Great Strike knocked us says Holland

Crewe manager Steve Holland admitted that Stephen O'Leary's 25 yard shot probably changed the game at Edgar Street this afternoon.

"I told the players at half time that without playing as well as we can, an extra bit of quality in the final third could see us go on to win the game. They then scored a couple of minutes into the second half and it knocked us. It was a great strike from O'Leary that flew into the top corner," said Holland in his post match press conference.

"I don't really know what happened for the second goal. A player attacked Joel in the box and the ball has broken to the number 10 and he has slotted it in, I will have to review that on the video again because we were not tight enough to the opposition."

Holland wasn't certain whether their should have been a penalty for Crewe when Tom Pope was impeded by Dean Beckwith.

"I didn't get a clear view of the penalty. The angle wasn't the greatest from the halfway line but the players felt it was inside the box. It was most certainly a foul but I couldn't see if it was in or outside the box."

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