Gianmarco Di Biase and Danilo Orsi had been heading in the right direction as Crawley received at promoted York in the preliminary round of the Carabao Cup.
The victory additionally consigned Scott Lindsey, who was sacked by the Red Devils in March, to a defeat throughout his first sport in cost of the Minstermen.
Italian winger Di Biase, signed from Juventus in the summer season, opening the scoring in the twenty fourth minute, rounding off a swift counter-attack by tapping in after Kellan Gordon had raced down the appropriate flank and delivered an inviting low cross.
York’s on-loan Fulham goalkeeper Alfie McNally then made a wise save from Malcolm Ebiowei to stop his facet from falling additional behind.
Stephen Duke-McKenna hit the bottom of the submit for the guests in the second half earlier than the hosts had been additionally denied by the woodwork when Zech Medley’s volley thudded in opposition to the underside of the crossbar following Alex Hunt’s nook.
But substitute Orsi settled the end result from the penalty spot in the 86th minute, slotting house as McNally dived to his left after Louie Watson had been upended by Zak Johnson in the field.
Home followers chanted “Stuart Maynard’s Barmy Army” and “We Want Maynard Back” in the direction of the top of the sport, venting their continued dismay at the dismissal of final season’s championship-winning supervisor on the eve of the brand new marketing campaign.
Crawley now journey to Championship facet Watford in the competitors’s first round on Saturday.
Report equipped by PA Media.
