Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié85
G
1
G
69John LecocqJ. Lecocq
Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra73
D
2
D
69John InceJ. Ince
Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma77
D
3captain
D
68Tony GaillotT. Gaillot
Corrado BigicaC. Bigica73
D
4
D
70George McgovernG. Mcgovern
Roy ArtsR. Arts82
M
5
M
68Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza
Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers88
M
captain6
M
74Dami‘n van der LindenD. van der Linden
Hugo MorenoH. Moreno82
M
7
M
66Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita
Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez76
M
8
M
65Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
Cedric LurlingC. Lurling73
A
9
A
71Brahim SilvaB. Silva
Shota HillS. Hill77
A
10
A
69Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
Miguel MedinaM. Medina75
A
11
A
71Steven DrakeS. Drake
 
Paul FreundP. Freund71
D
12
D
64Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli
Eduardo TeixeiraE. Teixeira77
M
13
M
47Brian PallisterB. Pallister
Pascal WielerP. Wieler72
A
14
A
68Rio ScalesR. Scales

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Crystal Palace and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace get the match underway!
4.15
Andy Mcinnes makes a probing pass to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
9.23
Roberto Quaresma passes the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill whips in a cross ball towards Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.09
John Ince passes the ball forward to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist passes the ball forward to Steven Drake. Steven Drake whips in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Eduardo Gonzalez is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
15.06
Eduardo Gonzalez chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina threads a neat ball through to Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but John Lecocq manages to gather it easily.
20.37
George Mcgovern plays the ball forward to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva puts a great ball through. Yasushi Kaita runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
26.14
Sebastian Segarra pushes up the pitch. Sebastian Segarra passes the ball forward to Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina lofts in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill flicks the ball with his head but Tony Gaillot is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
28.43
Heitor De Souza flicks a high pass forward. Steven Drake collects the pass. Steven Drake knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Corrado Bigica.
32.25
John Ince hacks Cedric Lurling from behind! The referee brings John Ince to one side and gives him a warning! Cedric Lurling stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.47
John Ince makes a beautiful solo run. John Ince kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.03
Tony Gaillot hacks Shota Hill from behind! Tony Gaillot is shown the yellow card! Shota Hill carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.36
Sylvain Jeffers clumsily knocks into Yasushi Kaita. The referee brings Sylvain Jeffers to one side and gives him a warning! Yasushi Kaita hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.23
John Ince flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Gaillot. Tony Gaillot flicks a high ball forward to Dami‘n van der Linden who takes it down. Dami‘n van der Linden lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. With a superhuman jump, Andy Mcinnes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Paul Freund replacing Corrado Bigica and Pascal Wieler replacing Shota Hill. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. The Crystal Palace players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.08
Cedric Lurling plays the ball forward to Hugo Moreno. Hugo Moreno knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Wieler. Pascal Wieler whips the ball goalwards with his head. John Lecocq is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.47
Paul Freund threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Gonzalez. Eduardo Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Wieler easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Wieler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.31
Yasushi Kaita flicks a high pass forward to Dami‘n van der Linden who brings the ball under control. Dami‘n van der Linden cuts inside the box! Dami‘n van der Linden makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Youssouf Olivier Sié.
56.45
Heitor De Souza takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Tony Gaillot makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
57.55
With some swift thinking, Sylvain Jeffers plays the ball forward to Pascal Wieler. Pascal Wieler knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
60.51
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Rio Scales replacing Steven Drake .
65.21
Hugo Moreno threads the ball through to Pascal Wieler. Pascal Wieler rushes past John Ince! Pascal Wieler looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but John Lecocq smothers it!
67.28
John Ince threads a neat ball through to Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza sees Brahim Silva in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Brahim Silva plays the ball forward to Rio Scales who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Rio Scales provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Youssouf Olivier Sié.
68.21
Heitor De Souza takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Sebastian Segarra chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
71.09
Tony Gaillot knocks the ball forward to Dami‘n van der Linden. Dami‘n van der Linden picks a pass forward to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Youssouf Olivier Sié gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
75.42
Sylvain Jeffers flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Wieler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Wieler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Lecocq who gathers it comfortably.
77.05
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Eduardo Teixeira replacing Roy Arts .
81.50
Sebastian Segarra hacks Andy Mcinnes from behind! The referee calls over Sebastian Segarra and warns him to calm down! Andy Mcinnes runs off the knock.
85.29
John Ince threads a neat ball through to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Scales. Rio Scales finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Birmingham City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
29.3%
42.7%
28%

Scorers
Pascal Wieler 48
Miguel Medina 58
Andy Mcinnes 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pascal Wieler of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
8
2.Sebastian Segarra (DEF)
7
3.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Corrado Bigica (DEF)
6
5.Roy Arts (MID)
6
6.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
6
7.Hugo Moreno (MID)
7
8.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)
6
9.Cedric Lurling (ATT)
6
10.Shota Hill (ATT)
6
11.Miguel Medina (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Paul Freund (DEF)
6
13.Eduardo Teixeira (MID)
6
14.Pascal Wieler (ATT)goal scored
9

1.John Lecocq (GK)
6
2.John Ince (DEF)
7
3.Tony Gaillot (DEF)yellow card
6
4.George Mcgovern (DEF)
7
5.Heitor De Souza (MID)
6
6.Dami‘n van der Linden (MID)
7
7.Yasushi Kaita (MID)
6
8.Duncan McCoist (MID)
6
9.Brahim Silva (ATT)
6
10.Andy Mcinnes (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Steven Drake (ATT)
6
 
12.Cristian Vignaroli (DEF)
0
13.Brian Pallister (MID)
0
14.Rio Scales (ATT)
6