Anglo-American, Crystal Palace vs. Cruzeiro (Wed Dec 11)


                       Crystal Palace  |  Cruzeiro
                              4-5-1 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                         Graham Brown  |  Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                           U_Simon GK  |  GK Fabio
                         J_Schlupp DF  |  DF L_Orejuela
                          C_Mepham DF  |  DF Dede
                         J_Tomkins DF  |  DM L_Romero
                            S_Dann DF  |  DF Leo
                        A_Townsend MF  |  DF Egidio
                          M_Elneny MF  |  FW Sassa
                            W_Zaha MF  |  MF M_Gabriel
                        M_Brozovic MF  |  FW Fred
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  AM A_Cabral
                         P_Cutrone FW  |  MF T_Neves
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB R_Pires
                         N_Tavares SUB |  SUB E_Mendes
                            J_Ward SUB |  SUB Henrique
                            B_Sako SUB |  SUB Dodo
                          L_Lumeka SUB |  SUB David




Min. 3  :(cry) Y_Tielemans looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  Fabio tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Townsend lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Dede wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 3  :(cru) Leo gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at C_Mepham 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Thomas Edvardsen looks relieved 
Min. 6  :(cry) P_Cutrone turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  P_Cutrone has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Fabio gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 11 :(cru) L_Romero with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Schlupp 
          ...  He knocks it to Sassa! 
          ...  Sassa tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  Lets see if Cruzeiro can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 0-1 Cruzeiro ...
Min. 15 :(cry) M_Elneny holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Townsend 
          ...  L_Orejuela takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 18 :(cry) W_Zaha is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Fabio tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Townsend chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  L_Romero reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 18 :(cru) T_Neves runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sassa 
          ...  Sassa aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 19 :(cru) L_Romero is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Fred 
          ...  But J_Tomkins wins the ball 
Min. 20 :(cry) W_Zaha is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Townsend 
          ...  A_Townsend with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Fabio parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 20 :(cru) Leo beats J_Schlupp 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Leo attempts a low drive! 
          ...  U_Simon with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 27 :(cru) Leo controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Schlupp 
          ...  He puts in Fred! 
          ...  J_Schlupp reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 29 :(cry) A_Townsend is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  But Dede comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 30 :(cry) P_Cutrone runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  But Leo wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 31 :(cru) Sassa takes advantage of a mistake by J_Tomkins 
          ...  Sassa with the crafty shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 0-2 Cruzeiro ...
Min. 32 :(cry) P_Cutrone with a real burst of pace 
          ...  P_Cutrone with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  Fabio saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 35 :(cry) W_Zaha takes advantage of a mistake by Egidio 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  W_Zaha throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 37 :(cry) P_Cutrone with the dribble 
          ...  L_Romero is easily beaten 
          ...  P_Cutrone looks to see where Fabio is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 38 :(cru) Leo gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at U_Simon 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 42 :(cry) S_Dann sidesteps Dede 
          ...  But Egidio wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Elneny chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to P_Cutrone 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  Fabio gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cru) T_Neves controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Tomkins 
          ...  He puts in A_Cabral! 
          ...  P_Cutrone with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 45 :(cry) N_Tavares takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace S_Dann as DF 

