Bristol Rovers Defeats Crawley Town in League Two Match

BRISTOL, England (Interstat) — Bristol Rovers defeated Crawley Town 3-1 in a League Two match Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Ellis Harrison opened the scoring for the home side in the 26th minute, followed by a goal from Mees Rijks just four minutes later. Substitute Louie Watson extended Bristol Rovers’ lead to 3-0 in the 80th minute before Crawley Town’s Yusuf Akhamrich scored a consolation goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time.

Crawley Town’s Tom Lockyer was shown a red card in the 88th minute. The result improved Bristol Rovers’ League Two record to 16 wins, 22 losses and six draws, while Crawley Town fell to 8-22-13.