FMFA, Leeds United vs. Crystal Palace (Sat Feb 03)


                         Leeds United  |  Crystal Palace
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         Daniel Mason  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                       Matt_Turner GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                          M_Akinji DF  |  DF Joshua_Laws
                         T_Lamptey DF  |  DF O_O'Dwyer
                     M_van_den_Ven DF  |  DF G_Pique
                           J_Firpo DF  |  DF J_Garcia
                           M_Bundu MF  |  MF X_Amaechi
                         J_Stevens MF  |  MF Jens_Cajuste
                           O_Akgun MF  |  AM G_Xhaka
                            D_Rice MF  |  MF H_Cameron
                          R_Lukaku FW  |  FW J-P_Mateta
                         K_Adeyemi FW  |  FW Breel_Embolo
                                       |
                        M_Jedlicka SUB |  SUB M_Ryan
                     J_Branthwaite SUB |  SUB P_Jones
                         B_Douglas SUB |  SUB Joao_Mario
                           N_Kante SUB |  SUB G_Tutino
                         T_Roberts SUB |  SUB H_Kane

Referee: Andrew_Madley (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 1  :(cry) Breel_Embolo sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  The ball hits M_van_den_Ven in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 3  :(lee) K_Adeyemi watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Crystal Palace fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 3  :(cry) J-P_Mateta sidesteps M_Akinji 
          ...  Cleared by J_Firpo 
Min. 6  :(lee) J_Stevens sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with the header ! 
          ...  A_Lopes fists it away 
Min. 8  :(lee) M_van_den_Ven with the first time flick to R_Lukaku 
          ...  J_Garcia slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 8  :(cry) X_Amaechi crosses in from the wing, he finds Breel_Embolo in the box 
          ...  Breel_Embolo with the header ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Matt_Turner was well beaten there! 
          ...  Crystal Palace have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Leeds United 0-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 9  :(lee) R_Lukaku beats J_Garcia 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Lukaku hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Bundu plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  T_Lamptey gets on the end of it 
          ...  But A_Lopes just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Andrew_Madley has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 10 :(lee) D_Rice controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Garcia 
          ...  He puts in K_Adeyemi! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes with the difficult save 
Min. 13 :(lee) D_Rice with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past G_Pique 
          ...  D_Rice sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 14 :(cry) G_Xhaka races into the box 
          ...  He sees X_Amaechi lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_van_den_Ven slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Breel_Embolo chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  Matt_Turner reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 15 :(cry) Joshua_Laws holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Xhaka 
          ...  J_Firpo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 17 :(lee) M_van_den_Ven leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to R_Lukaku 
          ...  R_Lukaku with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  A_Lopes won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!! 
          ...  That’s got Leeds United back level! 
          ...  Leeds United 1-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 17 :(cry) X_Amaechi is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_O'Dwyer 
          ...  O_O'Dwyer flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Matt_Turner gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 18 :(lee) R_Lukaku takes advantage of a mistake by Joshua_Laws 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Lukaku carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  That puts Leeds United ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Leeds United 2-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 20 :(lee) J_Stevens with a well-controlled run 
          ...  J_Stevens tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  A_Lopes looks relieved there! 
Min. 20 :(cry) Joshua_Laws with a pinpoint pass to G_Xhaka 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Matt_Turner won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 25 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  Breel_Embolo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Lamptey wins the ball 
Min. 27 :(cry) O_O'Dwyer with the towering header to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  M_van_den_Ven with the tackle 
Min. 28 :(cry) X_Amaechi spots J_Garcia who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Garcia with the strike ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  Matt_Turner never had a chance! 
Min. 29 :(lee) T_Lamptey off the woodwork. 
          ...  K_Adeyemi picks up the deflection 
          ...  G_Xhaka is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  J_Stevens drives it under the wall 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Firpo plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes 
Min. 34 :(lee) J_Stevens finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  Joshua_Laws plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Lopes can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Firpo hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Lopes reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 35 :(lee) M_Akinji floats the ball in to find M_Bundu 
          ...  M_Bundu drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes fists it away 
Min. 37 :(cry) J_Garcia beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  M_van_den_Ven with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 38 :(lee) R_Lukaku takes on J_Garcia 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Joshua_Laws with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  R_Lukaku hits it hard 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by T_Lamptey 
          ...  A_Lopes easily claims the ball! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lee) M_Bundu takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Pique 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 45 :(lee) There's going to be a change 
          ...  J_Branthwaite will come on for J_Firpo and play DF 
Min. 45 :(lee) N_Kante comes on for D_Rice and takes up a MF role 
Min. 45 :(lee) M_Bundu floats the ball in to find J_Stevens 
          ...  J_Stevens is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Lopes 
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Lopes 
          ...  A_Lopes dives bravely at his feet !! 
Min. 46 :(cry) X_Amaechi comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  J_Branthwaite stands his ground and wins the tackle 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leeds United 2-1 Crystal Palace

