Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Coventry CityCoventry City
Computer Player Computer Player Mark Teahan Mark Teahan
Nicholas YoudsN. Youds68
G
1captain
G
77Stephan GyanS. Gyan
Urvin RoyU. Roy74
D
2
D
68Mariano BenfariM. Benfari
Manfa CasagrandeM. Casagrande69
D
captain3
D
68Antonino CampagnoloA. Campagnolo
David MccallD. Mccall65
D
4
D
70Gavin UpsonG. Upson
Kevin SchellK. Schell62
D
5
M
64Raffaele MandelliR. Mandelli
Nwankwo GalliN. Galli72
M
6
M
83Girolamo MiceliG. Miceli
Jamie DuberryJ. Duberry57
M
7
M
70Dario ServideiD. Servidei
Clive DaviesC. Davies57
M
8
M
73Erwin ElshotE. Elshot
Del CharlesD. Charles43
M
9
A
70Florian EiltsF. Eilts
Leon RahnL. Rahn65
A
10
A
70Gianpaolo MalafronteG. Malafronte
Matthieu JaurèsM. Jaurès59
A
11
A
64Antonio MenendezA. Menendez
 
David BoothD. Booth63
G
12
M
32Colin VassellC. Vassell
Stefan ChianeseS. Chianese58
A
13
M
35Dominic GlassD. Glass
Wayne BoydW. Boyd58
A
14
M
74Aimo ZilianiA. Ziliani

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 19,695 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Deane.


0.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace kick off!
4.48
Jamie Duberry clumsily knocks into Girolamo Miceli. The referee calls over Jamie Duberry and warns him to calm down! Girolamo Miceli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.56
Manfa Casagrande flicks a high pass forward. Jamie Duberry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jamie Duberry threads a neat ball through to Matthieu Jaurès. Matthieu Jaurès sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
9.47
Nwankwo Galli catches Dario Servidei on the ankles. Nwankwo Galli is shown the yellow card! Dario Servidei runs off the knock.
12.19
Antonino Campagnolo makes a probing pass to Erwin Elshot. Erwin Elshot sees a break and surges forward. Erwin Elshot lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Florian Eilts!
22.25
Gavin Upson flicks a high pass forward. Dario Servidei holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dario Servidei flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manfa Casagrande.
24.26
Dario Servidei flicks a high ball forward to Gianpaolo Malafronte who takes it down. Gianpaolo Malafronte lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
32.36
Gavin Upson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Raffaele Mandelli. Raffaele Mandelli flicks a high pass forward. Gianpaolo Malafronte collects the pass. Gianpaolo Malafronte whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.04
Raffaele Mandelli knocks the ball forward to Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Urvin Roy.
38.02
Erwin Elshot threads a neat ball through to Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.11
With a delightful solo run, Girolamo Miceli stretches the opposition's defence. Girolamo Miceli whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Nicholas Youds!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City kick off!
47.16
Without breaking stride, David Mccall plays the ball forward to Jamie Duberry. Jamie Duberry knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthieu Jaurès. Matthieu Jaurès runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Matthieu Jaurès provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.42
Nwankwo Galli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Rahn. Leon Rahn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
51.20
Florian Eilts catches David Mccall on the ankles. The referee brings Florian Eilts to one side and gives him a warning! David Mccall runs off the knock.
53.40
Jamie Duberry hacks Girolamo Miceli from behind! The referee brings Jamie Duberry to one side and gives him another warning! Girolamo Miceli grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.34
Dario Servidei knocks the ball forward to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Kevin Schell steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
60.24
Raffaele Mandelli knocks the ball forward to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.22
Raffaele Mandelli kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez whips in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Malafronte. Manfa Casagrande barges into Gianpaolo Malafronte. Penalty not given!!
66.25
Antonino Campagnolo hits a low pass to Dario Servidei. Dario Servidei flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Menendez controls it well on his chest. Antonio Menendez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.39
Jamie Duberry passes the ball forward to Matthieu Jaurès. Matthieu Jaurès knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Rahn. Leon Rahn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Stephan Gyan gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
83.28
Manfa Casagrande catches Antonio Menendez on the ankles. Manfa Casagrande is shown the yellow card! Antonio Menendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.40
Antonino Campagnolo threads a neat ball through to Dario Servidei. Dario Servidei knocks the ball forward to Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Menendez. Antonio Menendez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Nicholas Youds is on top of it.
90.00
Showing composure, Nwankwo Galli picks a pass forward to Matthieu Jaurès. Matthieu Jaurès shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Coventry City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.9%
53.1%
Play Area
30.9%
45.7%
23.5%

Scorers
Leon Rahn 48
Florian Eilts 12, 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Florian Eilts of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Nicholas Youds (GK)
6
2.Urvin Roy (DEF)
6
3.Manfa Casagrande (DEF)yellow card
7
4.David Mccall (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Schell (DEF)
6
6.Nwankwo Galli (MID)yellow card
6
7.Jamie Duberry (MID)
6
8.Clive Davies (MID)
6
9.Del Charles (MID)
6
10.Leon Rahn (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Matthieu Jaurès (ATT)
6
 
12.David Booth (GK)
0
13.Stefan Chianese (ATT)
0
14.Wayne Boyd (ATT)
0

1.Stephan Gyan (GK)
6
2.Mariano Benfari (DEF)
6
3.Antonino Campagnolo (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Upson (DEF)
6
5.Raffaele Mandelli (MID)
6
6.Girolamo Miceli (MID)
6
7.Dario Servidei (MID)
7
8.Erwin Elshot (MID)
7
9.Florian Eilts (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Gianpaolo Malafronte (ATT)
7
11.Antonio Menendez (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Vassell (MID)
0
13.Dominic Glass (MID)
0
14.Aimo Ziliani (MID)
0