Crawley Town 'got what they deserved' against Chesterfield, claims Scott Lindsey
Scott Lindsey claimed Crawley Town ‘got what they deserved’ after pinching a point against Chesterfield.
The Spireites led 1-0 but after missing a number of big chances before and after they went in front, they paid the price when Jay Williams powered in a header with seconds remaining.
Chesterfield could have been out if sight at half-time had Chey Dunkley, Dilan Markanday and Lee Bonis been more clinical in presentable positions, while Bonis, Will Grigg and Armando Dobra were not ruthless enough after the break.
Former Spireite Ronan Darcy hit the post for Crawley in the second-half and then Williams nodded an equaliser in the fifth minute of added time. Despite the Blues creating several huge opportunities, Lindsey claimed his team were the better side overall.
He said: “We played a good side, they are up there in the play-offs for a reason. In the first-half it was a bit of a boxing match, they attacked, we attacked. It was a little bit open for me, I don’t think we quite got our distances right. We created some bits and pieces. It was kind of a little bit even, maybe they edged it slightly.
"The first-half ebbed and flowed, there were bits I wasn’t happy with, I sorted it out at half-time and we looked so much better in the second-half. I have got to be proud of the players, they kept going right until the very last kick and we got what I think we deserved.”
He continued: "I made a change in midfield at half-time because I wanted a little bit more control which I thought we got in the second-half. I thought we were really good in the second-half. We knocked the door down many times but couldn’t get in and then we found it right at the end and rightly so we deserved something from that game based on that second-half.
"On reflection of the game, it was very even in the first-half, you could argue they maybe edged it because they scored a goal and we didn’t, but we definitely had more of everything in the second-half so on reflection I think we were the better team throughout the game and we have to be proud of that. The fact we have done that to a team in the play-offs, it is a good point.”