Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 19,867 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Armstrong.


0.00
Stockport County kick off!
3.33
Torsten Völler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, João Osorio. João Osorio flicks a high pass forward. Kurt Denneboom controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Kurt Denneboom muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.20
Panagiotis Tsigos clumsily knocks into Graeme Mason. The referee calls over Panagiotis Tsigos and warns him to calm down! Graeme Mason runs off the knock.
9.53
Fatik Kasmi hacks Nwankwo Galli from behind! The referee brings Fatik Kasmi to one side and gives him a warning! Nwankwo Galli stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.19
Panagiotis Tsigos passes the ball forward to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
16.04
Anthony Etherington knocks the ball to his team mate, João Osorio. João Osorio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicholas Youds who gathers it comfortably.
26.41
Clive Davies threads a neat ball through to Matthieu Jaurès. Matthieu Jaurès flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Rahn. Leon Rahn shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Vito Colasante gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
28.19
Jørgen Hakansson hacks Kevin Schell from behind! Jørgen Hakansson is warned by the referee! Kevin Schell runs off the knock.
30.18
Panagiotis Tsigos threads a neat ball through to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson cuts inside the box! Jørgen Hakansson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.40
Torsten Völler flicks a high pass forward to João Osorio who brings the ball under control. João Osorio runs straight at the defence! David Mccall hacks João Osorio from behind! João Osorio appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
39.05
Alessio Sotgia flicks a high pass forward to Fatik Kasmi who brings the ball under control. Fatik Kasmi flicks a high pass forward. Jørgen Hakansson controls it well on his chest. Jørgen Hakansson lofts in a cross ball towards Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
42.35
Kevin Schell flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Mason collects the pass. Graeme Mason knocks the ball forward to Leon Rahn. Leon Rahn tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
45.00
Clive Davies flicks a high pass forward. Matthieu Jaurès holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthieu Jaurès tries a spectacular long range effort but Vito Colasante is on top of it.
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. Stockport County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Crystal Palace kick off and get the second half underway!
49.45
David Mccall flicks a high ball forward to Clive Davies who takes it down. Clive Davies knocks the ball forward to Matthieu Jaurès. Matthieu Jaurès knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.18
Jamie Duberry threads the ball through to Matthieu Jaurès. Matthieu Jaurès shoots from 20 yards but Vito Colasante reads it well. Well saved!
60.32
Stockport County have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Altomare replacing Sieme De Graef, Ivan Pastor replacing Panagiotis Tsigos and Craig Simonsen replacing Jørgen Hakansson .
71.42
Matthieu Jaurès hacks Franceco Foggia from behind! Matthieu Jaurès is shown the yellow card! Franceco Foggia stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.41
Kevin Schell advances with the ball. Kevin Schell flicks a high pass forward to Leon Rahn who brings the ball under control. Leon Rahn shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Vito Colasante!
73.15
Fatik Kasmi threads a neat ball through to Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen chips the ball to his team mate, Kurt Denneboom. Some silky footwork from Kurt Denneboom provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Nicholas Youds!
75.46
Anthony Etherington threads a neat ball through to Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Nicholas Youds.
76.09
Torsten Völler takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Fatik Kasmi. Fatik Kasmi chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Nicholas Youds scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
77.44
Anthony Etherington threads a neat ball through to Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
81.48
David Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jamie Duberry. Jamie Duberry laces a weighted ball forward to Leon Rahn. Leon Rahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.13
Anthony Etherington barges into Clive Davies. Anthony Etherington is shown the yellow card! Clive Davies carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.37
Franceco Foggia threads a neat ball through to Torsten Völler. Torsten Völler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
34.2%
44.7%
21.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kurt Denneboom of Stockport County

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