Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Peterborough United. A crowd of 4,739 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Crystal Palace and Peterborough United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Peterborough United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.46
Sylvain Seaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Granville who gathers it comfortably.
10.39
Julian Laver passes the ball forward to Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd goes all the way! Rio Boyd cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
14.27
Ian Newton passes the ball forward to Sylvain Seaman. Sylvain Seaman flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.18
Danny Lloyd passes the ball forward to Morris Moore. Morris Moore tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.04
Sylvain Seaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alberto Granville!
27.15
Alun Neville passes the ball forward to Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer plays a perfect one-two with Rio Boyd and rushes in on goal... Jermaine Dyer tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
28.49
Scott Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Moore. Morris Moore goes all the way! Morris Moore shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
34.05
Frederico Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Gerrard. Mike Gerrard passes the ball forward to Stanley Lisbie. Stanley Lisbie goes all the way! Stanley Lisbie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.13
Danny Lloyd kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Moore. Morris Moore goes all the way! Morris Moore takes a shot at goal but somehow Graham Gardner manages to keep it out.
38.27
Max Barmby makes a probing pass to Danny Lloyd. Danny Lloyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Moore. Morris Moore knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Lisbie. Stanley Lisbie flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.35
Julian Laver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Quaresma.
45.00
Frederico Quaresma knocks the ball forward to Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Graham Gardner!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace kick off!
53.15
Mike Gerrard decides to run forward with the ball. Mike Gerrard shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.24
Danny Lloyd makes a simple pass to Morris Moore. Morris Moore shoots from 20 yards but Graham Gardner is on top of it.
63.24
Mike Gerrard threads the ball through to Stanley Lisbie. Stanley Lisbie tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.28
Neil Laver sees space and advances. Neil Laver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.58
Omer Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Seaman. Sylvain Seaman passes the ball forward to Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.29
Ian Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Seaman. Sylvain Seaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Granville who gathers it comfortably.
72.13
Del Myers knocks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Adams. Sylvain Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Morris Moore. Morris Moore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.43
Sylvain Seaman threads the ball through to Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Del Myers.
84.32
Sylvain Seaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer lofts in a cross ball towards Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Alberto Granville has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Rio Boyd of Peterborough United
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
25.7%
50%
24.3%

Scorers