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League Two play-off final: Crawley boss Scott Lindsey ‘always believed’ in promotion

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey said he always felt his side could win promotion to League One despite them being tipped for relegation at the start of the season.

Goals from Danilo Orsi and Liam Kelly delivered a dominant 2-0 victory against a lacklustre Crewe in Sunday’s League Two play-off final at Wembley.

The Sussex side return to the third tier of English football for the first time since 2015.

Lindsey said his team, who many believed could be relegated from the English Football League this season after finishing 22nd last term, would again be underdogs when the new campaign gets under way.

“I always felt we could get promoted. I back myself first and foremost as a coach,” said Lindsey.

“I always felt we could do something special – the hardest thing was convincing the people around me, including the players.

“Why can’t we compete [in League One]? We were backed to go down this season and we’ll probably be backed to go down again next season.”

Crawley took the lead in the 41st minute against Crewe through Orsi’s 25th goal of a stellar debut season at the club and never looked back from that moment.

Kelly, who joined the Reds from Rochdale last summer, was superb in the middle of the park and thoroughly deserved his late goal.

“That was some effort, I’m really proud to lead this magnificent football club out at Wembley,” added Lindsey.

“The players were class; they have been all season. They perform like that most weeks. We haven’t always got it right but they got it right today.”


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