Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     SunderlandSunderland
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Nuno Sousa Nuno Sousa
Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié84
G
1
G
80Oliver RahnO. Rahn
Alec BoothA. Booth72
D
2
D
77Fabian Van BeukeringF. Van Beukering
Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma76
D
3
D
79Martin CabreraM. Cabrera
Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra70
D
4captain
D
68Dean SmitheD. Smithe
Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois75
D
5
M
81Mohammed De ClerM. De Cler
Hugo MorenoH. Moreno81
M
6
M
84Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini
Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers85
M
7
M
85Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira
Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum85
M
8
M
82Luis KikoL. Kiko
Shota HillS. Hill76
A
9
A
95Adil ElkhatabiA. Elkhatabi
Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk76
A
10
A
87Bernardo BermudezB. Bermudez
Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari83
A
captain11
A
86Maksym YevstratenkoM. Yevstratenko
 
Ugo SmitheU. Smithe68
D
12
G
69Craig GoldbergC. Goldberg
Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero78
M
13
M
79Duncan MasonD. Mason
Rodolfo ReyesR. Reyes73
A
14
A
77Philippe BenyachouP. Benyachou

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Sunderland. 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 Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
Crystal Palace kick off!
2.15
Fabian Van Beukering flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Gamberini collects the pass. Jonathan Gamberini brings the ball forward. Jonathan Gamberini threads the ball through to Luis Kiko but he's offside!
3.28
Hryhoriy Oliynyk threads a neat ball through to Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.10
Hugo Moreno threads a neat ball through to Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk makes a deft header. Solid save from Oliver Rahn.
9.52
Fabian Van Beukering kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler chips the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Youssouf Olivier Sié!
12.11
Martin Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Mohammed De Cler controls it well on his chest. Mohammed De Cler makes a simple pass to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Kiko. Luis Kiko powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
15.28
Sebastian Segarra passes the ball forward to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oliver Rahn who gathers it comfortably.
18.55
Sylvain Jeffers knocks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk flicks a high pass forward. Shota Hill controls it well on his chest. Shota Hill shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Shota Hill!
22.25
Shota Hill catches Fabian Van Beukering in the face with his elbow. The referee motions to Shota Hill to come over. It's a red card!! Fabian Van Beukering carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.13
Roberto Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum flicks the ball to his team mate, Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari knocks in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
32.04
Wagneau Bourgois plays the ball forward to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum flicks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk makes a probing pass between the defence to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Oliver Rahn with no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
42.01
Marcel Birnbaum clumsily knocks into Mohammed De Cler. Marcel Birnbaum is shown the yellow card! Mohammed De Cler runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Sunderland kick off!
47.04
Ighli Cucciari chips the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
59.14
Roberto Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Hugo Moreno. Hugo Moreno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari knocks in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.14
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Rodolfo Reyes replacing Hryhoriy Oliynyk .
65.53
Jonathan Gamberini threads a neat ball through to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi whips in a cross ball towards Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez makes a deft header. It's there!! Youssouf Olivier Sié has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.36
Alec Booth knocks the ball forward to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari threads the ball through to Rodolfo Reyes. Rodolfo Reyes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.47
Hugo Moreno picks a pass forward to Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cucciari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ighli Cucciari lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Reyes. Rodolfo Reyes connects with a diving header. Oliver Rahn punches it away to safety.
75.20
With some swift thinking, Jonathan Gamberini plays the ball forward to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
81.40
Sebastian Segarra slams into Jonathan Gamberini with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Jonathan Gamberini runs off the knock.
83.06
Fabian Van Beukering makes a simple pass to Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Wagneau Bourgois.
85.18
Martin Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Kiko. Luis Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Adil Elkhatabi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adil Elkhatabi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wagneau Bourgois.
87.16
Crystal Palace are in full control of this game.
89.35
Martin Cabrera darts forward. Martin Cabrera plays a scrappy one-two with Adil Elkhatabi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ighli Cucciari clumsily knocks into Martin Cabrera. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
90.00
Joao Batista Ferreira passes the ball forward to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko plays a sublime one-two with Bernardo Bermudez and races in on goal... Some silky footwork from Maksym Yevstratenko provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

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

Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
33.3%
40%
26.7%

Scorers
Shota Hill 19
Ighli Cucciari 32
Hryhoriy Oliynyk 59
Bernardo Bermudez 66

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

Match Ratings