FMFA, Crystal Palace vs. Sheffield United (Wed Aug 24)


                       Crystal Palace  |  Sheffield United
                              3-5-2 L  |  4-4-2 T
                         Derek Purvis  |  Todd Fortune
                                       |
                           A_Lopes GK  |  GK M_Rodak+
                         H_Maguire DF  |  DF C_Lenglet
                       J_Riedewald DF  |  DF R_Bertrand
                      Cedric_Kipre DF  |  DF G_Baldock
                            G_Bale MF  |  DF N_Ake
                       J_Rodriguez MF  |  MF A_Doucoure
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF S_Gnabry
                        Joao_Mario MF  |  MF R_Mahrez
                             J_Ibe MF  |  MF A_Iwobi
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW I_Sarr
                      Breel_Embolo FW  |  FW C_Admas
                                       |
                           Ederson SUB |  SUB U_Simon
                           G_Pique SUB |  SUB J_Boateng
                       Joshua_Laws SUB |  SUB D_Yedlin
                          Paulinho SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                        J-P_Mateta SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone

Referee: John_Brooks (Leicestershire)


Min. 2  :(cry) H_Kane with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Breel_Embolo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Bertrand with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 4  :(cry) Joao_Mario controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  M_Rodak+ gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 9  :(cry) J_Ibe backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  Breel_Embolo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Breel_Embolo beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has M_Rodak+ to beat! 
          ...  He rounds M_Rodak+ 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  M_Rodak+ manages to get to it !! 
Min. 11 :(cry) J_Riedewald brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  H_Maguire gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Maguire with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 13 :(cry) H_Kane takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Lenglet 
          ...  H_Kane drives the ball low ! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Rodak+'s hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  That’s put Crystal Palace in front! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 21 :(cry) H_Kane with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves A_Iwobi behind 
          ...  C_Lenglet gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 23 :(cry) G_Bale takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Baldock 
          ...  A cracking drive from G_Bale ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Ibe curls it into the box! 
          ...  H_Maguire gets something on it! 
          ...  M_Rodak+ makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 23 :(shu) C_Lenglet boots it towards C_Admas 
          ...  C_Admas fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 26 :(cry) J_Ibe brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on R_Bertrand 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in G_Xhaka! 
          ...  G_Xhaka sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  But M_Rodak+ reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on M_Rodak+ anyway 
Min. 28 :(cry) G_Xhaka finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  N_Ake gets to the ball first 
Min. 30 :(cry) Breel_Embolo finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  Breel_Embolo could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 30 :(shu) G_Baldock holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Iwobi 
          ...  A_Iwobi has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 31 :(cry) Cedric_Kipre is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to G_Bale 
          ...  G_Bale could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 35 :(cry) H_Kane chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Ibe 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Ibe ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  M_Rodak+ looks dejected 
          ...  Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 35 :(shu) R_Mahrez drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to C_Admas 
          ...  C_Admas lobs A_Lopes! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Lopes never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(cry) J-P_Mateta takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace Breel_Embolo as FW 
Min. 45 :(cry) Paulinho will replace the useless J_Ibe and will play MF 
Min. 45 :(shu) P_Cutrone comes on for C_Admas and takes up a FW role 
Min. 48 :(shu) A_Iwobi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Maguire 
          ...  He puts in N_Ake! 
          ...  A vicious shot by N_Ake ! 
          ...  A_Lopes manages to turn it behind 

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

Min. 53 :(cry) J_Riedewald beats his marker 
          ...  J_Riedewald hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 55 :(shu) Up goes the substitution board - C_Fabregas on for A_Iwobi as a MF 
Min. 55 :(shu) P_Cutrone takes advantage of a mistake by H_Maguire 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  But Cedric_Kipre wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 57 :(cry) Paulinho with a precise ball to H_Kane 
          ...  C_Fabregas with a bad challenge 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  G_Xhaka plays it short to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But M_Rodak+ gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Paulinho! 
          ...  G_Xhaka gets to it! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  M_Rodak+ was beaten there! 
Min. 60 :(cry) J_Rodriguez hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Kane collects the loose ball! 
          ...  H_Kane with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 64 :(cry) G_Bale takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  M_Rodak+ is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And M_Rodak+ reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Cedric_Kipre chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Rodak+ easily claims the ball! 
Min. 68 :(shu) S_Gnabry takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into P_Cutrone 
          ...  The ball hits J_Riedewald in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 73 :(cry) Cedric_Kipre threads the through ball to J_Rodriguez 
          ...  J_Rodriguez sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It's beaten M_Rodak+ 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was caught offside 
Min. 73 :(shu) A_Doucoure makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  A_Doucoure with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  A_Lopes blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 76 :(cry) J_Rodriguez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Rodriguez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 76 :(shu) A_Doucoure has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Joao_Mario 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Fabregas! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Cedric_Kipre !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 83 :(cry) J_Rodriguez runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Cutrone 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shu) R_Mahrez skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Fabregas 
          ...  H_Maguire wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 90 :(shu) S_Gnabry is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Lenglet 
          ...  C_Lenglet with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  A_Lopes won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 91 :(shu) C_Fabregas nutmegs the defender 
          ...  J_Riedewald with a clumsy challenge 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Selhurst Park
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Kane (13), J_Ibe (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : A_Doucoure
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Fabregas (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Crystal Palace  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Sheffield United
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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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A_Lopes        GK  31   2   2   1  26 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  30   6   5  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   4
J_Riedewald    DF   1  29  10   2  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
Cedric_Kipre   DF   1  29  13   2  29 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  33  20   0
G_Bale         MF   1   5  31  14  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
J_Rodriguez    MF   2   3  30  12  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
G_Xhaka        MF   3   5  29   8  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   8   8  12
Joao_Mario     MF   1  11  28  11  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Ibe          MF   2   3  28   3  23 |  45   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  23
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  30  26 |  96   0   0   2   1   4   1   0   0   0   8  46  38
Breel_Embolo   FW   1   2   9  29  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Ederson        GK  30   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pique        DF   2  28   6   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  28  10   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Paulinho       MF   2   3  28   2  24 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J-P_Mateta     FW   1   2   5  29  23 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Rodak+       GK  33   2   2   1  24 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  30  13   3  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
R_Bertrand     DF   1  30  12   3  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
G_Baldock      DF   1  28  10   3  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Ake          DF   2  28   6   3  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
A_Doucoure     MF   1   6  30   9  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
S_Gnabry       MF   1   4  30  14  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Mahrez       MF   2   3  29  13  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Iwobi        MF   1   9  29  11  25 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
I_Sarr         FW   1   4  14  31  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Admas        FW   1   3  13  29  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
U_Simon        GK  31   7   2   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  27   5   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   2  26  10   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   2  11  28  10  25 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
P_Cutrone      FW   1   3  12  29  23 |  51   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
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