Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Cambridge United | Cambridge United | ||||||||||||||||
| Richard Deane | Richard Deane | manager | Armenio Parada | Armenio Parada | |||||||||||||||||
| Giampiero Di Natale | G. Di Natale |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Anton Götz | A. Götz | |||||||||
| Christian Neudecker | C. Neudecker | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Robert Gray | R. Gray | |||||||||
| Steve Charlton | S. Charlton | | 67 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 74 | | Jermaine Smith | J. Smith | ||||||||
| Gary Gallacher | G. Gallacher |  | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 |  | Claus Myssing | C. Myssing | |||||||||
| Linus Zick | L. Zick | | 70 | D | | 5 | | M | 79 | | Alistair Weaver | A. Weaver | |||||||||
| Cedric Ponsard | C. Ponsard |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 | | Eugenio Moriero | E. Moriero | |||||||||
| Ben Lee | B. Lee | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 87 | | Morris Bailey | M. Bailey | |||||||||
| Edouard Antunes | E. Antunes | | 70 | M | | 8 | | M | 79 |  | Jose Vega | J. Vega | |||||||||
| Isaiah Campbell | I. Campbell | | 74 | A | | 9 | | | A | 81 | | Norman Best | N. Best | ||||||||
| Tim Anderton | T. Anderton | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 85 | | Morris Marr | M. Marr | |||||||||
| Del Beckham | D. Beckham | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 83 | | Wes Terry | W. Terry | |||||||||
| Graham Barmby | G. Barmby | | 68 | M | | 12 | | D | 71 | | Simon Masur | S. Masur | |||||||||
| Francis Scales | F. Scales | | 75 | M | | 13 | | M | 76 |  | Talal Bezzai | T. Bezzai | |||||||||
| David Olivas | D. Olivas |  | 66 | A | | 14 | | A | 75 | | Trevor Murphy | T. Murphy | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Cambridge United. A crowd of 18,906 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cambridge United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Milligan.
The pitch is in good condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cambridge United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Milligan.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.50
0-0Claus Myssing launches a long ball forward. Morris Marr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Giampiero Di Natale. What a save!
3.15
0-0Robert Gray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Best. Norman Best threads the ball through to Morris Marr. Morris Marr knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Charlton.
4.27
0-08.30
Linus Zick flicks a high pass forward. Ben Lee collects the pass. Ben Lee flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Beckham. Del Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.15
0-0Alistair Weaver threads a neat ball through to Norman Best. Norman Best whips in a cross ball towards Morris Bailey. Gary Gallacher catches Morris Bailey on the ankles. Penalty for Cambridge United!!
10.15
0-0The referee points to the spot..
11.20
Wes Terry takes a stuttering run up but it's wide!
14.58
Morris Bailey flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Best. Norman Best finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Giampiero Di Natale easily smothers it!
15.15
0-0Isaiah Campbell catches Jermaine Smith on the ankles. The referee warns Isaiah Campbell to calm down! Jermaine Smith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.23
Eugenio Moriero comes in with a late challenge on Gary Gallacher. The referee calls over Eugenio Moriero and warns him to calm down! Gary Gallacher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.30
0-1Jermaine Smith flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Moriero who takes it down. Eugenio Moriero hits a low pass to Norman Best. Norman Best hits a low pass to Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.23
Morris Bailey catches Steve Charlton on the ankles. The referee calls over Morris Bailey and shows him a yellow card! Steve Charlton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.54
Claus Myssing makes a beautiful solo run. Claus Myssing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Marr. Morris Marr flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Best. Norman Best shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Giampiero Di Natale manages to gather it.
34.28
0-1Edouard Antunes makes a simple pass to Tim Anderton. Tim Anderton shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.14
Linus Zick makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edouard Antunes. Edouard Antunes flicks a high ball forward to Isaiah Campbell who takes it down. Isaiah Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anton Götz who gathers it comfortably.
38.01
Jermaine Smith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morris Marr. Morris Marr flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Terry. Wes Terry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edouard Antunes.
39.13
Claus Myssing deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey plays a scrappy one-two with Morris Marr and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Morris Bailey provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cambridge United!
42.03
Cedric Ponsard clumsily knocks into Claus Myssing. Cedric Ponsard is warned by the referee! Claus Myssing hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Ben Lee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Isaiah Campbell. Isaiah Campbell runs straight at the defence! Isaiah Campbell strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Francis Scales replacing Linus Zick and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Cambridge United appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Cambridge United kick off the second half!
51.58
Robert Gray pushes mid-way up the pitch. Robert Gray plays the ball forward to Wes Terry. Wes Terry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Neudecker.
60.53
0-2Cambridge United have made a substitution with Trevor Murphy replacing Wes Terry .
61.58
Cedric Ponsard hacks Morris Bailey from behind! The referee warns Cedric Ponsard again to calm down! Morris Bailey stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.07
Jose Vega barges into Francis Scales. Jose Vega is shown the yellow card! Francis Scales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.53
0-2Ben Lee barges into Jermaine Smith. Ben Lee is shown the yellow card! Jermaine Smith gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.41
Francis Scales sees Isaiah Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Isaiah Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.02
Ben Lee flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Anderton. Tim Anderton plays the ball forward to Del Beckham. Del Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anton Götz who gathers it comfortably.
72.47
Christian Neudecker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Lee. Ben Lee kicks a strong pass forward to Del Beckham. Del Beckham tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Anton Götz.
75.40
Eugenio Moriero knocks the ball forward to Trevor Murphy. Trevor Murphy tries a spectacular long range effort. Good keeping from Giampiero Di Natale as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
76.49
0-2Morris Bailey takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Cedric Ponsard reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
77.19
Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Graham Barmby replacing Ben Lee and David Olivas replacing Tim Anderton .Cambridge United have made a substitution with Simon Masur replacing Claus Myssing .
85.19
Eugenio Moriero clumsily knocks into Gary Gallacher. Eugenio Moriero is given another warning by the referee! Gary Gallacher runs off the knock.
89.40
0-2With imagination, Francis Scales plays the ball forward to Del Beckham. Del Beckham plays a scrappy one-two with David Olivas and advances towards the goal... Del Beckham shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball strikes Robert Gray's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
90.00
Corner kick to Crystal Palace. Cedric Ponsard chips it to the near post. Anton Götz scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Morris Bailey 21, 39 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Morris Bailey of Cambridge United |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Giampiero Di Natale (GK)
7
2. Christian Neudecker (DEF)
6
3. Steve Charlton (DEF)
6
4. Gary Gallacher (DEF)
6
5. Linus Zick (DEF)
6
6. Cedric Ponsard (MID)
6
7. Ben Lee (MID)
6
8. Edouard Antunes (MID)
6
9. Isaiah Campbell (ATT)
6
10. Tim Anderton (ATT)
6
11. Del Beckham (ATT)
6
12. Graham Barmby (MID)
6
13. Francis Scales (MID)
6
14. David Olivas (ATT)
6
1. Anton Götz (GK)
6
2. Robert Gray (DEF)
7
3. Jermaine Smith (DEF)
6
4. Claus Myssing (DEF)
7
5. Alistair Weaver (MID)
6
6. Eugenio Moriero (MID)
6
7. Morris Bailey (MID)
9
8. Jose Vega (MID)
5
9. Norman Best (ATT)
7
10. Morris Marr (ATT)
7
11. Wes Terry (ATT)
5
12. Simon Masur (DEF)
6
13. Talal Bezzai (MID)
0
14. Trevor Murphy (ATT)
6