Dannie Bulman and Robbie Matthews scored for Crawley to all but end Torquay's slim hopes of catching Burton at the top of the Blue Square Premier.

Wayne Carlisle and Tim Sills wasted chances for Torquay before half-time.

But Crawley had chances too and went close through Jon Shaw's lob before Jamie Cook set up Bulman to fire home.

Roscoe DSane almost levelled for the Gulls but was denied by Simon Rayner's superb save and Matthews settled it when he turned in Cook's cross.

Torquay: Bevan, Mansell, Todd, Robertson, Nicholson, Stevens (DSane 60), Wroe, Hargreaves, Carlisle (Carayol 60), Sills, Sturrock (Benyon 60).
Subs Not Used: Brough, Hodges.

Booked: Hargreaves, Sturrock, Sills.

Crawley Town: Rayner, Rents, Giles, Quinn, Wilson, Wright, Bulman, Forrest (Rankin 77), Killeen (Gaia 84), Cook, Shaw (Matthews 79).
Subs Not Used: Hurren, Malcolm.

Booked: Quinn, Giles, Killeen.

Goals: Bulman 38, Matthews 90.

Att: 3,031

Ref: B Malone (Wiltshire).

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