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Cioffirues missed pen as the Iron stand firm

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The LeaguePaper Team
18 August 2019

By Katie Smith

STAR MAN MATTHEW LUND
Scunthorpe United
BOSS Gabriele Cioffi was left with mixed emotions after his Crawley side’s draw at Scunthorpe United.
He was pleased to see the Red Devils hit back for a point after the hosts had come from behind to take a 2-1 lead 10 minutes into the second half.
But, at the same time, the Italian was disappointed Crawley couldn’t go on to take all three points, with Bez Lubala seeing a late penalty saved by Iron goalkeeper Rory Watson.
“You could say it was both one point gained and two dropped,” Cioffi said.
“Overall...

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