Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
Neil RoddyNeil Roddy Dave Wright Dave Wright
Vincent MorisotV. Morisot86
G
1
G
78Florian KrügerF. Krüger
Nicholas PennantN. Pennant90
D
captain2
D
77Juro NakajimaJ. Nakajima
Morten TomassonM. Tomasson83
D
3
D
72Emile GascoigneE. Gascoigne
Hakan KayisH. Kayis80
D
4captain
D
72Tomislav ProsineckiT. Prosinecki
John MasonJ. Mason91
M
5
D
67Roberto MarquitosR. Marquitos
Simon RodgersS. Rodgers89
M
6
M
69Rafael Of HesselinkR. Of Hesselink
Peter ThalhammerP. Thalhammer89
M
7
M
81Cory DiazC. Diaz
Cedric VersteegC. Versteeg93
M
8
M
66Cosimo TacchiniC. Tacchini
Krunoslav ProsineckiK. Prosinecki84
A
9
A
70Samuel NunesS. Nunes
Peter FredgaardP. Fredgaard81
A
10
M
74Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen
Javier SanhuezaJ. Sanhueza86
A
11
A
72Tobías ArtimeT. Artime
 
Hassan LeonhardsenH. Leonhardsen77
D
12
D
64Moritz ZimmermannM. Zimmermann
Gudmundur Ingi SverrissonG. Sverrisson86
M
13
M
32Morris OakesM. Oakes
Alexander KurthA. Kurth83
A
14
M
38Gerard WauG. Wau

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 19,916 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Summerbee.


0.00
Crystal Palace kick off and get the first half underway!
3.18
John Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Javier Sanhueza. Javier Sanhueza whips in a cross ball towards Krunoslav Prosinecki. Krunoslav Prosinecki heads the ball goalwards. Good keeping from Florian Krüger as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.18
It's a corner kick. John Mason loops the ball in to towards the near post. Jakob Gravesen jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
6.03
Cory Diaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tobías Artime. Tobías Artime knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.44
Hakan Kayis plays the ball forward to Cedric Versteeg. Cedric Versteeg threads a neat ball through to Javier Sanhueza. Javier Sanhueza kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Fredgaard but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.12
Peter Fredgaard hacks Juro Nakajima from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Juro Nakajima hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.15
Peter Thalhammer flicks a high ball forward to Peter Fredgaard who takes it down. Peter Fredgaard runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Peter Fredgaard provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
16.32
Emile Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cosimo Tacchini. Cosimo Tacchini threads a neat ball through to Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Tobías Artime. Tobías Artime heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Vincent Morisot. What a great pair of hands!
24.19
John Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Krunoslav Prosinecki. Krunoslav Prosinecki tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
27.27
Hakan Kayis makes a simple pass to John Mason. John Mason sees space and advances. John Mason rushes past Roberto Marquitos! John Mason makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.32
Hakan Kayis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Rodgers. Simon Rodgers makes a simple pass to Peter Fredgaard. Peter Fredgaard runs straight at the defence! Peter Fredgaard takes a shot at goal. Solid save from Florian Krüger.
32.36
Tomislav Prosinecki advances with the ball. Tomislav Prosinecki flicks a high pass forward. Tobías Artime controls it well on his chest. Tobías Artime advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Tobías Artime provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Hakan Kayis!
36.20
Roberto Marquitos comes in with a late challenge on Simon Rodgers. The referee calls over Roberto Marquitos and warns him to calm down! Simon Rodgers runs off the knock.
40.17
Peter Thalhammer threads the ball through to Krunoslav Prosinecki. Krunoslav Prosinecki knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Florian Krüger who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Nicholas Pennant makes a probing pass to John Mason. John Mason sees Peter Fredgaard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Fredgaard plays a scrappy one-two with Javier Sanhueza and advances towards the goal... Peter Fredgaard cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace appear unchanged since the first half. Leeds United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Leeds United start the second half!
47.21
Nicholas Pennant clumsily knocks into Tobías Artime. The referee brings Nicholas Pennant to one side and gives him a warning! Tobías Artime stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.27
Morten Tomasson flicks a high pass forward to Peter Thalhammer who brings the ball under control. Peter Thalhammer flicks a high pass forward. Peter Fredgaard controls it well on his chest. Peter Fredgaard edges inside the box! Peter Fredgaard takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Florian Krüger manages to gather it.
53.44
Nicholas Pennant decides to run forward with the ball. Nicholas Pennant darts forward. Nicholas Pennant passes the ball forward but Javier Sanhueza is offside!
55.37
Tomislav Prosinecki kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Of Hesselink. Rafael Of Hesselink threads the ball through to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.38
Cory Diaz sees Tobías Artime in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tobías Artime plays a scrappy one-two with Samuel Nunes and advances towards the goal... Tobías Artime rockets a shot on goal but somehow Vincent Morisot manages to keep it out.
59.35
Tomislav Prosinecki sees a break and surges forward. Tomislav Prosinecki passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
60.28
Leeds United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.
60.28
Simon Rodgers decides to run forward with the ball. Simon Rodgers knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Fredgaard. Peter Fredgaard makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
62.28
Crystal Palace have made 3 substitutions with Hassan Leonhardsen replacing Morten Tomasson, Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson replacing Simon Rodgers and Alexander Kurth replacing Peter Fredgaard .
69.59
John Mason sees space and advances. John Mason shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.16
Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Moritz Zimmermann replacing Juro Nakajima and Gerard Wau replacing Jakob Gravesen .
83.43
Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alexander Kurth. Alexander Kurth cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Alexander Kurth provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
84.43
Cory Diaz sees Gerard Wau in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gerard Wau controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
87.32
Hakan Kayis chips the ball to his team mate, John Mason. John Mason flicks a high pass forward. Javier Sanhueza controls it well on his chest. Javier Sanhueza finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Tomislav Prosinecki threads the ball through to Cory Diaz. Cory Diaz advances with the ball. Cory Diaz knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Cosimo Tacchini is offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Leeds United
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
29.3%
44.6%
26.1%

Scorers
John Mason 27, 70
Peter Fredgaard 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Mason of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings