Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Robinson | P. Robinson |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Matt Crooks | M. Crooks | |||||||||
| Danny Kitson | D. Kitson | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Dennis Holloway | D. Holloway | |||||||||
| Dean Lloyd | D. Lloyd | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Alex Davidson | A. Davidson | |||||||||
| Stefan Baronchelli | S. Baronchelli |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Jacob Neville | J. Neville | |||||||||
| Nicolas Marquez | N. Marquez |  | 60 | D | | 5 | | M | 58 | | Simon Mckay | S. Mckay | |||||||||
| Urvin Kooistra | U. Kooistra |  | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Adrian Campbell | A. Campbell | |||||||||
| Jamie Vassell | J. Vassell | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Kevin Greaves | K. Greaves | |||||||||
| Steve Grantt | S. Grantt | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Tony Armstrong | T. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Billy Goldberg | B. Goldberg | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Robert Patterson | R. Patterson | |||||||||
| Duarte Lopes | D. Lopes |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Morris Greaves | M. Greaves | |||||||||
| Ray Sullo | R. Sullo | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Martin Laycock | M. Laycock | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 9,375 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cheltenham Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cheltenham Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Cheltenham Town get the match underway!
4.20
0-0Steve Grantt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.47
0-1Simon Mckay makes a simple pass to Robert Patterson. Robert Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Martin Laycock. Martin Laycock directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
10.19
0-1Jamie Vassell knocks the ball forward to Duarte Lopes. Duarte Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Davidson.
12.02
Stefan Baronchelli threads the ball through to Jamie Vassell. Jamie Vassell passes the ball forward to Duarte Lopes. Duarte Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Davidson.
16.42
Simon Mckay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Laycock. Martin Laycock kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Greaves. Morris Greaves shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.31
Stefan Baronchelli chips the ball to his team mate, Jamie Vassell. Jamie Vassell takes it forward alone. Jamie Vassell goes all the way! Jamie Vassell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
30.39
Dean Lloyd knocks the ball forward to Steve Grantt. Steve Grantt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Lopes. Duarte Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.42
Jamie Vassell threads the ball through to Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.41
Urvin Kooistra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Lopes. Duarte Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
39.38
2-2Steve Grantt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Lopes. Duarte Lopes directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Matt Crooks manages to keep it out.
44.48
Adrian Campbell knocks the ball forward to Martin Laycock. Martin Laycock shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
Steve Grantt makes a probing pass to Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Crooks who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Crystal Palace start the second half!
48.45
Urvin Kooistra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo goes all the way! Ray Sullo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
49.09
Stefan Baronchelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Urvin Kooistra. Urvin Kooistra chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.24
Jamie Vassell makes a probing pass to Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg plays a perfect one-two with Ray Sullo and rushes in on goal... Billy Goldberg cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.32
Jamie Vassell knocks the ball forward to Duarte Lopes. Duarte Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.34
Steve Grantt knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Lopes. Duarte Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.25
Steve Grantt makes a probing pass to Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg lofts in a cross ball towards Duarte Lopes. Duarte Lopes heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Matt Crooks.
63.05
2-2Cheltenham Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
65.49
Cheltenham Town are easily keeping Crystal Palace at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
71.44
Nicolas Marquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Grantt. Steve Grantt makes a probing pass to Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Matt Crooks!
72.52
2-2Simon Mckay makes a simple pass to Martin Laycock. Martin Laycock knocks the ball forward to Morris Greaves but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
73.02
Jacob Neville chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Campbell. Adrian Campbell makes a probing pass to Robert Patterson. Robert Patterson tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.39
Urvin Kooistra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg plays a perfect one-two with Ray Sullo and rushes in on goal... Billy Goldberg rockets a shot on goal. Billy Goldberg scores for Crystal Palace!!
83.14
Stefan Baronchelli knocks the ball forward to Jamie Vassell. Jamie Vassell knocks the ball forward to Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.35
Adrian Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Patterson. Robert Patterson lofts in a cross ball towards Morris Greaves. Morris Greaves directs the ball goalwards with his head. Morris Greaves scores for Cheltenham Town!!
90.00
3-3Urvin Kooistra clumsily knocks into Kevin Greaves. The referee calls over Urvin Kooistra and warns him to calm down! Kevin Greaves runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.4%
29.6%
Play Area
22.5%
45.1%
32.4%
Scorers
| Ray Sullo 30 Billy Goldberg 33, 79 | Martin Laycock 6 Morris Greaves 16, 84 |