Match ends, Crawley Town 2, Grimsby Town 0.
First-half goals from Danilo Orsi and Klaidi Lolos put Crawley into the League Two play-offs with a 2-0 home victory over Grimsby.
The Red Devils sealed a seventh-placed finish with a first win in five games to set up a two-legged semi-final with MK Dons.
Crawley finished the regular season with 21 wins, 10 more than when they narrowly avoided relegation last term.
Crawley boss Scott Lindsey described his side's season-defining clash as the most important of his managerial career, coming a year after he saved the club from relegation.
The hosts enjoyed a big let-off after only nine minutes when the unmarked Cameron Gardner blazed over from six yards after a cross by Denver Hume.
Mariners skipper Kieran Green also put a low header wastefully wide before top-scorer Orsi put Crawley ahead with his 21st goal of the season.
The former Grimsby striker poked the ball home from close range after 24 minutes following a cross to the back post by Jeremy Kelly.
Lolos doubled the advantage 12 minutes later when he fired into the corner past goalkeeper Jake Eastwood for his fourth goal in five games.
Grimsby threatened shortly after the interval when Hume shot wastefully over from a good position.
Neither side created anything of note in the second half and at the final whistle news of draws for both Barrow and Crewe triggered a pitch invasion at the Broadfield Stadium as Crawley celebrated reaching the play-offs for the first time as a league club.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Crawley
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Addai
- 30Wright
- 3Conroy
- 6Maguire
- 22AdeyemoSubstituted forGordonat 80'minutes
- 26Williams
- 4KellySubstituted forDarcyat 61'minutes
- 19Kelly
- 28CampbellSubstituted forMukenaat 61'minutes
- 8LolosSubstituted forTsaroullaat 87'minutes
- 9Orsi
Substitutes
- 2Gordon
- 5Ransom
- 10Darcy
- 11Roles
- 13Sandford
- 20Mukena
- 25Tsaroulla
Grimsby
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Eastwood
- 2Smith
- 28Mullarkey
- 5Rodgers
- 33Hume
- 4Green
- 30KhouriSubstituted forAndrewsat 71'minutes
- 35Gardner
- 6ThompsonSubstituted forWoodat 79'minutes
- 10VernamSubstituted forCliftonat 79'minutes
- 25Wilson
Substitutes
- 15Clifton
- 18Wood
- 19Andrews
- 31Maher
- 34Braithwaite
- 38Bramwell
- 41Auton
- Referee:
- Paul Howard
- Attendance:
- 4,885
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away9
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 2, Grimsby Town 0.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Jay Williams (Crawley Town).
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Harry Wood.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Kieran Green.
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Foul by Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town).
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Dion Conroy (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Nicholas Tsaroulla replaces Klaidi Lolos.
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Foul by Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town).
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Joy Mukena (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Kellan Gordon replaces Ade Adeyemo.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Harry Clifton replaces Charles Vernam.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Harry Wood replaces Curtis Thompson.
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Hand ball by Will Wright (Crawley Town).
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Attempt saved. Klaidi Lolos (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Williams.
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Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jay Williams.
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Curtis Thompson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Danilo Orsi (Crawley Town).
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Foul by Cameron Gardner (Grimsby Town).
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Enjoy the last laugh Scott and good luck in the play offs
Wholesale changes needed at Grimsby: hope Artell knows what he is doing.
Would make it even sweeter to beat the Franchise.