Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Oxford United | Oxford United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 |  | Luis Nazario Altafini | L. Altafini | |||||||||
| Mohamed Djoudi | M. Djoudi |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Malcolm Murphy | M. Murphy | |||||||||
| Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Trevor Godber | T. Godber | |||||||||
| Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 |  | Nicola Ganz | N. Ganz | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Matthew Moffat | M. Moffat | |||||||||
| Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Nigel Boyd | N. Boyd | |||||||||
| Robert Watson | R. Watson | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Ian Lloyd | I. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Antonio Andrade | A. Andrade | |||||||||
| Syd Terry | S. Terry | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Jonathan Di Bari | J. Di Bari | |||||||||
| Norman Mann | N. Mann | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Steve Oakley | S. Oakley | |||||||||
| Mervin Mckay | M. Mckay | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 |  | Elena Marquez | E. Marquez | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 4,880 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Crystal Palace and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Crystal Palace and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace kick off!
4.43
0-0Shaun Haynes threads the ball through to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.55
0-0Shaun Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Mann. Norman Mann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Luis Nazario Altafini!
9.52
Syd Terry passes the ball forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthew Moffat.
10.04
0-0Syd Terry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
14.07
Garry Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes makes a simple pass to Norman Mann. Norman Mann tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.29
Nicola Ganz decides to run forward with the ball. Nicola Ganz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
21.54
0-0Norman Mann comes in with a late challenge on Nicola Ganz. The referee calls over Norman Mann and shows him a yellow card! Nicola Ganz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.33
Marc Peckham kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Watson. Robert Watson sees space and advances. Robert Watson tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Luis Nazario Altafini!
30.24
Marc Peckham takes it forward alone. Marc Peckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Marc Peckham makes a simple pass to Syd Terry. Syd Terry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
49.48
0-0Matthew Moffat hacks Norman Mann from behind! The referee calls over Matthew Moffat and warns him to calm down! Norman Mann stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.49
Syd Terry threads the ball through to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay whips in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
59.46
Trevor Godber knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Boyd. Nigel Boyd knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.20
Antonio Andrade hacks Stephen Barrett from behind! Antonio Andrade is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Barrett grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.47
Marc Peckham kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Barrett. Stephen Barrett makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Luis Nazario Altafini.
66.16
0-0Trevor Godber controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Andrade. Antonio Andrade decides to run forward with the ball. Antonio Andrade knocks the ball forward to Elena Marquez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.14
Nigel Boyd hacks Syd Terry from behind! Nigel Boyd is warned by the referee! Syd Terry stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.47
0-0Crystal Palace are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
77.07
Nigel Boyd threads the ball through to Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
83.13
Shaun Haynes threads the ball through to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.06
Jonathan Di Bari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.24
Stephen Barrett threads the ball through to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Ian Lloyd makes a probing pass to Elena Marquez. Elena Marquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Oakley. Steve Oakley tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
22.4%
50%
27.6%