Match Report


Chester CityChester City     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Chris FrostChris Frost Neil Roddy Neil Roddy
Alfred SkoraA. Skora71
G
1
G
86Vincent MorisotV. Morisot
Seth SummerbellS. Summerbell68
D
2captain
D
90Nicholas PennantN. Pennant
Dave MendezD. Mendez70
D
3
D
83Morten TomassonM. Tomasson
George De RomijnG. De Romijn73
D
4
D
80Hakan KayisH. Kayis
Marc RommedahlM. Rommedahl71
M
5
M
91John MasonJ. Mason
Marc LaursenM. Laursen74
M
captain6
M
89Simon RodgersS. Rodgers
Andy SullivanA. Sullivan72
M
7
M
89Peter ThalhammerP. Thalhammer
Henning FloH. Flo74
M
8
M
93Cedric VersteegC. Versteeg
Silvain Van Den HerikS. Van Den Herik71
A
9
A
84Krunoslav ProsineckiK. Prosinecki
Mateo Vidal VillanuevaM. Villanueva81
A
10
A
81Peter FredgaardP. Fredgaard
Takis VenizelosT. Venizelos75
A
11
A
86Javier SanhuezaJ. Sanhueza
 
Alan NichollsA. Nicholls50
D
12
D
77Hassan LeonhardsenH. Leonhardsen
Roberto FerreiraR. Ferreira71
M
13
M
86Gudmundur Ingi SverrissonG. Sverrisson
Jamal Van Der LaanJ. Van Der Laan68
A
14
A
83Alexander KurthA. Kurth

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Deva Stadium where Chester City play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 20,872 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Chester City and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Stone.


0.00
Crystal Palace get the match underway!
6.06
Peter Thalhammer flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Fredgaard. Peter Fredgaard edges inside the box! Peter Fredgaard takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.11
Simon Rodgers threads a neat ball through to Krunoslav Prosinecki. Krunoslav Prosinecki chips the ball to his team mate, Javier Sanhueza. Javier Sanhueza cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
10.14
Seth Summerbell flicks a high pass forward. Marc Rommedahl collects the pass. Marc Rommedahl decides to run forward with the ball. Marc Rommedahl lofts in a cross ball towards Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva flicks the ball with his head. Vincent Morisot gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
14.17
Nicholas Pennant chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Thalhammer. Peter Thalhammer flicks a high pass forward. Javier Sanhueza collects the pass. Javier Sanhueza tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
16.11
Without breaking stride, Peter Thalhammer plays the ball forward to Krunoslav Prosinecki. Krunoslav Prosinecki shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
18.33
Marc Laursen flicks a high ball forward to Takis Venizelos who takes it down. Takis Venizelos advances inside the box! Morten Tomasson catches Takis Venizelos on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
21.11
Nicholas Pennant flicks a high pass forward. Cedric Versteeg controls it well on his chest. With vision, Cedric Versteeg laces a through ball forward to Peter Fredgaard. Peter Fredgaard advances inside the box! Peter Fredgaard comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
24.52
Morten Tomasson sees a break and surges forward. Morten Tomasson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Javier Sanhueza. Javier Sanhueza skips past Dave Mendez! Dave Mendez catches Javier Sanhueza on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
26.12
Seth Summerbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Sullivan. Andy Sullivan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Andy Sullivan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvain Van Den Herik but he's offside!
28.42
Andy Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik tries a spectacular long range effort. Vincent Morisot gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
30.32
Marc Rommedahl flicks a high ball forward to Silvain Van Den Herik who takes it down. Silvain Van Den Herik lofts in a cross ball towards Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.45
Andy Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball towards Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
42.49
Peter Thalhammer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Krunoslav Prosinecki. Krunoslav Prosinecki knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dave Mendez.
44.53
John Mason decides to run forward with the ball. John Mason shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Alfred Skora had no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chester City appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace also appear unchanged since the first half. The Chester City players seem much more motivated whilst the Crystal Palace players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chester City get the second half underway!
48.52
Nicholas Pennant surges forward with the ball. Nicholas Pennant deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Javier Sanhueza. Javier Sanhueza plays a one-two with Peter Fredgaard and rushes in on goal... Javier Sanhueza makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Alfred Skora gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
49.28
Marc Laursen makes a beautiful solo run. Marc Laursen lofts in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos beats his man to it with a header but Nicholas Pennant is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
53.26
Simon Rodgers takes a quick throw-in. Peter Thalhammer makes an attacking run forward. Peter Thalhammer kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Fredgaard but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.06
George De Romijn barges into Javier Sanhueza. The referee warns George De Romijn to calm down! Javier Sanhueza runs off the knock.
59.48
Seth Summerbell makes a beautiful solo run. Seth Summerbell knocks the ball forward to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva whips in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Vincent Morisot had no chance!! Goal for Chester City!
61.48
Chester City have made a substitution with Roberto Ferreira replacing Henning Flo .Crystal Palace have made 3 substitutions with Hassan Leonhardsen replacing Nicholas Pennant, Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson replacing Peter Thalhammer and Alexander Kurth replacing Krunoslav Prosinecki .
66.48
Seth Summerbell hacks Javier Sanhueza from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Javier Sanhueza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.25
Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson catches Marc Rommedahl on the ankles. The referee calls over Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson and warns him to calm down! Marc Rommedahl carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.59
Roberto Ferreira clumsily knocks into Simon Rodgers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Simon Rodgers grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.46
Andy Sullivan takes it forward alone. Andy Sullivan whips in a cross ball towards Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.58
Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson flicks a high ball forward to Peter Fredgaard who takes it down. Peter Fredgaard shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
81.43
Morten Tomasson flicks a high ball forward to Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson who takes it down. Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson makes a simple pass to Javier Sanhueza. Javier Sanhueza rushes past Seth Summerbell! Some good footwork from Javier Sanhueza provides some space. He shoots at goal but Alfred Skora reads it well. Great save!
83.23
Gudmundur Ingi Sverrisson flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Kurth controls it well on his chest. Alexander Kurth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.34
Cedric Versteeg kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Fredgaard. Peter Fredgaard threads the ball through into the box. Javier Sanhueza shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Chester City

Crystal Palace
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
31%
43.7%
25.3%

Scorers
Takis Venizelos 59
Peter Fredgaard 6, 21
John Mason 45
Javier Sanhueza 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Peter Fredgaard of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings