FMFA League Cup, Crystal Palace vs. Queens Park Rangers (Wed Mar 05) Crystal Palace | Queens Park Rangers 3-1-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N VACANT | Joe Brown | G_Vicario GK | GK L_A-Hammond Joshua_Laws DF | DF C_Bradley L_Hall DF | DF I_Konate Jens_Cajuste MF | DF T_Alderwie'd J_Riedewald DF | DF S_Botman P_Jones DM | MF B_Saka Breel_Embolo FW | MF Y_Minteh G_Xhaka MF | MF L_Amos J-P_Mateta FW | MF C_Murray Savinho AM | FW M_Kudus J_Ibe MF | FW C_Gakpo | Ederson SUB | SUB Kevin_Harr X_Amaechi SUB | SUB N_Williams J_Rodriguez SUB | SUB L_Klostermann J_Garcia SUB | SUB J_Henderson H_Kane SUB | SUB C_Vinicius Min. 2 :(cry) P_Jones knocks it forward ... S_Botman slips ... J-P_Mateta gets to it! ... J-P_Mateta with the attempt at goal! ... But L_A-Hammond hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 3 :(cry) G_Xhaka plays in L_Hall with a beautiful ball ... Driven towards goal by L_Hall ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 4 :(cry) J-P_Mateta floats the ball in to find Breel_Embolo ... Breel_Embolo rifles it to the far post ! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered home! ... The Crystal Palace fans chant his name! ... That puts Crystal Palace ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Crystal Palace 1-0 Queens Park Rangers ... Min. 5 :(cry) Savinho with a real burst of pace ... He leaves C_Bradley behind ... Savinho sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 7 :(qpr) M_Kudus finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... M_Kudus gets up high for the header ! ... G_Vicario makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 8 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste controls it well ... He nutmegs C_Bradley ... He puts in Savinho! ... C_Bradley moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 9 :(cry) Savinho with a real burst of pace ... Savinho with the side footed shot! ... But L_A-Hammond comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 12 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste with a penetrating pass to Breel_Embolo ... Breel_Embolo with a powerful diving header! ... L_A-Hammond just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 17 :(cry) P_Jones with a glorious long pass to J-P_Mateta ... J-P_Mateta with the 40 yard drive ! ... Saved by L_A-Hammond Min. 17 :(qpr) M_Kudus beats L_Hall ... He muscled him off the ball ... A vicious shot by M_Kudus ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 18 :(qpr) B_Saka drives the ball across field ... It comes to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... But it goes just over Min. 21 :(qpr) L_Amos brings the ball into the opposing area ... C_Bradley makes himself available ... J_Riedewald beats him to the ball Min. 23 :(cry) G_Xhaka plays in Joshua_Laws with a beautiful ball ... A cracking drive from Joshua_Laws ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... L_A-Hammond never had a chance! Min. 24 :(qpr) B_Saka with electric pace ... He eases past J_Riedewald ... J_Riedewald with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 26 :(cry) G_Xhaka punches C_Murray off the ball ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 27 :(qpr) L_Amos skips the challenge from J_Riedewald ... Jens_Cajuste with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 27 :(qpr) C_Murray works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to I_Konate ... I_Konate tries one from the edge of the box ! ... But G_Vicario tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 30 :(cry) Breel_Embolo with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Amos Min. 31 :(cry) Breel_Embolo with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J-P_Mateta gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Botman with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 34 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste drives it forward to G_Xhaka ... G_Xhaka tries to chip the ball over L_A-Hammond! ... But L_A-Hammond hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 35 :(cry) J_Ibe passes the ball to G_Xhaka ... G_Xhaka with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 36 :(cry) J_Ibe moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to Breel_Embolo ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Botman Min. 41 :(cry) Joshua_Laws 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! ... J-P_Mateta receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J-P_Mateta tries to chip the ball over L_A-Hammond! ... L_A-Hammond with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 41 :(qpr) C_Gakpo has space to run with the ball ... C_Gakpo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... G_Vicario moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... G_Vicario catches it with style! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(cry) G_Xhaka with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Breel_Embolo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Breel_Embolo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 1-0 Queens Park Rangers Min. 50 :(cry) P_Jones moves to DF Min. 50 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste is changing his role to a DF Min. 50 :(qpr) J_Henderson is coming on for C_Murray and will play MF Min. 50 :(qpr) N_Williams is going to be brought on ... S_Botman is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 52 :(cry) Savinho loses N_Williams ... T_Alderwie'd goes in studs first ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 53 :(cry) Savinho changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 54 :(cry) Breel_Embolo takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Minteh ... That mistake could prove costly ... L_Amos with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 56 :(qpr) J_Henderson is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Kudus ... M_Kudus hits a curling shot! ... But G_Vicario stops that one easily Min. 59 :(cry) J_Ibe knocks it forward ... L_Amos slips ... G_Xhaka gets to it! ... I_Konate gathers up the loose ball