Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mathias Ghanhouan | M. Ghanhouan |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Kwami Jager | K. Jager | |||||||||
| Marc Peckham | M. Peckham |  | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Alun Gascoigne | A. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Titus Pearce | T. Pearce | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Thierry James | T. James | |||||||||
| Dayo Sbaccanti | D. Sbaccanti |  | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Max Charlton | M. Charlton | |||||||||
| Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 |  | Jose Rey | J. Rey | |||||||||
| Dennis Cooper | D. Cooper | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Warren Hughes | W. Hughes | |||||||||
| Cor Boateng | C. Boateng |  | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Warren Harrison | W. Harrison | |||||||||
| Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Paul Prior | P. Prior | |||||||||
| Alec Hutchison | A. Hutchison |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Martin Adams | M. Adams | |||||||||
| Mervin Mckay | M. Mckay | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Tim Fletcher | T. Fletcher | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 8,455 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace kick off and get the match underway!
4.28
0-0Paul Prior flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathias Ghanhouan who gathers it comfortably.
8.29
0-0Max Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey knocks the ball forward to Martin Adams. Martin Adams sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.49
0-1Titus Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Warren Hughes. Warren Hughes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Adams. Martin Adams flicks the ball with his head. Mathias Ghanhouan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
22.20
0-1Stephen Barrett makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Kwami Jager manages to gather it comfortably.
27.50
0-1Crystal Palace are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
28.11
Dennis Cooper sees a break and surges forward. Dennis Cooper goes all the way! Dennis Cooper rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.29
Max Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Warren Hughes. Warren Hughes passes the ball forward to Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher plays a perfect one-two with Martin Adams and rushes in on goal... Tim Fletcher takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.31
0-1Warren Harrison comes in with a late challenge on Cor Boateng. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cor Boateng hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
47.56
Paul Prior deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.35
Warren Harrison chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Adams. Martin Adams whips in a cross ball towards Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher flicks the ball with his head but somehow Mathias Ghanhouan manages to keep it out.
55.52
Warren Harrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.25
Warren Hughes advances with the ball. Warren Hughes lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Adams. Martin Adams heads the ball goalwards. Mathias Ghanhouan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.24
Thierry James boots it upfield. Martin Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.08
Marc Peckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cor Boateng. Cor Boateng brings the ball forward. Cor Boateng lofts in a cross ball towards Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.15
Marc Peckham knocks the ball forward to Cor Boateng. Cor Boateng threads the ball through to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thierry James.
81.29
Adrian Hunt knocks the ball forward to Cor Boateng. Cor Boateng passes the ball forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
83.07
Thierry James knocks the ball forward to Warren Hughes. Warren Hughes flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Adams. Martin Adams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.18
Cor Boateng kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Pearce.
89.01
Crystal Palace are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Middlesbrough's defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
31.4%
45.7%
22.9%
Scorers
| Mervin Mckay 69 | Martin Adams 15, 57 |