Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Rotherham United | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Mervin Salmon | M. Salmon | |||||||||
| Mohamed Djoudi | M. Djoudi |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 |  | Callum Gallacher | C. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Teddy Cadamarteri | T. Cadamarteri | |||||||||
| Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Nicky Croft | N. Croft | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | James Defoe | J. Defoe | |||||||||
| Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Ralph Mustoe | R. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Robert Watson | R. Watson | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 |  | Cesar Campos | C. Campos | |||||||||
| Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Jody Edwards | J. Edwards | |||||||||
| Syd Terry | S. Terry | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 45 | | Dion Bridges | D. Bridges | |||||||||
| Norman Mann | N. Mann | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Ugo Mccann | U. Mccann | |||||||||
| Mervin Mckay | M. Mckay | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Paul Kahn | P. Kahn | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Rotherham United. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Crystal Palace and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Crystal Palace and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace get the match underway!
6.35
0-0Shaun Haynes surges forward with the ball. Shaun Haynes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Mervin Salmon.
8.25
0-0Marc Peckham knocks the ball forward to Stephen Barrett. Stephen Barrett passes the ball forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Gallacher.
9.02
Robert Watson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Teddy Cadamarteri.
10.04
Cesar Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
12.29
0-0Mohamed Djoudi catches Ugo Mccann on the ankles. Mohamed Djoudi is given a warning by the referee! Ugo Mccann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.35
Syd Terry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mervin Salmon who gathers it comfortably.
16.05
0-0Garry Meiklejohn hacks Cesar Campos from behind! Garry Meiklejohn is warned by the referee! Cesar Campos carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.23
Stephen Barrett makes a simple pass to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.27
Garry Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Stephen Barrett. Stephen Barrett knocks the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from 20 yards but Mervin Salmon is on top of it.
27.55
Robert Watson surges forward with the ball. Robert Watson finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Mervin Salmon manages to gather it comfortably.
33.26
Callum Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Mustoe. Ralph Mustoe chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann goes all the way! Ugo Mccann takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but David Lua-Lua manages to gather it comfortably.
34.13
Robert Watson makes a simple pass to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by James Defoe.
36.33
Robert Watson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Mann. Norman Mann flicks the ball to his team mate, Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
42.09
Garry Meiklejohn brings the ball forward. Garry Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Gallacher.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Rotherham United start the second half!
48.58
Jody Edwards makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
49.09
0-0Shaun Haynes makes a probing pass to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.14
0-0Norman Mann catches Teddy Cadamarteri on the ankles. The referee calls over Norman Mann and shows him a yellow card! Teddy Cadamarteri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.23
Paul Kahn barges into Mohamed Djoudi. Paul Kahn is warned by the referee! Mohamed Djoudi stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.34
Jody Edwards passes the ball forward to Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.20
0-1Teddy Cadamarteri makes a probing pass to Dion Bridges. Dion Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.39
Robert Watson makes a simple pass to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.19
Jody Edwards passes the ball forward to Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann whips in a cross ball towards Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
83.20
Stephen Barrett knocks the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.57
Callum Gallacher barges into Norman Mann. The referee calls over Callum Gallacher and warns him to calm down! Norman Mann stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.19
Teddy Cadamarteri brings the ball forward. Teddy Cadamarteri makes a probing pass to Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mohamed Djoudi.
89.37
Graham Smith makes a simple pass to Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes knocks the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
21.2%
47.5%
31.2%
Scorers
| Norman Mann 89 | Ugo Mccann 67 |