Oldham Athletic vs Crawley Town. Sky Bet League One.
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Saturday 20 April 2013 18:44, UK
Oldham ensured their League One safety with a last-ditch 2-1 win against Crawley, whose play-off hopes are now over.
The Latics had the best chance of a scrappy first half but Matt Smith headed over from David Mellor's cross. Crawley's Billy Clarke had a near-post effort blocked by home goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis, who also had to grab a deflection off Smith that threatened to find his own net. It was Smith who gave Oldham a 56th-minute lead - his third goal in consecutive games - as he bundled through the heart of Crawley's defence and hit a 20-yard drive into the bottom corner of the net. Robbie Simpson almost added a second but the visitors equalised after 77 minutes when a short corner routine ended with defender Mark Connolly heading in from point-blank range. Oldham snatched victory in injury time as Jose Baxter's free-kick to the far post was headed in from three yards out by Jean Yves Mvoto.
