FMFA, Crystal Palace vs. Leicester City (Wed Jan 03)


                       Crystal Palace  |  Leicester City
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-4-2 T
                         Derek Purvis  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                           A_Lopes GK  |  GK G_Donnarumma
                       J_Riedewald DF  |  DF Jetro_Willems
                         H_Maguire DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF Lewis_Page
                       Joshua_Laws DF  |  DF A_Disasi
                       J_Rodriguez MF  |  MF Pedro_Neto
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF M_Kovacic
                             J_Ibe MF  |  MF H_Elliott
                      Jens_Cajuste MF  |  MF L_Sherriff
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                      Breel_Embolo FW  |  FW D_Ings
                                       |
                           Ederson SUB |  SUB E_Green
                           G_Pique SUB |  SUB J_Knight
                        Unai_Nunez SUB |  SUB C_Soyuncu
                         X_Amaechi SUB |  SUB C_Aucellia
                        J-P_Mateta SUB |  SUB P_Micin

Referee: Jonathan_Moss (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 1  :(cry) Jens_Cajuste hits a hard pass to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  But Lewis_Page wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but Jonathan_Moss has none of it. 
Min. 2  :(lei) Pedro_Neto takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past J_Riedewald 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Ibe reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 4  :(cry) Jens_Cajuste pushes it past Lewis_Page 
          ...  Jens_Cajuste swings in the shot! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 6  :(cry) G_Xhaka sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  Jetro_Willems with the block 
Min. 16 :(lei) L_Sherriff is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to E_Ferguson 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  E_Ferguson fires it towards the goal 
          ...  It floats over A_Lopes 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 17 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  Breel_Embolo hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 21 :(cry) J_Rodriguez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  Breel_Embolo gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Jetro_Willems cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 22 :(lei) E_Ferguson leaves G_Xhaka standing 
          ...  J_Riedewald goes in studs first 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss calls him for a talk 
Min. 24 :(lei) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  Pedro_Neto is through! 
          ...  Pedro_Neto launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 26 :(lei) D_Ings finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  Joshua_Laws slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 27 :(cry) J_Rodriguez with the diagonal pass Breel_Embolo 
          ...  Breel_Embolo with the crafty shot! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 35 :(lei) D_Ings flicks it over Joshua_Laws's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Ings with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a difficult save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(cry) There's going to be a change 
          ...  J-P_Mateta will come on for Breel_Embolo and play FW 
Min. 45 :(cry) X_Amaechi takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace Jens_Cajuste as MF 
Min. 45 :(lei) P_Micin will replace D_Ings and play FW 
Min. 45 :(lei) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  J_Knight will come on for A_Disasi and play DF 

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

Min. 49 :(cry) H_Kane with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_Knight behind 
          ...  J_Vestergaard clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 51 :(lei) P_Micin kills the ball dead 
          ...  P_Micin has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 52 :(cry) J_Riedewald plays it forward to H_Kane 
          ...  Lewis_Page with the tackle 
Min. 54 :(lei) E_Ferguson with a smart turn 
          ...  P_Jones cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 57 :(cry) G_Xhaka plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J-P_Mateta keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  The cross hits J-P_Mateta on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 58 :(lei) Pedro_Neto finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Maguire 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 59 :(cry) X_Amaechi gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 61 :(cry) H_Kane is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  H_Kane could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 62 :(cry) G_Xhaka cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  J-P_Mateta attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He nutmegged G_Donnarumma 
          ...  Crystal Palace go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 1-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 65 :(cry) G_Xhaka finds H_Kane with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 66 :(cry) X_Amaechi loses J_Vestergaard 
          ...  X_Amaechi tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma never had a chance! 
Min. 67 :(cry) J_Rodriguez gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds J-P_Mateta 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J-P_Mateta ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 68 :(lei) Lewis_Page kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Micin gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Micin tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Leicester City are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 1-1 Leicester City ...
Min. 71 :(cry) X_Amaechi has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Knight 
          ...  He puts in H_Kane! 
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma was lucky there 
Min. 75 :(cry) G_Xhaka runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane looks to see where G_Donnarumma is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 78 :(lei) E_Ferguson finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  J_Rodriguez knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss blows up for a foul 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 79 :(cry) X_Amaechi is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  M_Kovacic fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 80 :(lei) H_Elliott cuts inside J_Riedewald 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  H_Maguire gets to the ball first 
Min. 82 :(cry) P_Jones with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  P_Jones with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 82 :(cry) X_Amaechi races into the box 
          ...  He sees J-P_Mateta lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Pedro_Neto with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
Min. 83 :(cry) Joshua_Laws looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 84 :(lei) E_Ferguson with a well-controlled run 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 85 :(lei) Pedro_Neto looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  A_Lopes plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 87 :(lei) P_Micin beats H_Maguire 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  P_Micin strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lei) P_Micin 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  P_Micin with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 

*************  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          : G_Xhaka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J-P_Mateta (62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : X_Amaechi (59), J_Rodriguez (78), G_Xhaka (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Micin
Scorers              : P_Micin (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Pedro_Neto (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Crystal Palace  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       3
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       2
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Final Score          : Crystal Palace 1 - 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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A_Lopes        GK  31   2   2   1  26 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
J_Riedewald    DF   1  31  10   2  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  30   6   5  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  30  14   3  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  29  11   3  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Rodriguez    MF   2   4  31  14  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -3
G_Xhaka        MF   3   5  30   8  24 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  -3  65  -3
J_Ibe          MF   2   3  29   3  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Jens_Cajuste   MF   1  10  29   2  29 |  45   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  30  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Breel_Embolo   FW   1   2   9  29  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Ederson        GK  31   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pique        DF   2  28   5   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Unai_Nunez     DF   1  28   3  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Amaechi      MF   1   2  29  13  22 |  50   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
J-P_Mateta     FW   1   2   5  29  23 |  50   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27

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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G_Donnarumma   GK  34   1   1   1  21 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
Jetro_Willems  DF   1  31  14   4  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  30   6   3  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Lewis_Page     DF   1  30  11   3  26 |  95   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  28   0
A_Disasi       DF   1  30  12   9  33 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pedro_Neto     MF   1   4  31  14  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -2
M_Kovacic      MF   1   2  31  14  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Elliott      MF   1  12  31  12  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Sherriff     MF   1  15  30   2  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Ferguson     FW   1   5  10  32  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
D_Ings         FW   2   3  10  30  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
E_Green        GK  31   2   3   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Knight       DF   2  30  12   3  22 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  29   9   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Aucellia     MF   1  15  29  14  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Micin        FW   1   5  13  30  31 |  50   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
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