Bristol Rovers claimed a 2-0 League Two win at Crawley Town, settling the contest with two goals in the first half. Thomas James opened the scoring on 23 minutes and Bobby Kamwa doubled the lead before the interval.
James found the net from open play in the 23rd minute, then Kamwa added a second on 41 minutes from Kofi Balmer's assist. The goal just before half-time left Crawley with a mountain to climb, and seven bookings punctuated a scrappy, competitive match.
Bristol Rovers dominated the shot count 24 to eight and created three big chances to Crawley's one, despite seeing only 42% of the ball. Crawley kept possession for long spells, but their only shot on target drew a single save from the visiting goalkeeper.
