Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 46 | | Max Lee | M. Lee | |||||||||
| Mohamed Djoudi | M. Djoudi |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 |  | Cataldo Zoppetti | C. Zoppetti | |||||||||
| Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Mark Holloway | M. Holloway | |||||||||
| Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Frank Holloway | F. Holloway | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Jason Dichio | J. Dichio | |||||||||
| Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Patrick Edwards | P. Edwards | |||||||||
| Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Oleg Howells | O. Howells | |||||||||
| Syd Terry | S. Terry | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 |  | Fouzi Elhamdaoui | F. Elhamdaoui | |||||||||
| Rio Taylor | R. Taylor | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Steve Walker | S. Walker | |||||||||
| Norman Mann | N. Mann | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alistair Murray | A. Murray | |||||||||
| Mervin Mckay | M. Mckay | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Lee Shaw | L. Shaw | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Gillingham. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Crystal Palace and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Crystal Palace and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Gillingham get the match underway!
6.24
0-0Mark Holloway surges forward with the ball. Mark Holloway chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.18
0-0Marc Peckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Syd Terry. Syd Terry chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Max Lee who gathers it comfortably.
12.39
Fouzi Elhamdaoui sees a break and surges forward. Fouzi Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.23
0-0Patrick Edwards threads the ball through to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray whips in a cross ball towards Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by David Lua-Lua!
36.25
0-0Oleg Howells comes in with a late challenge on Rio Taylor. Oleg Howells is shown the yellow card! Rio Taylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.53
0-0Fouzi Elhamdaoui clumsily knocks into Stephen Barrett. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Barrett grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.06
Mohamed Djoudi makes a beautiful solo run. Mohamed Djoudi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Fouzi Elhamdaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace get the second half underway!
48.54
Steve Walker sees space and advances. Steve Walker shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.11
1-0Garry Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
55.01
Rio Taylor makes a simple pass to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
59.29
Shaun Haynes kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
61.38
Fouzi Elhamdaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.57
Steve Walker threads the ball through to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.33
Oleg Howells passes the ball forward to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
75.32
Stephen Barrett knocks the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
84.09
Garry Meiklejohn takes it forward alone. Garry Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cataldo Zoppetti.
87.31
Fouzi Elhamdaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Graham Smith makes a simple pass to Stephen Barrett. Stephen Barrett threads the ball through to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Holloway.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
33.3%
49.3%
17.3%
Scorers
| Norman Mann 51 |