STEVE Evans handed debuts to five new signings for their opening game of the season at home to York City.

Goalkeeper Simon Rayner, defenders Chris Giles and Jake Wright and wingers Danny Forrest and Lewis Killeen were all named in Town's starting XI, while other newcomers Same Rents, Nick Morgan and latest signing Anton Douglas, aged 17, were on the bench.

Crawley's manager Steve Evans watched the game from the stand as he started a 12-match touchline ban he received from being found guilty by the FA of several charges of abusing referees.

Brodie had York's opening two chances, forcing Reds' custodian Rayner into an early save from a narrow angle and then in the 18th minute saw a 25-yard free-kick hit the crossbar.

Crawley's chances were confined to an early shot by Dannie Bulman which missed the target and another which required a save by the visitors' keeper.

Town suffered a blow on the half hour when their skipper Chris Giles was forced to leave the field through injury, following a foul by Brodie for which he was booked. Giles handed his captain's armband to eventual man of the match winner Dannie Bulman.

York stepped up a gear after the break although could not show much for their efforts until the 64th minute when Ben Wilkinson rattled the upright from 20 yards.

As their momentum grew, they put Crawley under more pressure and eventually took the lead 20 minutes before the final whistle when an attempted clearance by Reds' defender Jamie Stevens was blocked and fell directly to York's Farrell, who wasted no time in scoring off the inside of the post.

In the 85th minute Brodie had a goal disallowed after fouling Stevens on the way to finding the back of the net.

Jon-Paul Pittman ended a poor performance by Crawley by lifting a late hance to equalise well wide from the edge of the area.

LIVE UPDATES FROM THE GAME:
2nd half:

57mins - YELLOW card (York) is booked for a foul on Danny Forrest.

64mins - York nearly take the lead with the first meaningful attack of the half when Ben Wilkinson smashed a 20-yard shot against the post which was gatthered on trhe deck by 'keeper Rayner from the feet of Daniel McBreen.

67mins - McBreen toepokes a shot from a ball through the middle straight at Simon Rayner as York look threatening.

70mins - GOAL (York) Craig FARRELL gives York the lead, receiving a poor clearance at the edge of the area and scoring off the inside of the post.

74mins - New signing Anton Douglas replaces Jamie Cook and plays on the left wing, while Lewis Killeen joins Pittman up front.

80mins - YELLOW card (Crawley) Glenn Wilson for a blatant foul.

85mins - Farrell has another chance to the one from which he scored saved by Rayner from a similar position on the edge of the area.

90mins - 4 added minutes

90mins - Richard Brodie has a goal disallowed for fouling Jamie Stevens on the way to slotting into the net.

90mins - Jon-Paul Pittman skies a chance from the edge of the area well wide of the mark as the last chance to grab an equaliser is wasted.

FULL-TIME: Crawley Town 0 York City 1



6mins - Crawley have the first shot when Dannie Bulman fires narrowly wide

7mins - YELLOW card - (Crawley) Jake Wright (foul)

8mins - York have their first attack when Richard Brodie has a go from a narrow angle on the left and is denied comfortably by keeper Simon Rayner.

18mins - York go close agin when Richard Brodie strikes a freee-kick from 25 yards which clips the crossbar.

21mins - YELLOW card (York) Richard Brodie is booked for a foul on Giles. He is hurt and lies on the floor.

25mins - Bulman shoots for Crawley and the attempt is saved by York keeper Artur Krysiak.

29mins - Crawley skipper Chris Giles received treatment for an injury.

30mins - SUBSTITUTION (Crawley): Chris Giles is replaced by Brad Thomas. The captain's armband is passed to Dannie Bulman.

38mins - YELLOW card (Crawley) Brad Thomas for a foul.

41mins - YELLOW card (York) Daniel McBreen is booked after a foul on Jamie Stevens. The crowd were calling for a red card.

45mins - 5 minutes of added time signalled.

HALF-TIME: Crawley Town 0 York City 0







REDS: Rayner, Stevens, Giles, Wright, Forrest, Bulman, Pinault, Cook, Killeen, Pittman, Wilson. Subs: Rents, Weatherstone, Thomas, Douglas, Morgan

YORK: Krysiak, Purkiss, Robinson, McGurk, Parslow, Greaves, McBreen, Farrell, Wilkinson, Rusk, Brodie. Subs: Kelly, Sodje, Mimms, Henderson, McWilliams

Ref: John Hopkins

Att: 1,372 (357away)

Observer Man of the Match: Dannie Bulman