Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     LiverpoolLiverpool
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié85
G
1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra73
D
2
D
79Abraham DelatorreA. Delatorre
Corrado BigicaC. Bigica73
D
3
D
76Nicky MoffatN. Moffat
Thomas WallnerT. Wallner72
D
4
D
77Mikkel ContehM. Conteh
Hugo MorenoH. Moreno82
M
captain5captain
M
84Neil SeamanN. Seaman
Eduardo TeixeiraE. Teixeira77
M
6
M
81David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Roy ArtsR. Arts82
M
7
M
83Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero
Kevin McGroryK. McGrory81
M
8
M
82Kewullay CrovariK. Crovari
Cedric LurlingC. Lurling73
A
9
A
80Dean GranttD. Grantt
Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk77
A
10
A
72Jacob DrakeJ. Drake
Miguel MedinaM. Medina74
A
11
A
78Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara
 
Colin MatteoC. Matteo69
D
12
D
83Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg
Julian CamachoJ. Camacho77
M
13
M
82Mohammed De ClerM. De Cler
Pascal WielerP. Wieler72
A
14
A
83Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Crystal Palace and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.


0.00
Liverpool kick off and get the first half underway!
3.29
Patricio Caballero runs straight at the opposition's defence. Patricio Caballero skips past Corrado Bigica! Patricio Caballero muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Youssouf Olivier Sié!
12.42
Eduardo Teixeira sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Teixeira skips past Kewullay Crovari! Mikkel Conteh barges into Eduardo Teixeira. Penalty not given!!
14.51
Corrado Bigica makes a simple pass to Eduardo Teixeira. Eduardo Teixeira flicks a high pass forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk who brings the ball under control. Hryhoriy Oliynyk runs straight at the defence! Hryhoriy Oliynyk shoots from just inside the box. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.43
Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Seaman plays the ball forward to Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.58
Eduardo Teixeira flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fabricio Pereyra gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
20.11
Hugo Moreno knocks the ball forward to Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patricio Caballero.
22.09
Abraham Delatorre threads the ball through to Nicky Moffat. Nicky Moffat chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt lofts in a cross ball towards Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara makes a looping header on goal. Youssouf Olivier Sié effortlessly punches it away to safety.
24.29
Patricio Caballero chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Youssouf Olivier Sié!
26.41
Patricio Caballero catches Corrado Bigica on the ankles. Patricio Caballero is warned by the referee! Corrado Bigica hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.02
Patricio Caballero threads a neat ball through to Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Teixeira.
28.23
David Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Meziane Zerara holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Meziane Zerara runs straight at the defence! Meziane Zerara makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
32.15
Nicky Moffat pushes up the pitch. Nicky Moffat hits a low pass to Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jacob Drake!
36.38
Hugo Moreno darts forward. Hugo Moreno knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mikkel Conteh.
38.56
Patricio Caballero kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake lofts in a cross ball towards Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.48
Dean Grantt catches Roy Arts on the ankles. Dean Grantt is given a warning by the referee! Roy Arts carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Sebastian Segarra clumsily knocks into Mikkel Conteh. Sebastian Segarra is shown the yellow card! Mikkel Conteh stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Colin Matteo replacing Sebastian Segarra. Liverpool have changed their lineup with Mohammed De Cler replacing Neil Seaman. The Crystal Palace players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Crystal Palace kicking off!
47.48
Kewullay Crovari clumsily knocks into Roy Arts. Kewullay Crovari is shown the yellow card! Roy Arts runs off the knock.
48.03
Abraham Delatorre catches Cedric Lurling on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cedric Lurling runs off the knock.
49.54
Corrado Bigica plays the ball forward to Eduardo Teixeira. Eduardo Teixeira surges forward with the ball. Eduardo Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Fabricio Pereyra.
53.43
Miguel Medina threads a neat ball through to Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Medina and stumbles forward towards the goal... Cedric Lurling shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.28
Roy Arts threads the ball through to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.41
Thomas Wallner threads the ball through to Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
60.15
Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Julian Camacho replacing Roy Arts and Pascal Wieler replacing Hryhoriy Oliynyk .
63.44
Meziane Zerara makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt runs straight at the defence! Dean Grantt side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
67.43
Colin Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Kevin McGrory controls it well on his chest. Kevin McGrory sees Pascal Wieler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pascal Wieler rushes past David Quaresma! Pascal Wieler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
72.43
Julian Camacho hacks David Quaresma from behind! The referee calls over Julian Camacho and warns him to calm down! David Quaresma stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.40
Corrado Bigica sees space and advances. Corrado Bigica makes a probing pass to Julian Camacho. Julian Camacho knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Fabricio Pereyra reads it well. Good keeping!
75.15
Corrado Bigica flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Medina collects the pass. Miguel Medina whips in a cross ball towards Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Fabricio Pereyra manages to keep it out.
79.12
Julian Camacho receives the ball from a throw-in from Kevin McGrory. Julian Camacho threads the ball through to Kevin McGrory. Kevin McGrory finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Fabricio Pereyra!
81.22
Hugo Moreno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin McGrory. Kevin McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Wieler collects the pass. Pascal Wieler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Abraham Delatorre.
84.06
Crystal Palace are in full control of this game.
89.21
Mikkel Conteh makes a simple pass to Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara plays a quick one-two with Jacob Drake and rushes in on goal... Meziane Zerara side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
David Quaresma knocks the ball forward to Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Youssouf Olivier Sié who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Liverpool
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
30.3%
46.1%
23.7%

Scorers
Cedric Lurling 53
Jacob Drake 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cedric Lurling of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
7
2.Sebastian Segarra (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Corrado Bigica (DEF)
7
4.Thomas Wallner (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Moreno (MID)
7
6.Eduardo Teixeira (MID)
7
7.Roy Arts (MID)
6
8.Kevin McGrory (MID)
6
9.Cedric Lurling (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)
6
11.Miguel Medina (ATT)
7
 
12.Colin Matteo (DEF)
6
13.Julian Camacho (MID)
6
14.Pascal Wieler (ATT)
6

1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
8
2.Abraham Delatorre (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Nicky Moffat (DEF)
6
4.Mikkel Conteh (DEF)
6
5.Neil Seaman (MID)
6
6.David Quaresma (MID)
6
7.Patricio Caballero (MID)
7
8.Kewullay Crovari (MID)yellow card
5
9.Dean Grantt (ATT)
6
10.Jacob Drake (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Meziane Zerara (ATT)
8
 
12.Stefan Malmberg (DEF)
0
13.Mohammed De Cler (MID)
6
14.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)
0