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

Min. 47 :(cru) T_Neves plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Sassa decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  But C_Mepham puts the ball out of play 
Min. 48 :(cru) T_Neves leaves J_Schlupp standing 
          ...  T_Neves heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  U_Simon just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 52 :(cry) P_Cutrone makes himself available 
          ...  P_Cutrone sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But Fabio just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 52 :(cru) Sassa plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Fred decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Tomkins 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Neves lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to Egidio 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But U_Simon punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 53 :(cry) M_Elneny brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  W_Zaha gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  W_Zaha gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  Fabio gathers it comfortably 
Min. 55 :(cry) B_Sako takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Y_Tielemans 
          ...  He'll play as a MF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 55 :(cru) David is ready to come on to replace Fred 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 55 :(cru) E_Mendes is being prepared to come on 
          ...  L_Orejuela is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 55 :(cru) Henrique is going to be brought on 
          ...  T_Neves is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 55 :(cru) L_Romero hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Mendes collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Tomkins gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 57 :(cru) A_Cabral runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Schlupp cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 58 :(cru) David latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  David from 20 yards ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Henrique chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Elneny belts it clear 
Min. 59 :(cry) B_Sako slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  B_Sako unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 61 :(cry) P_Cutrone plays it forward to A_Townsend 
          ...  A_Townsend tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But Fabio is equal to it 
Min. 61 :(cru) E_Mendes takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Egidio 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  Egidio picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with U_Simon 
          ...  He dinks it over U_Simon 
          ...  U_Simon reacts well to save !! 
Min. 62 :(cru) E_Mendes finds Sassa on the edge of the box 
          ...  C_Mepham goes in stud's first 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 63 :(cry) P_Cutrone finds the run of W_Zaha 
          ...  W_Zaha tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  It's beaten Fabio 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 65 :(cry) W_Zaha pushes it past the defender 
          ...  W_Zaha hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But Fabio pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 65 :(cru) Sassa knocks it past M_Elneny and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Sassa drives it low ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has completed his hat trick! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 0-3 Cruzeiro ...
Min. 68 :(cry) M_Elneny plays the early ball across the box to find P_Cutrone in space 
          ...  P_Cutrone tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  Fabio gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 71 :(cry) N_Tavares with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  N_Tavares with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Fabio's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Fabio looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sako floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Elneny loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 75 :(cru) It seems A_Cabral has switched to a MF 
Min. 75 :(cru) Henrique moves to DM 
Min. 77 :(cru) L_Romero hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  David collects the loose ball! 
          ...  N_Tavares tackles from behind 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Graham Brown looks relieved 
Min. 77 :(cru) A_Cabral picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  M_Elneny reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 77 :(cry) N_Tavares beats Egidio 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Dede with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Graham Brown looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  B_Sako floats it forward 
          ...  M_Elneny latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Elneny gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  Fabio is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Fabio reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Elneny chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Townsend tries to place the shot! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 79 :(cru) Leo beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Leo keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  U_Simon gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Egidio floats the ball in! 
          ...  U_Simon catches it! 
Min. 81 :(cry) A_Townsend runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Townsend hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Fabio with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 84 :(cru) A_Cabral looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to David 
          ...  David hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  U_Simon falls over 
          ...  But U_Simon is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 86 :(cry) M_Elneny sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Leo reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Zaha chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Mendes belts it clear 
Min. 87 :(cry) P_Cutrone finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  Dede gets to the ball first 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Selhurst Park
Attendance           : 33,386
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : P_Cutrone
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Mepham (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Cruzeiro Match Info
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Best player          : Sassa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sassa (11,31,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Leo (38), Dede (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Crystal Palace  |    Cruzeiro
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :          12        |       8
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           6        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       12
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Final Score          : Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Cruzeiro
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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  29   7   2   1  23 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -27   0   0   0
J_Schlupp      DF   2  26  11   2  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
C_Mepham       DF   1  24   7   2  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
J_Tomkins      DF   1  23   4   2  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
S_Dann         DF   1  23   5   3  27 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Townsend     MF   2   3  26  11  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Elneny       MF   2  12  25   2  24 |  94   0   2   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  30   4
W_Zaha         MF   2   3  25  10  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20   8
M_Brozovic     MF   2   5  24   3  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   5  24   3  23 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   3  12  26  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   8   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
S_Mandanda     GK  27   3   2   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Tavares      DF   2  23   4   3  23 |  49   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Ward         DF   1  22   5   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sako         MF   2   3  23   7  26 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Lumeka       FW   2   2   3  24  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cruzeiro
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Fabio          GK  28   3   1   1  25 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0   0
L_Orejuela     DF   1  23  10   3  23 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Dede           DF   1  25   6   4  25 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  -3  -3
L_Romero       DM   1  10  23   2  24 |  94   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  58   0
Leo            DF   1  23   5   3  27 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  23   7   3
Egidio         DF   1  23  11   4  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   6
Sassa          FW   1   2   7  23  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   3   0   0   0   0  10  70
M_Gabriel      MF   1   2  23  10  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fred           FW   1   3   8  25  25 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cabral       MF   1   3  24  11  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Neves        MF   1   2  24  10  24 |  57   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
R_Pires        GK  26   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Mendes       DF   1  24   9   3  24 |  37   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  28   8
Henrique       DM   1  10  24   3  25 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dodo           DF   1  23  10   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
David          FW   1   2   5  23  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
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