Mungwira nets injury time for Crawley Green in Luton v Watford derby

Crawley Green snatched a late winner to secure a 2-1 win against table topping Sun Postal Sports in their Molten Spartan SML Division One Luton v Watford derby on Saturday.

James Armstrong went close for the visitors after five minutes but his shot was well saved by Bart Pedrycz.

Crawley replied with an effort from Peter O’Donnell and took the lead on right minutes.

Postal’s keeper Ross Hampton chased a ball out to the left but failed to gain possession and the ball broke to Jamie Warne who volleyed home from the edge of the box.

Shortly after Hayden Wills set up Nick Nolan but his header went wide, while Warne’s cheeky chip was well saved by Hampton.

Wills, O’Donnell and Gibson all had efforts saved by Hampton, but just before the break Postal’s equalised when Dominic David made a strong run down the left and Jamie Harper headed home his cross.

The second half was marred by an injury to Postal’s Nathan Pooley after an innocuous tackle from Wills left Pooley requiring treatment as an ambulance was called.

However, for the second time this year, they arrived with no functioning gas and air and it took them a full hour to make him comfortable before taking him to hospital.

The game continued but both sides struggled to creat a worthwhile chance.

On the hour Crawley’s Chris Gibson curled a shot just wide and Postal replied with an effort from James Armstrong.

Dominic David and Scott Bonner both went close for the visitors, but the game looked destined for a draw, only Hampton to again go walkabout in the fifth minute of injury time.

Again he chased a ball out the left but failed gain possession as Henry Mungwira found the net from an acute angle to secure all three points for the Maroons.

Crawley head to Stony Stratford Town on Saturday and host Dunstable Town at Sharpenhoe Road in the Preliminary Round of the FA Cup on Friday night.