Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicholas YoudsN. Youds68
G
1
G
60Paul DrakeP. Drake
Adrian MorrisA. Morris74
D
2
D
67Daniele JobsonD. Jobson
Urvin RoyU. Roy73
D
captain3
D
65Dion CarrickD. Carrick
Manfa CasagrandeM. Casagrande69
D
4
D
59Chris UnsworthC. Unsworth
David MccallD. Mccall65
D
5
D
56Gavin WainwrightG. Wainwright
Nwankwo GalliN. Galli72
M
6
M
72Danny SouthgateD. Southgate
Clive DaviesC. Davies57
M
7captain
M
61Damien SimonsenD. Simonsen
Del CharlesD. Charles40
M
8
M
58Craig JohnstoneC. Johnstone
Colin JobsonC. Jobson39
M
9
M
51Sebastiao RegoS. Rego
Leon RahnL. Rahn64
A
10
A
75Dave EtheringtonD. Etherington
Ian SerrantI. Serrant64
A
11
A
71Norman HughesN. Hughes
 
Stefan ChianeseS. Chianese58
A
12
A
66Paolo Lua-LuaP. Lua-Lua
Wayne BoydW. Boyd58
A
13
D
51Francis KingF. King
Graham SmithG. Smith50
A
14
M
48Arthur ParkerA. Parker

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 9,419 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Crystal Palace and Leeds United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Cole.


0.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace kick off!
16.56
Danny Southgate flicks a high pass forward. Norman Hughes collects the pass. Norman Hughes shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
18.20
Manfa Casagrande threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Galli. Nwankwo Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Rahn. Leon Rahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.04
Sebastiao Rego clumsily knocks into Urvin Roy. The referee calls over Sebastiao Rego and shows him a yellow card! Urvin Roy runs off the knock.
21.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Craig Johnstone plays the ball forward to Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Nicholas Youds manages to keep it out.
26.50
Manfa Casagrande kicks a strong pass forward to Del Charles. Del Charles runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Del Charles rushes past Chris Unsworth! Del Charles tries a spectacular strike but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
27.45
Norman Hughes catches Urvin Roy on the ankles. Norman Hughes is shown the yellow card! Urvin Roy carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Del Charles plays the ball forward to Leon Rahn. Leon Rahn shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.45
Craig Johnstone brings the ball forward. Craig Johnstone rushes past Adrian Morris! Craig Johnstone cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
38.07
Chris Unsworth clumsily knocks into Nwankwo Galli. Chris Unsworth is shown the yellow card! Nwankwo Galli runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Leeds United kick off the second half!
48.02
Danny Southgate sees Dave Etherington in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dave Etherington sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Nicholas Youds.
57.36
Sebastiao Rego surges forward with the ball. Sebastiao Rego shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Nicholas Youds. Excellent save.
60.27
Leeds United have made a substitution with Arthur Parker replacing Dave Etherington .
65.51
Chris Unsworth takes a long throw-in. Gavin Wainwright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.02
Manfa Casagrande sees Colin Jobson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Jobson kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Rahn. Leon Rahn lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Serrant. Ian Serrant flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
77.17
Leeds United have made a substitution with Francis King replacing Craig Johnstone .
83.36
Urvin Roy sees space and advances. Urvin Roy makes a probing pass to Ian Serrant. Ian Serrant knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Drake who gathers it comfortably.
84.52
Adrian Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Clive Davies. Clive Davies sees space and advances. Clive Davies advances inside the box! Clive Davies muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Paul Drake is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Leeds United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
30.9%
48.5%
20.6%

Scorers
Clive Davies 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Clive Davies of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Nicholas Youds (GK)
7
2.Adrian Morris (DEF)
7
3.Urvin Roy (DEF)
7
4.Manfa Casagrande (DEF)
6
5.David Mccall (DEF)
6
6.Nwankwo Galli (MID)
7
7.Clive Davies (MID)goal scored
9
8.Del Charles (MID)
7
9.Colin Jobson (MID)
7
10.Leon Rahn (ATT)
6
11.Ian Serrant (ATT)
6
 
12.Stefan Chianese (ATT)
0
13.Wayne Boyd (ATT)
0
14.Graham Smith (ATT)
0

1.Paul Drake (GK)
6
2.Daniele Jobson (DEF)
6
3.Dion Carrick (DEF)
6
4.Chris Unsworth (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Gavin Wainwright (DEF)
6
6.Danny Southgate (MID)
6
7.Damien Simonsen (MID)
6
8.Craig Johnstone (MID)
7
9.Sebastiao Rego (MID)yellow card
6
10.Dave Etherington (ATT)
6
11.Norman Hughes (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Paolo Lua-Lua (ATT)
0
13.Francis King (DEF)
6
14.Arthur Parker (MID)
6