IWC Group 3, Norwich City vs. Crystal Palace (Sun Sep 21)


                         Norwich City  |  Crystal Palace
                            4-1-3-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 P
                         Matt Walling  |  Lee Clarke
                                       |
                           R_Green GK  |  GK J_Cesar
                        M_Lombardo DF  |  DF D_Ward
                        L_Matthaus DF  |  DF M_A_Hady
                       M_Roskevits DM  |  DF M_Boorgaart
                         R_Woodx11 DF  |  DF E_Boyce
                        T_Spurrx09 DF  |  MF T_Graveson
                          A_Murray MF  |  MF C_Tiago
                           M_Licka MF  |  MF A_Buzsaky
                          M_Tudgay FW  |  AM J_Bostock
                       D_Burtonx19 FW  |  FW D_Freedman
                         S_Ngobese MF  |  FW Dani
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB R_Banks
                        S_Charlton SUB |  SUB L_Cort
                        John_Oster SUB |  SUB C_Fletcher
                           A_Purje SUB |  SUB C_A_Tevez
                            G_Best SUB |  SUB T_Berry

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 3  :(nor) L_Matthaus turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Tudgay 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Ward 
Min. 4  :(pal) J_Bostock finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  J_Bostock with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Green smothers the ball. 
Min. 6  :(pal) D_Freedman runs at A_Murray 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Freedman tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 9  :(pal) M_A_Hady moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bostock 
          ...  J_Bostock goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  R_Green gathers it easily 
Min. 10 :(nor) A_Murray takes advantage of a mistake by M_A_Hady 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Murray with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 10 :(pal) Dani runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Dani fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  R_Green with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 11 :(pal) E_Boyce with the cross-field pass to Dani 
          ...  The ball hits M_Lombardo in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 13 :(nor) M_Tudgay with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  M_Tudgay strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  J_Cesar tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Roskevits drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Cesar jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 13 :(pal) T_Graveson finds E_Boyce with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  E_Boyce bears down on goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 16 :(pal) J_Bostock has space to run with the ball 
          ...  J_Bostock rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But R_Green just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Tiago! 
          ...  M_Lombardo wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 17 :(pal) E_Boyce drives it across the face of the goal Dani 
          ...  M_Roskevits plays the back pass 
          ...  R_Green can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Graveson chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  D_Ward with the shot! 
          ...  R_Green tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 18 :(pal) Dani steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Spurrx09 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Dani blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 18 :(pal) D_Freedman spits at M_Licka 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 22 :(pal) M_Boorgaart is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Bostock 
          ...  J_Bostock with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But R_Green tips it behind 
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 24 :(nor) M_Licka gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  D_Burtonx19 is unmarked 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Burtonx19 ! 
          ...  J_Cesar makes a difficult save 
Min. 27 :(pal) Dani beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Dani launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  R_Green is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Crystal Palace go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 28 :(nor) M_Roskevits takes possession 
          ...  E_Boyce steals the ball of off him 
Min. 31 :(pal) D_Freedman finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  L_Matthaus with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Crystal Palace players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 34 :(pal) T_Graveson brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Boyce gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Spurrx09 wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 35 :(nor) M_Licka turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Tudgay 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_A_Hady 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 35 :(pal) A_Buzsaky looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Dani 
          ...  Dani tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  The Crystal Palace fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-2 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 37 :(pal) M_A_Hady looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Dani 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Lombardo 
Min. 38 :(nor) L_Matthaus spots D_Burtonx19 who is in acres of space 
          ...  D_Burtonx19 with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  J_Cesar watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(pal) D_Ward sidesteps M_Roskevits 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Ward with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But R_Green punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 45 :(pal) M_A_Hady looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 45 :(pal) L_Cort takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_A_Hady 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 46 :(pal) T_Graveson with the through ball to Dani 
          ...  Dani with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But R_Green punches it away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-2 Crystal Palace

