Grimsby Town Upsets Crawley Town in League Two Opener
CRAWLEY, England (Interstat) — Grimsby Town opened its League Two season with a 2-0 road victory over Crawley Town on Monday at Broadfield Stadium. Substitute Jaze Kabia opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, and fellow substitute Harvey Rodgers added a second goal in the 36th. Both goals were assisted by midfielders Harry Forster and Reece Staunton, respectively. The match turned decisively in the 47th minute when Crawley’s Jay Williams was sent off with a red card. Grimsby, which had a 55 percent win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, defied a pregame projection of a 1-1 draw. The result gives Grimsby a winning start to the campaign while handing Crawley a home defeat.