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Crawley Town’s League Two play-off semi-final with MK Dons because of a waterlogged pitch – and Sky Sports footage showed why the decision was made.

The game, which was going to be broadcast live on Sky Sports, was due to kick off at 3pm. The second leg in Milton Keynes is due to be on Thursday, May 9, 8pm kick off.

But the club tweeted at 11.15am: “Crawley Town Football Club is disappointed to announce that this afternoon's Sky Bet League Two Play-Off Semi-Final first leg has been postponed due to a waterlogged surface at the Broadfield Stadium.”

And Sky Sports tweeted footage of the referee doing his inspection and he struggled to kick the ball far because of the amount of water on the surface. The footage also show big puddles in each goal mouth.

The first leg at the Broadfield Stadium will now be played on Tuesday, May 7, 7.30pm kick off and the second leg will be on Saturday, May 11 at 7.45pm.

Tickets for both fixtures will remain valid for the re-arranged dates.

Sky Sports footage shows why Crawley Town's play-off match with MK Dons was called off