Crawley Town 2 Cambridge United 0: Gambin and Palmer goals bring fourth successive home win
After weathering a good attacking display by the visitors in the first half, Reds took the lead with 19 minutes to go through Gambin.
Palmer made it 2-0 six minutes later with his seventh goal of the season.
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Hide AdCrawley made four changes to the side which lost at Notts County with Mark Connolly, Joe Maguire, Mark Randall and Bondz N’Gala all back in the team.
Romain Vincelot and Panutche Camara were dropped to the bench while Joe McNerney and Josh Doherty were out of the squad.
Former Crawley Town youth player Louis John lined-up at centre-back for Cambridge against his former club
Cambridge made the early running with Liam O’Neil finding the ball in the net after 11 minutes with a goal which was disallowed for offside.
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Hide AdReds ‘keeper Glenn Morris produced a magnificent save at full stretch to tip over the bar a shot by George Maris.
Morris made his second save of the match to again tip over a header from Cambridge’s Greg Taylor.
With their first shot of the game just before half-time, Dominic Poleon went on a pacey run and blasted narrowly wide.
Midway throught the second half Cambridge had a double-chance when Glenn Morris saved Ade Azeez’s cross at near post before O’Neil stabbed attempt is stopped by Morris’s foot.
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Hide AdDavid Forde made a good one at his near post to deny Ollie Palmer whose powerful shot rolled to the feet of substitute Panutche Camara but he could not keep the ball in play.
Gambin have Crawley the lead in the 71st minute with some quick feet out-witting the Cambridge defence and shooting to the left of the ‘keeper from just inside the area.
Palmer then added a second goal just six minutes later when he chested the ball down, beat two defenders and comfortably shot past the ‘keeper to secure Reds’ fourth successive home win.
Crawley Town: Morris, Young, Payne, Connolly, Palmer, Poleon (Camara 57), Gambin (Francomb 86), Maguire, Morais (capt), Randall (Allaharakhia 65), N’Gala
Unused subs: Mersin, Vincelot, Bulman,
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Hide AdCambridge United: Forde, Halliday, Taft, Taylor, Deehan (capt), O’Neil (Amoo 75), Azeez, Maris, Lambe, Brown, John
Unused subs: Iron, Osadebe, Darling, Davis, Lewis, Knowles
Referee: Gavin Ward
Attendance: 2,151 (414 away)
Man of the Match: Glenn Morris