Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David MoncurD. Moncur54
G
1
G
54Ugo DefoeU. Defoe
Nwankwo LeeN. Lee59
D
2
D
60Oleg JoachimO. Joachim
Max ThirlwellM. Thirlwell52
D
3
D
59Ruben CarvalhoR. Carvalho
Ighli AdamiI. Adami50
D
4
D
55Nicola C. PasqualinN. Pasqualin
Kevin ShieldsK. Shields44
D
5
D
53Harris FuchsH. Fuchs
Carl LinekerC. Lineker53
M
6
M
64Damien CampbellD. Campbell
Matt WilsonM. Wilson47
M
7captain
M
61Daniele BarrettD. Barrett
Damien CleggD. Clegg45
M
captain8
M
60Peter WrightP. Wright
John IzzetJ. Izzet56
A
9
A
63Oleg GoldbergO. Goldberg
Neil FergusonN. Ferguson53
A
10
A
62Kevin LisbieK. Lisbie
Giampietro PinziG. Pinzi53
A
11
A
52Peter McgovernP. Mcgovern
 
Alexander BeattieA. Beattie49
G
12
M
59Billy WardB. Ward
Lomano CutlerL. Cutler44
A
13
G
51Sylvain AllmanS. Allman
Thierry GuppyT. Guppy43
M
14
M
50Thierry GrondinT. Grondin

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Northampton Town. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Crystal Palace and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Neville.


0.00
Crystal Palace start the match!
2.58
Carl Lineker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giampietro Pinzi. Giampietro Pinzi knocks the ball forward to Neil Ferguson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.05
Without breaking stride, Daniele Barrett plays the ball forward to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg cuts inside the box! Oleg Goldberg looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
10.02
Nwankwo Lee makes a simple pass to Damien Clegg. Damien Clegg makes an attacking run forward. Damien Clegg shoots from outside the area but somehow Ugo Defoe manages to keep it out.
15.50
Damien Clegg plays the ball forward to Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oleg Joachim.
16.41
With imagination, Matt Wilson plays the ball forward to Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Giampietro Pinzi. Giampietro Pinzi makes a looping header on goal. Nicola C. Pasqualin steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
18.15
Giampietro Pinzi comes in with a late challenge on Ruben Carvalho. Giampietro Pinzi is warned by the referee! Ruben Carvalho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.11
Nicola C. Pasqualin makes a simple pass to Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett flicks a high pass forward. Peter Mcgovern controls it well on his chest. Peter Mcgovern whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.13
Damien Clegg advances with the ball. Damien Clegg plays a scrappy one-two with Giampietro Pinzi and advances towards the goal... Damien Clegg strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
28.10
Max Thirlwell hacks Oleg Goldberg from behind! Max Thirlwell is shown the yellow card! Oleg Goldberg carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.35
Ruben Carvalho catches Neil Ferguson on the ankles. Ruben Carvalho is warned by the referee! Neil Ferguson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.32
Max Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Carl Lineker controls it well on his chest. Carl Lineker threads the ball through to John Izzet. John Izzet shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
39.14
Peter Wright sees Peter Mcgovern in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Mcgovern controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but David Moncur is on top of it.
40.08
Oleg Goldberg catches Nwankwo Lee on the ankles. The referee warns Oleg Goldberg to calm down! Nwankwo Lee runs off the knock.
44.59
Kevin Shields chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Wilson. Matt Wilson makes a probing pass to John Izzet. John Izzet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
45.00
Damien Clegg threads a neat ball through to Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson passes the ball forward but Giampietro Pinzi is offside!
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. Northampton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Northampton Town kick off and get the second half underway!
49.37
Peter Wright flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Lisbie controls it well on his chest. Kevin Lisbie shoots from 20 yards but somehow David Moncur manages to keep it out.
51.27
Kevin Shields threads a neat ball through to Carl Lineker. Carl Lineker sees John Izzet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Izzet whips in a cross ball towards Giampietro Pinzi. Giampietro Pinzi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's well over the bar!
54.20
Ruben Carvalho flicks a high pass forward to Peter Wright who brings the ball under control. Peter Wright makes a probing pass to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie whips in a cross ball towards Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.07
Nwankwo Lee comes in with a late challenge on Peter Mcgovern. Nwankwo Lee is shown the yellow card! Peter Mcgovern stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.01
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Thierry Guppy replacing Giampietro Pinzi .
63.27
Carl Lineker comes in with a late challenge on Harris Fuchs. The referee calls over Carl Lineker and shows him a yellow card! Harris Fuchs runs off the knock.
66.48
Damien Clegg flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson plays a scrappy one-two with John Izzet and advances towards the goal... Nicola C. Pasqualin hacks Neil Ferguson from behind! Neil Ferguson appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
67.50
Harris Fuchs receives the ball from a throw-in from Ruben Carvalho. Harris Fuchs passes the ball forward to Damien Campbell. Damien Campbell passes the ball forward to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow David Moncur manages to keep it out.
71.18
Nicola C. Pasqualin sees space and advances. Nicola C. Pasqualin knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie whips in a cross ball towards Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
73.27
Daniele Barrett threads a neat ball through to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg threads a neat, attacking ball through to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but is denied by David Moncur. Excellent save.
77.58
Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Alexander Beattie replacing Kevin Shields and Lomano Cutler replacing Carl Lineker and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.61
Daniele Barrett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie shoots from distance but somehow David Moncur manages to keep it out.
81.55
Ighli Adami takes it forward alone. Seeing a gap ahead, Ighli Adami plays the ball forward to Damien Clegg. Damien Clegg kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Ferguson but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.47
Peter Wright sees space and advances. Peter Wright skips past Ighli Adami! Peter Wright looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but David Moncur smothers it!
87.09
Matt Wilson barges into Daniele Barrett. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniele Barrett runs off the knock.
90.00
Max Thirlwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lomano Cutler. Lomano Cutler flicks a high ball forward to Thierry Guppy who takes it down. Thierry Guppy flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Northampton Town
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.3%
47.7%
Play Area
29.1%
41.9%
29.1%

Scorers
Kevin Lisbie 20
Peter Mcgovern 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Lisbie of Northampton Town

Match Ratings
1.David Moncur (GK)
8
2.Nwankwo Lee (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Max Thirlwell (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Ighli Adami (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Shields (DEF)
6
6.Carl Lineker (MID)yellow card
6
7.Matt Wilson (MID)yellow card
6
8.Damien Clegg (MID)
7
9.John Izzet (ATT)
6
10.Neil Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Giampietro Pinzi (ATT)
5
 
12.Alexander Beattie (GK)
6
13.Lomano Cutler (ATT)
6
14.Thierry Guppy (MID)
6

1.Ugo Defoe (GK)
7
2.Oleg Joachim (DEF)
6
3.Ruben Carvalho (DEF)
6
4.Nicola C. Pasqualin (DEF)
7
5.Harris Fuchs (DEF)
6
6.Damien Campbell (MID)
6
7.Daniele Barrett (MID)
7
8.Peter Wright (MID)
7
9.Oleg Goldberg (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Lisbie (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Peter Mcgovern (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Billy Ward (MID)
0
13.Sylvain Allman (GK)
0
14.Thierry Grondin (MID)
0