Crawley.
The victory lifts John Yems' side up to 19th in League Two.
Here are Coren Blackburn's player ratings for the day.
The victory lifts John Yems' side up to 19th in League Two.
13. Ashley Nadesan - 8
Came on for Sam Ashford in the 65th minute, a good decision by John Yems as his pace caused the Carlisle back four all kinds of problems. His blocked shot set up Tsaroulla’s winning volley. Photo: Steve Robards
14. Kwesi Appiah - 6
Came on for Tom Nichols in the 71st minute and put a good chance wide just before the equaliser. Also came desperately close with a header late on, and used his strength to see out the win in added time. Photo: Crawley Town FC
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