Crystal Palace Under-23s were edged out 2-1 against an experienced League Two Crawley Town side, with the Eagles initially taking the lead at the People’s Pension Stadium.
In summary:
- January signing Scott Banks starts for Shaun Derry’s side, which included eight trialists feature over the course of the 90 minutes
- Trialist curls Palace into the lead after good work from Rob Street
- HT: Crawley Town 0-1 Crystal Palace
- Recent signing Jake Giddings makes his Palace bow
- Crawley forward Sam Ashford equalises with a strong header
- Brian Galach completes the turnaround for the hosts with a low shot
- FT: Crawley Town 2-1 Crystal Palace
Neither team had played since March, with Palace Under-23s playing Watford on Friday March 6th, whilst Crawley defeated Oldham Athletic 3-0 the following day to finish 13th and end their League Two campaign on a high.