First-half targets from Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and Junior Quitirna ensured Crawley started life again in League One after 9 years away with a 2-1 dwelling victory over Blackpool.
Substitute Ashley Fletcher pulled a aim again for Blackpool late on, however they struggled for openings within the last third earlier than a crowd of practically 5,000.
Crawley went into the sport with solely two gamers remaining from the facet that beat Crewe within the League Two play-off last at Wembley.
A kind of, midfielder Jeremy Kelly, made his presence felt by enjoying Hepburn-Murphy by way of within the sixteenth minute and the previous Swindon striker marked his debut by slipping the ball previous goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw.
The Crimson Devils received away with a defensive mistake by Pleasure Mukena which let in CJ Hamilton, however Kyle Joseph was unable to transform his cross.
Former Fleetwood midfielder Quitirna doubled Crawley’s lead after 33 minutes, racing on to Ronan Darcy’s move to fireside an angled shot into the roof of the web.
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Junior Quitirna netted an important second aim for Crawley as his left-footed shot looped in through a slight deflection.
Blackpool threatened earlier than the break when Ollie Norburn’s highly effective shot got here again off a submit moments after no visiting attacker may get on the top of Hayden Coulson’s wonderful cross.
The guests struggled to get again into the sport after the restart as Hamilton was astray after a powerful run.
Blackpool decreased the deficit after 74 minutes in uncommon trend when an tried punt up subject by keeper Jojo Wollacott struck the legs of substitute Fletcher and went low into the web.
Wollacott later stored Crawley forward by diving to avoid wasting a goal-bound shot from substitute Elliot Embleton.
