Woking 2 Crawley Town 0

Last updated : 13 February 2005 By Footymad Previewer
The Crawley boss reportedly used foul and abusive language before being led away. The incident came after an explosive moment four minutes after half-time effectively determined the outcome of this match, when his side was reduced to nine men.

Sacha Opinel's dreadful two-footed lunge on Woking's Simon's Jackson saw him sent off, while in the ruck that followed Sean Hankin received his second yellow card for tangling with Luke Oliver who was also booked.

When referee Adam Defield handed Woking a penalty four minutes later, after originally giving a goal-kick to the visitors it was clearly not going to be Crawley's day.

The first half was a shocking advert for the Conference in terms of quality football which was no where to be seen.

Shwan Jalal made a save from Robert Watkins' firm header while Woking's Justin Richards failed to hit the target from ten yards. Apart from those two moments it was dire to watch.

Then came Opinel's sending off minutes after the break – an incident that prompted a mass fracas.

Ian Selley's spot-kick five minutes later gave Woking the lead and it became a more than uphill battle for the visitors when Steve Evans added a second following good work from Chris Sharpling.

After that Selley might have made it three but for a good save from Phil Smith.

It ended 2-0 with more drama to follow after the whistle. Crawley's assistant manager Dave Swindlehurst confirmed that his club was not happy with Vine's treatment, blaming heavy-handed police tactics.