FMFA Premier Division, Crystal Palace vs. Leicester City (Tue Feb 26)


                       Crystal Palace  |  Leicester City
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                         Gary Goodson  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                          U_Simon* GK  |  GK H_Lloris
                         J_Schlupp DF  |  DF J_Alba
                         E_Pieters DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                            S_Dann DF  |  DF J_Vertonghen
                       J_Lascelles DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                          M_Elneny DM  |  MF Y_Bolasie
                            W_Zaha MF  |  MF G_Bale
                      Y_Tielemans* MF  |  MF D_Blind
                        A_Townsend MF  |  MF R_LoftusCh'k*
                          S_Wagner FW  |  FW A_Sanchez
                         C_Benteke FW  |  FW A_Pato
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB K_Schmeichel
                            J_Ward SUB |  SUB M_Muniesa
                           P_Suare SUB |  SUB A_Laporte
                          N_Husin* SUB |  SUB H_McKirdy*
                      D_Cal-Lewin* SUB |  SUB J_Vardy




Min. 5  :(cry) W_Zaha looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Townsend 
          ...  A_Townsend pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  H_Lloris falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 6  :(cry) S_Wagner cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  S_Wagner shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But H_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 7  :(cry) C_Benteke with a flashy move 
          ...  C_Benteke with a thundering shot! 
          ...  H_Lloris makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 8  :(cry) W_Zaha brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  S_Wagner makes himself available 
          ...  S_Wagner hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Lets see if Crystal Palace can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 1-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 9  :(cry) It looks as though Crystal Palace is now playing D 
Min. 9  :(lei) Y_Bolasie runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  A_Pato latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A_Pato tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But U_Simon* is equal to it 
Min. 10 :(cry) Y_Tielemans* controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Sanchez 
          ...  He puts in A_Townsend! 
          ...  A_Townsend with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 22 :(lei) D_Blind looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Sanchez 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Sanchez ! 
          ...  U_Simon* just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 25 :(lei) R_LoftusCh'k* lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Pato latches on to it 
          ...  W_Zaha with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 30 :(lei) A_Sanchez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_Lascelles behind 
          ...  A_Sanchez tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  U_Simon* gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by U_Simon* !! 
Min. 34 :(lei) Y_Bolasie miskicks! 
          ...  He finds A_Sanchez though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  A_Sanchez runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  U_Simon* narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 37 :(cry) W_Zaha runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Benteke 
          ...  C_Benteke blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  H_Lloris makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 37 :(cry) C_Benteke breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on H_Lloris! 
          ...  A_Pato brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  C_Benteke with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  It floats over H_Lloris 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 38 :(cry) C_Benteke with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  G_Bale reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans* chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Maguire reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 38 :(lei) Y_Bolasie knocks it forward 
          ...  S_Dann slips 
          ...  A_Pato gets to it! 
          ...  A_Pato fires the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 42 :(lei) R_LoftusCh'k* with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  R_LoftusCh'k* runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  U_Simon* acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_LoftusCh'k* chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Blind 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But U_Simon* gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Bale plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Dann belts it clear 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cry) M_Elneny unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Wagner 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by H_Maguire 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 45 :(lei) H_McKirdy* is being brought on 
          ...  R_LoftusCh'k* is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 48 :(cry) W_Zaha pulls it back to C_Benteke 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Benteke ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  H_Lloris will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 2-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 49 :(lei) A defence splitting pass from D_Blind to A_Pato 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Schlupp 
          ...  He made it look easy 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 2-0 Leicester City

Min. 46 :(lei) A_Pato gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Pato hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But U_Simon* with the difficult save 
Min. 55 :(lei) Up goes the substitution board - J_Vardy on for A_Pato as a FW 
Min. 56 :(lei) J_Vardy flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Vardy attempts a lob! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 57 :(cry) Y_Tielemans* brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Alba 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Townsend! 
          ...  A_Townsend must beat H_Lloris! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  H_Lloris is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Schlupp drives it into the box! 
          ...  H_Lloris reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 57 :(cry) S_Dann takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  J_Alba fouls badly 
Min. 59 :(cry) S_Wagner knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  A_Sanchez takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 64 :(lei) D_Blind hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Vardy collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Vardy tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  U_Simon* gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 66 :(cry) M_Elneny looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  W_Zaha receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  W_Zaha rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  H_Lloris with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 69 :(cry) C_Benteke finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  J_Vardy bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
Min. 70 :(cry) J_Ward is coming on for J_Schlupp and playing DF 
Min. 70 :(cry) P_Suare comes on for S_Dann and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 70 :(cry) N_Husin* comes on for A_Townsend and takes up a MF role 
Min. 70 :(lei) J_Vardy plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  U_Simon* with a terrible tackle 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  It looked like a penalty from here!! 
          ...  A_Sanchez places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  He sends U_Simon* the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 2-1 Leicester City...
Min. 73 :(cry) Y_Tielemans* moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Wagner 
          ...  S_Wagner with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 74 :(cry) N_Husin* looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Benteke 
          ...  C_Benteke rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  H_Lloris is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  H_Lloris looks very relieved! 
Min. 75 :(lei) Y_Bolasie spots J_Vardy who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Ward reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 81 :(lei) Y_Bolasie brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Blind makes himself available 
          ...  Y_Tielemans* leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 83 :(lei) Y_Bolasie with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  But E_Pieters wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Blind chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans* reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 86 :(cry) N_Husin* has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Alba 
          ...  He puts in C_Benteke! 
          ...  C_Benteke with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  H_Lloris gathers it comfortably 
Min. 87 :(cry) S_Wagner turns past J_Alba 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Wagner shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Selhurst Park
Attendance           : 34,062
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : W_Zaha (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Wagner (8), C_Benteke (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Zaha (25), Y_Tielemans* (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Sanchez
Scorers              : A_Sanchez (70 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Pato (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Crystal Palace  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       3
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Leicester City
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Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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U_Simon*       GK  28   7   2   1  23 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
J_Schlupp      DF   2  25  10   2  23 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  24   5   3  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Dann         DF   1  23   5   3  27 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Lascelles    DF   2  23   2   3  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Elneny       DM   2  12  24   2  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   3  24  10  28 |  97   0   0   4   2   1   0   1   0   0  -3  73   0
Y_Tielemans*   MF   1   5  23   3  23 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  27  -3
A_Townsend     MF   2   3  25  11  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
S_Wagner       FW   1   3   9  24  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   8   8  36
C_Benteke      FW   2   3   4  23  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
S_Mandanda     GK  28   3   2   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ward         DF   1  22   5   2  26 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
P_Suare        DF   2  22   6   3  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Husin*       MF   2   3  22   3  19 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Cal-Lewin*   FW   2   2   4  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Leicester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Lloris       GK  27   2   3   3  28 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
J_Alba         DF   1  25  10   3  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   2  24  11   2  23 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Vertonghen   DF   2  24   3   3  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   3  24  12   2  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Bolasie      MF   2   2  25  13  28 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
G_Bale         MF   2  11  24  11  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Blind        MF   2  10  24   2  32 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
R_LoftusCh'k*  MF   2   3  23  10  24 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
A_Sanchez      FW   2   3   8  24  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  13   0  30
A_Pato         FW   2   3   2  24  24 |  59   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   4
K_Schmeichel   GK  26   2   3   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  23   4   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  23  11   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_McKirdy*     MF   2  10  23   3  23 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vardy        FW   2   3   3  23  22 |  38   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
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