Min. 46 :(cry) X_Amaechi pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 46 :(cry) Joao_Mario is being prepared to come on 
          ...  X_Amaechi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 49 :(cry) J-P_Mateta beats M_van_den_Ven 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J-P_Mateta flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Matt_Turner with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Garcia chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Matt_Turner jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 50 :(cry) P_Jones takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace J_Garcia as DF 
Min. 50 :(cry) G_Tutino comes on for H_Cameron and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 52 :(lee) O_Akgun bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Lukaku 
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Pique 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 57 :(lee) M_Bundu holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with the drive! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 57 :(lee) J_Stevens off the woodwork. 
          ...  M_Akinji picks up the deflection 
          ...  P_Jones with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Leeds United players 
          ...  Andrew_Madley warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  M_Bundu hoists it forward 
          ...  R_Lukaku gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Lukaku hits a great drive! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 58 :(lee) J_Stevens turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  But Joshua_Laws reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 58 :(cry) G_Tutino watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  M_Akinji with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 60 :(cry) P_Jones is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  J-P_Mateta latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Kante is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Andrew_Madley signals that it is indirect 
          ...  Jens_Cajuste plays it short to Joao_Mario 
          ...  Joao_Mario with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Matt_Turner gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 62 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste plays it forward to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  Breel_Embolo tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Matt_Turner makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 63 :(cry) Joao_Mario drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  M_Akinji reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 64 :(cry) O_O'Dwyer finds the run of Breel_Embolo 
          ...  Breel_Embolo drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But Matt_Turner punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 65 :(cry) Joshua_Laws holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  But J_Branthwaite will cut out the threat 
Min. 67 :(cry) Joshua_Laws looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  J-P_Mateta attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Matt_Turner makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 70 :(lee) R_Lukaku beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Lukaku ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Lopes got a touch 
Min. 70 :(lee) M_Bundu has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Joshua_Laws 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Adeyemi! 
          ...  G_Pique rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from Andrew_Madley 
Min. 71 :(lee) M_Akinji plays in K_Adeyemi with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Adeyemi ! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 76 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  G_Tutino gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  G_Tutino unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 80 :(cry) Joao_Mario picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  A glorious effort by Joao_Mario ! 
          ...  Matt_Turner saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 81 :(lee) M_Bundu with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Akinji gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Akinji belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Lopes just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 82 :(cry) Breel_Embolo with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  J_Stevens fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  Andrew_Madley lectures him 
Min. 87 :(cry) G_Tutino with a burst of pace 
          ...  J_Branthwaite wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste spots J-P_Mateta who is in acres of space 
          ...  J-P_Mateta gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  The shot slips through Matt_Turner's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 90 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste finds J-P_Mateta on the edge of the box 
          ...  J-P_Mateta with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  Matt_Turner takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 91 :(lee) O_Akgun with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with a powerful header ! 
          ...  A_Lopes falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 93 :(lee) R_Lukaku steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs G_Pique 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  R_Lukaku shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Elland Road
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Leeds United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Lukaku (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Lukaku (17,18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Firpo (15), N_Kante (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : Breel_Embolo
Scorers              : Breel_Embolo (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Xhaka (29)
Injured              : X_Amaechi (46)
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Match Statistics
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                            Leeds United  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          13        |       9
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :          11        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       17
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Final Score          : Leeds United 2 - 1 Crystal Palace
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Player Statistics - Leeds 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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Matt_Turner    GK  33   1   1   1  21 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
M_Akinji       DF   1  32  13   8  24 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   1
T_Lamptey      DF   1  31  13   7  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
M_van_den_Ven  DF   1  31   9   5  30 |  94   0   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  52  38   0
J_Firpo        DF   1  28  10   3  22 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
M_Bundu        MF   2   3  29  11  24 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   3
J_Stevens      MF   1   7  30  15  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
O_Akgun        MF   1   2  30  15  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rice         MF   1  15  29   5  25 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  18   9
R_Lukaku       FW   3   4   5  31  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  59
K_Adeyemi      FW   1   2  10  30  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   8   8  20
M_Jedlicka     GK  29   2   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  28  10   6  30 |  49   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
B_Douglas      DF   1  24  11   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kante        MF   2  12  28   2  24 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
T_Roberts      FW   1   2   3  26  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  94  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  29  11   3  29 |  94   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  40   0
O_O'Dwyer      DF   2  26  11   2  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
G_Pique        DF   2  28   5   1  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Garcia       DF   5  27  14   7  30 |  51   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
X_Amaechi      MF   1   2  29  13  22 |  47   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Jens_Cajuste   MF   1  10  29   2  29 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
G_Xhaka        AM   3   5  30   8  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -2
H_Cameron      MF   2  11  26   2  26 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J-P_Mateta     FW   1   2   5  29  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Breel_Embolo   FW   1   2   9  29  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
M_Ryan         GK  29   2   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  30  14   3  26 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Joao_Mario     MF   1  11  28  11  23 |  47   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
G_Tutino       FW   1   3  10  27  30 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  31  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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