Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Stoke CityStoke City
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Jamie Downing Jamie Downing
David RenardD. Renard76
G
1
G
68Norman BeckhamN. Beckham
Jeroen LatuheruJ. Latuheru72
D
2
D
67Edmundo PerezE. Perez
Alec BoothA. Booth71
D
3
D
68Fernando DuranF. Duran
Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma75
D
4
D
72Karim LatuheruK. Latuheru
Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois74
D
5
M
75Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn
Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers83
M
6
M
86Marcos PrietoM. Prieto
Yoichi SatoY. Sato83
M
captain7
M
73Graham KingG. King
Jurek MalkowskiJ. Malkowski79
M
8
M
69Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez
Shota HillS. Hill74
A
9
A
70Cliff van der HoekC. van der Hoek
Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk74
A
10captain
A
73Norman JohnsonN. Johnson
Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari83
A
11
A
73Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
 
Rafael RuizR. Ruiz71
D
12
G
67Norman CampbellN. Campbell
David AssouD. Assou80
M
13
D
70Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra
Raymond TalanR. Talan73
A
14
D
70Eddie TilerE. Tiler

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Stoke City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Davis.


0.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace get the match underway!
2.46
Jurek Malkowski flicks a high pass forward. Shota Hill controls it well on his chest. Shota Hill runs straight at the defence! Karim Latuheru hacks Shota Hill from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
12.52
Sylvain Jeffers threads a neat ball through to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk whips in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari heads the ball goalwards but Norman Beckham is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
14.46
Jurek Malkowski receives the ball from a throw-in from Sylvain Jeffers. Jurek Malkowski sees Ighli Cucciari in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ighli Cucciari whips in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Norman Beckham effortlessly picks it out of the air!
16.18
Jurek Malkowski receives the ball from a throw-in from Yoichi Sato. Jurek Malkowski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shota Hill. Shota Hill plays a quick one-two with Hryhoriy Oliynyk and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Shota Hill provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
21.42
Sylvain Jeffers sees a break and surges forward. Sylvain Jeffers shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
22.15
Jurek Malkowski flicks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.30
Fernando Duran threads a neat ball through to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.42
Shota Hill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk skips past Fernando Duran! Hryhoriy Oliynyk takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
30.44
Yoichi Sato flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cucciari collects the pass. Ighli Cucciari whips in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
32.27
Eduardo Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward to Cliff van der Hoek who brings the ball under control. Cliff van der Hoek passes the ball forward but Norman Johnson is offside!
34.23
Eduardo Gonzalez hacks Sylvain Jeffers from behind! Eduardo Gonzalez is shown the yellow card! Sylvain Jeffers runs off the knock.
39.32
Jeroen Latuheru flicks a high pass forward. Jurek Malkowski collects the pass. Jurek Malkowski runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jurek Malkowski lofts in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk connects with a diving header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hryhoriy Oliynyk!
42.45
Crystal Palace are playing very defensively.
44.35
Jurek Malkowski flicks a high pass forward. Yoichi Sato holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yoichi Sato flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cucciari collects the pass. Ighli Cucciari whips in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Norman Campbell replacing Marcos Prieto and Garry Dijkstra replacing Graham King.

45.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City get the second half underway!
53.54
Fernando Duran catches Ighli Cucciari on the ankles. The referee brings Fernando Duran to one side and gives him a warning! Ighli Cucciari stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.00
With some swift thinking, Edmundo Perez plays the ball forward to Garry Dijkstra. With a delightful solo run, Garry Dijkstra stretches the opposition's defence. Garry Dijkstra tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.05
Karim Latuheru flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia controls it well on his chest. Claudio Garcia cuts inside the box! Claudio Garcia cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stoke City!
71.48
Crystal Palace are in full control of this game.
73.10
Jeroen Latuheru flicks a high pass forward. Yoichi Sato controls it well on his chest. Yoichi Sato threads the ball through to Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Karim Latuheru.
77.16
Yoichi Sato passes the ball forward to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari knocks in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
81.42
Karim Latuheru knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Campbell. Norman Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Gonzalez. Eduardo Gonzalez runs straight at the defence! Eduardo Gonzalez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eduardo Gonzalez!
84.12
Norman Campbell catches Yoichi Sato on the ankles. The referee warns Norman Campbell to calm down! Yoichi Sato carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.16
Alec Booth plays the ball forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Norman Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
89.21
Alec Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Shota Hill. Shota Hill whips in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Karim Latuheru hacks Ighli Cucciari from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
89.21
The referee points to the spot..
90.00
Hryhoriy Oliynyk slowly runs up. It's in!! Norman Beckham had no chance!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Stoke City
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.7%
34.3%
Play Area
22.9%
50%
27.1%

Scorers
Hryhoriy Oliynyk 39, 90 (p)
Claudio Garcia 63
Eduardo Gonzalez 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hryhoriy Oliynyk of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.David Renard (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Latuheru (DEF)
6
3.Alec Booth (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Wagneau Bourgois (DEF)
6
6.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
7
7.Yoichi Sato (MID)
6
8.Jurek Malkowski (MID)
8
9.Shota Hill (ATT)
7
10.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ighli Cucciari (ATT)
7
 
12.Rafael Ruiz (DEF)
0
13.David Assou (MID)
0
14.Raymond Talan (ATT)
0

1.Norman Beckham (GK)
8
2.Edmundo Perez (DEF)
6
3.Fernando Duran (DEF)
6
4.Karim Latuheru (DEF)
7
5.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
6.Marcos Prieto (MID)
6
7.Graham King (MID)
6
8.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
9.Cliff van der Hoek (ATT)
6
10.Norman Johnson (ATT)
6
11.Claudio Garcia (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Norman Campbell (GK)
6
13.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
14.Eddie Tiler (DEF)
0