Min. 60 :(cry) It seems Crystal Palace are making a tactical change to D Min. 60 :(cry) Savinho pulls it back to Breel_Embolo ... Breel_Embolo fires off a right-footed shot ! ... L_A-Hammond narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 61 :(cry) J_Ibe is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Breel_Embolo ... L_Amos with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... That's his second booking ! ... He's sent off! Min. 62 :(qpr) B_Saka finds the run of M_Kudus ... L_Hall with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 63 :(cry) Savinho unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Xhaka ... C_Bradley goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 67 :(qpr) M_Kudus finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Riedewald ... Jens_Cajuste with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 70 :(cry) H_Kane comes on for J-P_Mateta and takes up a FW role Min. 70 :(cry) J_Rodriguez is being brought on ... Savinho is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play AM Min. 70 :(cry) X_Amaechi is being prepared to come on ... L_Hall is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(cry) J_Garcia comes on for P_Jones and takes up a DM role Min. 70 :(cry) J_Rodriguez will now play as MF Min. 71 :(cry) interesting tactic change... ... J_Garcia will now play as DF Min. 71 :(cry) J_Ibe feeds the ball through the middle ... H_Kane runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... H_Kane runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... Brilliant save from L_A-Hammond ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 72 :(cry) H_Kane shifts into the AM position in a tactical change Min. 75 :(cry) Breel_Embolo shifts into the AM position in a tactical change Min. 79 :(cry) Breel_Embolo takes advantage of a mistake by T_Alderwie'd ... Can he make them pay? ... T_Alderwie'd moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 79 :(qpr) Y_Minteh looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Gakpo ... Breel_Embolo is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 84 :(qpr) M_Kudus takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... X_Amaechi goes in stud's first ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He got away with just a warning Min. 86 :(qpr) C_Bradley boots it towards M_Kudus ... G_Xhaka with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 86 :(qpr) B_Saka runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... J_Henderson latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... J_Henderson with a bomb of a shot ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Selhurst Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J-P_Mateta (Man of the Match) Scorers : Breel_Embolo (4) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Riedewald (24), Jens_Cajuste (27), Breel_Embolo (79), G_Xhaka (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queens Park Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Saka Scorers : N/A Sent Off : L_Amos (61) Booked : S_Botman (31) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace | Queens Park Rangers Attempts on Goal : 14 | 7 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 4 | 1 Subs Used : 4 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 13 Key Tackles : 1 | 6 Key Passes : 18 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Queens Park Rangers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Vicario GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 21 11 3 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 L_Hall DF 1 23 16 6 26 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jens_Cajuste DF 1 11 21 2 29 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 27 -3 J_Riedewald DF 1 22 11 2 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 P_Jones DF 2 21 14 3 26 | 73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 0 Breel_Embolo AM 1 4 9 22 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -3 7 25 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 21 9 24 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 27 1 J-P_Mateta FW 1 2 5 21 23 | 73 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 9 Savinho MF 1 9 23 17 29 | 73 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 28 12 J_Ibe MF 2 3 21 3 23 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 58 8 Ederson GK 23 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X_Amaechi DF 1 21 13 2 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 22 14 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Garcia DF 5 18 15 7 30 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Kane AM 1 8 12 20 26 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - Queens Park Rangers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_A-Hammond GK 24 2 2 1 20 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 C_Bradley DF 1 24 16 8 27 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 I_Konate DF 1 22 10 5 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 T_Alderwie'd DF 1 21 4 1 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Botman DF 1 21 11 7 28 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 B_Saka MF 1 8 22 13 24 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Y_Minteh MF 1 14 22 11 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Amos MF 1 5 21 7 22 | 64 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 -7 C_Murray MF 2 14 21 5 23 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Kudus FW 1 9 15 24 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 C_Gakpo FW 1 9 14 23 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Kevin_Harr GK 15 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 20 15 3 21 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Klostermann DF 1 20 10 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Henderson MF 1 9 20 9 23 | 41 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 C_Vinicius FW 1 8 12 21 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1741205613 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35