FA Cup
November 3, 2012
Met Police
1 - 2
Crawley Town
FA Cup
15:00 +00:00, November 3, 2012
Referee: T Kettle
Clarke helps Crawley sneak past Police
Scoring Summary
| Met Police | Crawley Town |
|---|---|
| Alan Tait (83') | Josh Simpson (36') |
| Billy Clarke (69') |
Teams
| Met Police | Crawley Town |
|---|---|
| 1 Jamie Butler | 1 Paul Jones |
| 4 Joe Dolan | 12 Joe Walsh |
| 2 Jay Lovett | 5 Kyle McFadzean |
| 10 Chris Bourne | 4 Mark Connolly |
| 3 Billy Crook | 19 Nathan Byrne |
| 5 Steve Sutherland | 15 Dannie Bulman |
| 7 Craig Brown | 7 Billy Clarke |
| 6 Matt Smart | 8 Sergio Torres |
| 8 Tyrone Smith | 21 Mike Jones |
| 9 Alan Tait | 11 Josh Simpson |
| 11 Howard Newton | 9 Gary Alexander |
| Substitutes | |
| 16 James Tyrell | Michel Kuipers 25 |
| 17 Tom McNeil | David Hunt 13 |
| 14 Elliott Taylor | Mathew Sadler 3 |
| 12 Jordan Bird | Charlie Wassmer 20 |
| 15 Oliver Lockyer | Shaun Cooper 18 |
| 19 Bobby Bennett | Nicky Adams 16 |
| 18 Staforde Palmer | John Akinde 17 |
| Substitutions | |
| Elliott Taylor for Billy Crook (75) | Mathew Sadler for Nathan Byrne (27) |
| Staforde Palmer for Joe Dolan (76) | Nicky Adams for Sergio Torres (64) |
| John Akinde for Mike Jones (80) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Howard Newton (74) | Dannie Bulman (49) |
| Tyrone Smith (90) | Joe Walsh (66) |
| Jamie Butler (90) | Mark Connolly (87) |
| · Squads: Met Police | Crawley Town | |
Crawley striker Billy Clarke bagged his fifth goal of the season to dump Met Police out of the FA Cup - but they were forced to hold off a late fightback from the non-league outfit.
Goals from Josh Simpson and Clarke had put Richie Barker's men in command at Imber Court and all but booked their place in the next round.
Alan Tait's goal eight minutes from time for the Blues worried Crawley but they clung on to avoid a replay.
Four leagues separated the Ryman Premier minnows and the promotion chasing League One side and the gulf in quality showed early on as Dannie Bulman rattled the bar.
Sergio Torres then had an effort palmed away before Simpson broke the deadlock on 36 minutes, latching on to Michael Jones' throughball and poking past keeper Jamie Butler.
The Blues did improve after the break with Howard Newton forcing a smart save from Paul Jones and Craig Brown dragging an effort wide.
Clarke then looked to have made Crawley's progression into round two certain when he tapped home a second on 70 minutes.
Tait pulled one back after Brown's effort had come back off the bar but despite late pressure, which saw Newton hit the post, Crawley held on.