Coventry City 0 - 3 Crewe Alexandra

Cyrus Christie booking strange - Robins



Coventry boss Mark Robins says he was confused by the decision to book Cyrus Christie for tripping a pitch invader.

A fan ran onto the pitch in their Johnstone's Paint Trophy northern final first leg 3-0 loss to Crewe, and Robins supports the defender's actions.

"He stopped him [the fan] in his tracks and waited for the stewards to remove the supporter," Robins told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.

"To produce a yellow card for that was strange to say the least."

He added: "He's stopped the fan from running all over the place. He [the fan] had better movements than some of our players today."

Two goals from Newcastle loanee Bradden Inman and one from AJ Leitch-Smith at the Ricoh Arena saw Crewe take a three-goal advantage going into next week's second leg, as the Alex look to reach the final of the competition for the first time.