IWC Group 2, Anderlecht vs. Crystal Palace (Mon Nov 03)


                           Anderlecht  |  Crystal Palace
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 E
                            Assistant  |  Lee Clarke
                                       |
                           D_Zitka GK  |  GK O_Ustari
                           Mancini DF  |  DF D_Powell
                      K_Boulahrouz DF  |  DF M_A_Hady
                         K_McKenna DF  |  DF D_Ward
                               x07 DF  |  DF E_Boyce
                            D_Bent MF  |  MF T_Graveson
                           G_Lovre MF  |  MF C_Tiago
                          L_Biglia MF  |  MF A_Buzsaky
                               x14 MF  |  AM J_Bostock
                           A_Wisse FW  |  FW Dani
                           P_Wilde FW  |  FW D_Freedman
                                       |
                          V_Valdes SUB |  SUB J_Cesar
                      M_Spiranovic SUB |  SUB M_Boorgaart
                           C_Gibbs SUB |  SUB C_Fletcher
                          L_Hodges SUB |  SUB A_Danze
                     K_Vandenbergh SUB |  SUB T_Berry

Referee: W_Matthaus (Germany)


Min. 1  :(pal) T_Graveson fires over a low cross to D_Freedman 
          ...  D_Freedman with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bostock hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  D_Zitka makes the catch! 
Min. 4  :(pal) A_Buzsaky controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs x07 
          ...  He puts in Dani! 
          ...  x07 does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 9  :(pal) C_Tiago finds A_Buzsaky on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Buzsaky with the shot on net ! 
          ...  D_Zitka saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 13 :(pal) A_Buzsaky is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Freedman 
          ...  D_Freedman has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  D_Zitka parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Graveson chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  C_Tiago loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 14 :(and) K_Boulahrouz looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Biglia 
          ...  What a shot from L_Biglia ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  x14 curls it into the box! 
          ...  O_Ustari makes the catch! 
Min. 19 :(pal) C_Tiago plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Freedman 
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Freedman ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  And Crystal Palace are leading in the game now 
          ...  Anderlecht 0-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 20 :(pal) T_Graveson can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Freedman 
          ...  D_Freedman looks to see where D_Zitka is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He nutmegged D_Zitka 
          ...  Anderlecht 0-2 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 24 :(and) D_Bent cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Wisse 
          ...  D_Ward reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 26 :(and) P_Wilde with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  P_Wilde attempts a low drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  O_Ustari dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had O_Ustari beaten! 
Min. 30 :(pal) C_Tiago drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bostock 
          ...  Fine tackle by K_Boulahrouz 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 34 :(pal) J_Bostock beats G_Lovre 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Bostock belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  D_Zitka parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 38 :(pal) M_A_Hady jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_A_Hady aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 39 :(and) G_Lovre with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  G_Lovre has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  O_Ustari pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Wilde plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  O_Ustari reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 39 :(pal) A_Buzsaky with a pinpoint pass to Dani 
          ...  Dani has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  D_Zitka makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 41 :(and) K_McKenna drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Wilde 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by P_Wilde ! 
          ...  O_Ustari with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(pal) T_Graveson kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Dani gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A delicate header from Dani ! 
          ...  D_Zitka tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Tiago hits it into the box! 
          ...  It is cleared by K_Boulahrouz 

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

Min. 48 :(pal) C_Tiago has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Boulahrouz 
          ...  He puts in Dani! 
          ...  K_McKenna with the block 
Min. 49 :(pal) C_Tiago with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past K_McKenna 
          ...  He knocks it to Dani! 
          ...  Dani hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  D_Zitka never had a chance! 
Min. 54 :(and) G_Lovre lays the ball back to A_Wisse 
          ...  A_Wisse carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 56 :(pal) C_Tiago looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Ward 
          ...  D_Ward is clean through, he is one on one with D_Zitka 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Zitka 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 57 :(pal) D_Ward turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Mancini reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 60 :(pal) J_Bostock is now playing as a MF 
Min. 60 :(pal) D_Freedman finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled K_Boulahrouz 
          ...  D_Freedman aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But D_Zitka makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 61 :(pal) T_Graveson is now playing as a DM 
Min. 61 :(and) G_Lovre miskicks! 
          ...  He finds Mancini though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  Mancini tries to beat O_Ustari from outside the area! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 61 :(pal) D_Powell with the kinky dribble 
          ...  P_Wilde takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 64 :(pal) A_Buzsaky crosses to E_Boyce 
          ...  E_Boyce with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  But D_Zitka smothers the ball. 
Min. 65 :(pal) Crystal Palace made the switch to a C strategy 
Min. 68 :(and) G_Lovre slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  G_Lovre with the strike ! 
          ...  But O_Ustari punches it away 
Min. 70 :(pal) D_Powell turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Graveson 
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Graveson ! 
          ...  D_Zitka parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 72 :(pal) C_Tiago with a measured ball to D_Freedman 
          ...  K_Boulahrouz with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 82 :(pal) T_Graveson drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to D_Powell 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Powell ! 
          ...  D_Zitka blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 86 :(pal) A_Buzsaky watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Wilde 
Min. 87 :(and) A_Wisse finds P_Wilde with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Ward brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But W_Matthaus waves play on!!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(pal) D_Freedman kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  D_Freedman tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 91 :(and) K_Boulahrouz is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to P_Wilde 
          ...  P_Wilde attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 91 :(pal) D_Powell lobs it over the defender 
          ...  D_Powell with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance           : 26,662
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Anderlecht Match Info
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Best player          : G_Lovre
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Boulahrouz (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : D_Freedman (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Freedman (19,20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Anderlecht  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       18
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       2
Key Passes           :           7        |       16
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Final Score          : Anderlecht 0 - 2 Crystal Palace
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Player Statistics - Anderlecht
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Zitka        GK  30   1   1   1  26 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
Mancini        DF   1  21  11   9  15 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0   2
K_Boulahrouz   DF   1  21  12  10  40 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  24  20  -4
K_McKenna      DF   2  20  14   7  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
x07            DF   1  12   9   6  18 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
D_Bent         MF   1   9  24   9  16 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Lovre        MF   1   9  21   8  14 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  24
L_Biglia       MF   1   8  17   9  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
x14            MF   1   8  11   9  38 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
A_Wisse        FW   1  12  12  22  14 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   2
P_Wilde        FW   1   4   9  21  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  52 -10   6
V_Valdes       GK  19   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Spiranovic   DF   1  19  13   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gibbs        DF   1  18  10   8  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hodges       MF   1   7  16  15  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Vandenbergh  FW   1   8   8  18  15 |   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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O_Ustari       GK  28   1   1   1  17 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
D_Powell       DF   1  21  11   7  12 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  14
M_A_Hady       DF   1  22  12   8  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  10  12
D_Ward         DF   1  21  11   8  43 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0   2
E_Boyce        DF   2  20  16   5  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
T_Graveson     DM   1  15  25   5  32 |  93   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  53  12
C_Tiago        MF   1   9  25   8  32 |  93   0   0   7   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  89   2
A_Buzsaky      MF   1   8  22   8  26 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  12
J_Bostock      MF   1   8  21  15  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Dani           FW   2  10  12  21  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
D_Freedman     FW   1   9  11  22  15 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  98
J_Cesar        GK  27   1   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Boorgaart    DF   1  21   8  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fletcher     DM   1  14  20   7  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Danze        MF   1   8  18   7  21 |   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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