Notts County vs Crawley Town: County spurn hatful of chances
Notts County were left to rue missed chances as Crawley escaped from Meadow Lane with a 1-1 draw.
Stunning play by winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce had led to County opening the scoring in the 12th minute as he jinked past three challenges before dinking a perfectly-timed through ball over the top for Neal Bishop, who slotted the ball under Crawley goalkeeper Paul Jones.
The home side played some sublime football during the first half and had chances to extend their lead, but were pegged back when Crawley midfielder Nicky Adams' cross was turned in by former County loanee Jonathan Forte in the 45th minute to send the teams in level at half-time.
County missed a golden chance to go ahead in the 76th minute when substitute Lee Hughes somehow headed wide from six yards out from Jeff Hughes's pin-point cross.
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Yoann Arquin looked like he was going to win it for County two minutes later when he was was played in by Lee Hughes, but Jones saved at his feet and the points were shared.
Comments
by BenningtonPie
Monday, November 12 2012, 12:32PM
“the most abject refereeing performance I have witnessed at the Lane for many a year.
Andy Haines should be made to sit his professional referee qualification again and I hope he never sets foot in our ground again.”
by cmanddes
Sunday, November 11 2012, 3:00PM
“Can't add much more to exburtonjoyce, just how do a Manager, players and fans get anything but contempt for referees in general when there is such a lack of consistency? Boucard never touched the Oldham man but gets sent off for intent, well what was this - dismemberment training? Penalising Arquinn for backheeling the ball said it all......
As you rightly say, those headers and we'd have gone on to who knows how many but to concede yet another soft goal, probably more to Jeffo playing out of position than much else, well it all seems somehow unfair. Thats football I suppose.
Can anyone explain Sheehan's injury position, and was it Gary Madine we were hopeful of taking on loan - thats the level we have to be aiming at, proven strikers who will cost a bit. Marcus Tudgay would be a coup, but would he come to us?”
by Craigwigan
Sunday, November 11 2012, 9:15AM
“GOOD MOANING FELLOW PYES
JUST LIKE THE BIG BOYS OVER THE RIVER ANOTHER LUCKY DRAW
WISH WE COULD USE THE AWAY WHEEL BARROW AT HOME
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE WE WONT BE RELEGATED
COME ON YOU PYES”
by ExBurtonJoyce
Saturday, November 10 2012, 11:36PM
“Yes, we should have won - with Yoann Arquin missing two close range headers in front of the Kop ... and Lee Hughes missing perhaps the easiest header, of these three chances, shortly after coming on. Nevertheless, the overall performance was far more convincing and threatening ... and the fans really got behind the team from the start, though it was difficult with 'that ref', who gave us two free kicks all afternoon ... incredible, especially when their central defender took out Andre Boucard somewhere around waist-high and never even got booked. A correct card would have been an 'amber'. Even more incredible !!! But when is a home draw a good result ? When it is against a higher placed team, when Sheffield United have lost, when Stevanage have lost and when Doncaster Rovers have lost ... with us closing the gap with those first two and pulling further ahead of Donny. And let's remember we are still having to play two midfielders at full-back. So a lot of positives to take out of another ding-dong home game.”