Match ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Crawley Town 3.
OldhamOldham Athletic3CrawleyCrawley Town3
Aramide Oteh ensured relegated Oldham were denied a final-day win as he rescued a point for Crawley from a 3-3 League Two draw.
In Latics' final game of their 115-year stay in the Football League, they led twice but failed to at least send their fans home with something to shout about.
Hundreds of Oldham fans had gathered outside the ground ahead of kick-off, calling for controversial owner Abdallah Lemsagam to leave the club, and the final whistle prompted the last of countless rounds of boos that peppered the afternoon.
The home supporters had been cheered by Jack Stobbs' opening goal in the 26th minute, firing in after a swift three-man counter-attack.
And when David Keillor-Dunn found the bottom corner for his 17th of the season to make it 2-0, hopes were raised that they could at least end their dire campaign on a high.
But Crawley's Ashley Nadesan nabbed the ball off goalkeeper Danny Rogers' toe to give George Francomb an unmissable chance to halve the deficit.
And Oldham's frustration grew further when Nadesan's cross was converted by James Tilley to send the teams in for half-time at 2-2.
Jordan Clarke's fine long-range effort put Latics 3-2 up on the hour mark but Oteh forced in at a goalmouth scramble to grab managerless Crawley a point.
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Line-ups
Oldham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Rogers
- 2Clarke
- 6Piergianni
- 15Jameson
- 33Couto
- 28Missilou
- 8Whelan
- 17StobbsSubstituted forModiat 66'minutes
- 34VaughanSubstituted forLuambaat 55'minutes
- 9Hope
- 10Keillor-DunnSubstituted forAdamsat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Leutwiler
- 7Adams
- 26Hunt
- 27Hopcutt
- 29Luamba
- 32Sutton
- 39Modi
Crawley
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Morris
- 2DaviesSubstituted forOtehat 64'minutes
- 15Francillette
- 5Craig
- 10Nadesan
- 4Francomb
- 39Hessenthaler
- 18FerryBooked at 55mins
- 40Hutchinson
- 14TilleySubstituted forKastratiat 87'minutes
- 9Nichols
Substitutes
- 3Gallacher
- 23Oteh
- 42Seymour
- 47Kastrati
- Referee:
- Anthony Backhouse
- Attendance:
- 4,591
Match Stats
Home TeamOldhamAway TeamCrawley
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away24
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away9
- Corners
- Home3
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away12
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Crawley Town 3.
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Foul by Tom Nichols (Crawley Town).
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Isaac Modi (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ludwig Francillette (Crawley Town).
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Hallam Hope (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Will Ferry (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Isaac Modi (Oldham Athletic).
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Offside, Oldham Athletic. Callum Whelan tries a through ball, but Junior Luamba is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludwig Francillette.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Florian Kastrati replaces James Tilley.
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Offside, Crawley Town. Aramide Oteh tries a through ball, but Ashley Nadesan is caught offside.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Kyle Jameson.
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Attempt saved. Ashley Nadesan (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Nichols.
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Attempt missed. Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Nichols.
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Attempt missed. James Tilley (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town).
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Kyle Jameson (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Ashley Nadesan (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
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Attempt saved. Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Tilley.
