Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Clyde Wootton | Clyde Wootton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mathias Ghanhouan | M. Ghanhouan |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Harvey Lee | H. Lee | |||||||||
| Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Steven Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Juri Di Canio | J. Di Canio | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Gavin Taylor | G. Taylor | |||||||||
| Dayo Sbaccanti | D. Sbaccanti | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 |  | Lars Töpfer | L. Töpfer | |||||||||
| Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Mark Lampard | M. Lampard | |||||||||
| Dennis Cooper | D. Cooper | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Darren Shearer | D. Shearer | |||||||||
| Cor Boateng | C. Boateng |  | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Kai Basler | K. Basler | |||||||||
| Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | | 53 | M | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Ian Vieira | I. Vieira | |||||||||
| Alec Hutchison | A. Hutchison |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Jan Opschoor | J. Opschoor | |||||||||
| Norman Mann | N. Mann | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 |  | Quim Ramos | Q. Ramos | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 9,330 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Crystal Palace kick off!
3.07
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
6.24
0-0Gavin Taylor passes the ball forward to Kai Basler. Kai Basler chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Opschoor but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.24
0-0Dayo Sbaccanti makes a probing pass to Dennis Cooper. Dennis Cooper makes a probing pass to Norman Mann. Norman Mann tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.52
0-0Mark Lampard sees a break and surges forward. Mark Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathias Ghanhouan who gathers it comfortably.
21.14
0-0Kai Basler clumsily knocks into Stephen Barrett. The referee calls over Kai Basler and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Barrett carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.28
Cor Boateng knocks the ball forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Taylor.
26.12
Darren Shearer makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Shearer lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.19
Dennis Cooper passes the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.28
Mark Lampard knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos goes all the way! Quim Ramos shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.23
Mark Lampard kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Jan Opschoor and rushes in on goal... Ian Vieira tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.16
0-0Kai Basler flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
42.47
Kai Basler kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira shoots from 20 yards but somehow Mathias Ghanhouan manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley get the second half underway!
48.54
Juri Di Canio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Basler. Kai Basler makes a simple pass to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dayo Sbaccanti.
49.08
Mark Lampard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.53
Kai Basler sees space and advances. Kai Basler shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
55.02
0-1Juri Di Canio makes a probing pass to Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer makes a simple pass to Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor whips in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos powers a header at goal. Mathias Ghanhouan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
59.48
Dennis Cooper surges forward with the ball. Dennis Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lars Töpfer.
60.47
Graham Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Barrett. Stephen Barrett makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Barrett knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Lee who gathers it comfortably.
61.10
Gavin Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer passes the ball forward to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Mathias Ghanhouan easily smothers it!
63.17
Mark Lampard sees a break and surges forward. Mark Lampard knocks the ball forward to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
69.53
Graham Smith makes a probing pass to Dennis Cooper. Dennis Cooper makes a probing pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Harvey Lee has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.17
Adrian Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Lee who gathers it comfortably.
85.49
Juri Di Canio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kai Basler. Kai Basler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor goes all the way! Jan Opschoor shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.2%
54.8%
Play Area
29.8%
47.6%
22.6%
Scorers
| Norman Mann 70 | Quim Ramos 55 Jan Opschoor 85 |