Min. 46 :(pal) D_Ward has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Lombardo 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Freedman! 
          ...  D_Freedman tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 48 :(nor) R_Woodx11 jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Burtonx19 
          ...  D_Burtonx19 hits the ball first time! 
          ...  What agility from J_Cesar 
Min. 50 :(pal) R_Green miss-kicks! 
          ...  J_Bostock is through! 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Bostock ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 51 :(nor) M_Tudgay finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Ward 
          ...  But A_Buzsaky wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 54 :(pal) C_Tiago sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  D_Ward runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Ward with the crafty shot! 
          ...  R_Green with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 55 :(pal) T_Graveson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Matthaus 
          ...  He puts in D_Ward! 
          ...  D_Ward with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  R_Green makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 57 :(pal) A_Buzsaky changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Dani 
          ...  A left-footer by Dani ! 
          ...  R_Green fists it away 
Min. 58 :(pal) C_Tiago controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  Dani gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  R_Woodx11 rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  O_Bundy refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 58 :(pal) E_Boyce plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Dani decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Dani throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  R_Green with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 60 :(nor) A_Purje is being brought on 
          ...  S_Ngobese is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 60 :(pal) Crystal Palace made the switch to a C strategy 
Min. 60 :(nor) M_Tudgay beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Tudgay attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 60 :(pal) E_Boyce hoists the ball across to A_Buzsaky 
          ...  A_Buzsaky gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 62 :(pal) J_Bostock crosses into the box, finding Dani 
          ...  Dani with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  R_Green gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 63 :(pal) E_Boyce unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Ward 
          ...  D_Ward attempts the shot! 
          ...  R_Green fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 64 :(pal) J_Bostock with a first time pass 
          ...  T_Graveson runs onto it! 
          ...  The ball hits L_Matthaus in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 67 :(nor) M_Roskevits runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Tudgay 
          ...  D_Ward with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Matt Walling looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 69 :(nor) A_Murray moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Burtonx19 
          ...  E_Boyce bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 69 :(pal) A_Buzsaky 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! 
          ...  D_Freedman receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  The defender plays it back to R_Green 
          ...  D_Freedman intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy R_Green 
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Green 
          ...  R_Green smothers the ball !! 
Min. 71 :(nor) A_Purje skips the challenge from M_Boorgaart 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by L_Cort 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 72 :(pal) A_Buzsaky has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Matthaus 
          ...  He puts in J_Bostock! 
          ...  J_Bostock hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 73 :(pal) E_Boyce finds Dani with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Dani rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  R_Green parries it 
Min. 74 :(pal) D_Ward runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  D_Ward gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 79 :(pal) E_Boyce 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! 
          ...  A_Buzsaky receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Buzsaky sees R_Green off his line ! 
          ...  R_Green with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 80 :(pal) A_Buzsaky looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards T_Graveson 
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Graveson ! 
          ...  R_Green makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 81 :(pal) A_Buzsaky is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  Dani latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Dani pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(pal) D_Ward with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to Dani 
          ...  A wicked drive by Dani ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 93 :(pal) J_Bostock finds C_Tiago on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Lombardo knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But O_Bundy just turns away! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
Attendance           : 26,034
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Green
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Matthaus (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : Dani (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Dani (27,35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Freedman (18)
Injured              : M_A_Hady (45)
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       30
Off target           :           3        |       10
On target            :           3        |       20
Possession           :          29        |       71
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       27
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Final Score          : Norwich City 0 - 2 Crystal Palace
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Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Green        GK  29   1   1   1  11 |  94  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
M_Lombardo     DF   1  21   4   4  27 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0
L_Matthaus     DF   1  21   9   6  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  26  -4
M_Roskevits    DM   2  16  17   9  35 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  15   0
R_Woodx11      DF   1  12   9   6  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Spurrx09     DF   1  11  10   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14 -10 -10
A_Murray       MF   1   6  22  13  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
M_Licka        MF   1  10  22   5  43 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Tudgay       FW   1   6  11  21  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
D_Burtonx19    FW   1   6   6  11  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
S_Ngobese      MF   1  11  21   7  31 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ward         GK  18   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Charlton     DF   1  20   9   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
John_Oster     MF   1   9  20   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Purje        AM   2   7  15  16  27 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Best         FW   1   5   8  20  33 |   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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J_Cesar        GK  26   1   1   1  18 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0   0   0
D_Ward         DF   1  21  11   8  43 |  94   0   1   2   0   6   0   0   0   0  14  30  27
M_A_Hady       DF   1  22  12   8  23 |  45   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  30   0
M_Boorgaart    DF   1  21   8  10  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
E_Boyce        DF   2  20  16   5  27 |  94   0   2   7   0   1   0   0   0   0  30 105   2
T_Graveson     MF   1  15  24   5  32 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
C_Tiago        MF   1   9  24   8  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Buzsaky      MF   1   8  22   8  26 |  94   0   1   6   1   2   0   0   0   0  27 113   7
J_Bostock      AM   1   7  21  15  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  45  24
D_Freedman     FW   1   8  11  21  15 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   5
Dani           FW   2  10  12  21  25 |  94   0   0   0   0  11   2   0   0   0  10  10 104
R_Banks        GK  24   1   1   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cort         DF   1  20   9   7  31 |  49   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  10  10
C_Fletcher     DM   1  14  20   7  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_A_Tevez      MF   1   7  21   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Berry        FW   1   5   8  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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