Crawley Town beat MK Dons 3-0 in the first leg of their League Two play-off semi-final against MK Dons. Here is Crawley Town defender Laurence Maguire with his thoughts on the game
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00:00How would you sum that up? How are you feeling right now?
00:06Yeah, great result, obviously. We knew it was going to be a tough game.
00:10And obviously to get the three-goal lead going into the second leg,
00:13yeah, it's a big positive for us, but it's only half-time and
00:17obviously there's a buzz about the place, but we've just got to keep our feet on the ground
00:21and get ready now for Saturday.
00:22I mean, could it have gone any better for cooling on the night, do you think?
00:27No, not really. Obviously, we set out to press to win the ball back high up the pitch
00:32and we did that and the game plan went really well
00:35and we scored three really good goals.
00:37So, yeah, like I said, it's hard because you've won three-nil
00:40and you feel like you've one step there, but no, we're not.
00:43It's half-time. We've got a big game now, Saturday away at MK.
00:47And how crucial was that moment that Will Wright obviously cleared one off the line
00:50and a minute later, Liam Keddie was putting out the other end?
00:52Was that moment so crucial?
00:54Yeah, I just think that's football. Moments in games are crucial
00:58and obviously it's brilliant from Will to get back on the line
01:01to clear it and stop the goal.
01:04And then we go up the other end and score a really good goal with Liam Kelly.
01:08But yeah, I just think that sums up football and the big moments in games
01:12and yeah, they went for us today.
01:14Were you surprised by MK Don's performance?
01:16Maybe not what we've come to expect from them this season and why they finished so high?
01:19Or was that kind of as a result of how well called you were,
01:22you kind of put them under so much pressure?
01:24Yeah, I thought, you know what, they've had a really good season.
01:26They are a really good team.
01:28They play like us. They want to keep the ball, possession-based.
01:32But we've done a lot of work this week on how we wanted to stop them
01:35and I felt like that worked really well, especially in the first half.
01:38Obviously, second half, it's a little bit different because you are holding on to a lead.
01:42So I felt like we dropped off a little bit at times,
01:46but the third goal was massive.
01:48Obviously, deflection, but yeah, it's a massive goal for us going into the second leg.
01:51What will the game plan be going into the second leg?
01:54More of the same?
01:55Yeah, just exactly the same, really.
01:57Obviously, we've got a win for recovery tomorrow
01:59and then we'll be back on the training pitch on Thursday, preparing for Saturday.
02:03I'm sure the gaffer will want us to set up exactly the same.
02:05He's front foot, possession-based and we won't change anything for anyone.
02:11So yeah, I'm sure we will be going out there and doing exactly the same.
02:14Perfect. Thank you very much, Lawrence.