Crawley Town drew 1-1 with Barnet on Tuesday evening in a match that produced eight goals, several bookings, and precious little defensive discipline from either side.
Barnet settled the better in the opening exchanges, and Ryan Glover gave them the lead on 21 minutes. Crawley responded before the break, with G. Bajrami levelling just before half-time to send both sides in level at the interval.
The second half descended into something approaching chaos. Mark Shelton and Nikola Tavares were both shown cards within two minutes of the restart, and Ronan Darcy followed shortly after. Harry Forster added another booking at 62 minutes, the same minute Idris Kanu was cautioned. Akin Odimayo picked up a yellow at 72 minutes, and Anthony Hartigan followed four minutes later.
Amid the disciplinary storm, both sides continued to threaten. Rhys Browne was booked twice, at 69 and 81 minutes, meaning his evening ended early. Britt Assombalonga and Tobi Adeyemo both received cautions in the closing stages, and Romoney Crichlow was added to the list at 88 minutes. Danilo Orsi picked up a late yellow at 89 minutes, before a final booking arrived in stoppage time.
The scoreline itself, 1-1, barely tells the story. Crawley will feel they earned the point after falling behind, but the volume of yellow cards will concern both managers ahead of their next fixtures.
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