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Fulham v Crystal Palace Text Commentary

last updated Saturday 01st April 2000, 5:01 PM
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01.04.2000
Fulham 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
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Time

Match Comment

15.00

Off we go. COME ON YOU WHITES and Eddie Lewis starts for the first time

15.06 Not much to comment on in relation to the playing very scrappy at the moment
15.07 Nice move between Peschie and Eddie Lewis ending with a cross from Eddie the eagle but the Palace keeper gets there first
15.09 The ball goes forward to Super Geoff and their Keeper runs out to collect the ball Horse puts him under pressure looking for a corner but the Ref says freekick to Palace
15.12 Another move involving Lewis who puts the ball throuigh to Finnan but finnan goes down and the crowd call for a penalty but the Ref says nothing doing
15.13 Palace wins the first corner of the game but the incoming ball is no problem for Maik Taylor
15.14 Lewis collects a great ball from Goldbaek but in the rush Morrison brings Phelan down. Goldbaek takes the freekick it falls to Lewis who shots but just wide
15.15 Lewis rises to head an incoming cross but the ball goes over the bar.
15.17 Goalllllllll The Horse collects a through ball from Steve Finnan and chips the Keeper. Its FULHAM 1 Palace 0
15.20 The Horse plays up and wins a corner. Goldbaek sends the ball flashing across the mouth of the Palace goal but Morrison of Palace gets there first
15.22 Lewis on the ball again he tries to cheast it down but is bundled over by Linighan but the Ref says nothing doing and gives a freekick for an offside!!
15.24 Owwww Melville made a mistake with a back header and Palace were nearly through but fortunately we recovered the situation
15.25 Plenty of ball play in the middle of the park but it's not leading to much activity in the last third of the pitch
15.29 Palace mount an attack and Morrison puts a ball in to the Fulham area but Maik Taylor again collects the ball calmly
15.31 Eddie Lewis collects the ball and runs into the area he passes to Hayward and the ball is crossed into the six yard box and Peschie rises at least 6 inches to head at the Keeper
15.33 At last the Ref gives a freekick to Horsfield for another foul by Linighan. The set piece is taken with a ball forward to Lewis who crosses into their area but Palace clear the area
15.35 The Horse wins a tackle and passes the ball through to Peschie and Lwis in the area but Linighan intercepts and saves the Palace
15.37 Fulham go forward with Peschie on the ball he puts in a cross to super Geoff but he is swamped by Palace defenders and they clear again
15.39 The Ref obviously hasn't read the memo that says he has to protect strikers to improve the quality of the game. Horse has been assaulted by Linighan and the Ref says play on no foul
15.41 Hayward bundles Morrison over to give Palace a freekick on the edge of our area. Palace take the kick but the ball goes like a rocket over our bar.
15.43 Palace win a corner and Carlisle takes the it but Coleman is fouled in the resulting melee so the pressure is off
15.45 Freekick to Fulham on the right of the Palace area. Lewis lines up to take the freekick. He takes a shot and the ball goes off for a corner.
15.46 Hayward takes the corner and the ball goes to Lewi he shoots but it rebounds off for another corner from the back of Carlisle
15.47 Goldbaek takes this corner and the kick is not so good and Palace clear.
15.48 The Ref calls the first half to an end and Fulham go off 1-0 winners, at the moment. COME ON YOU WHITES
16.03 The teams come out and it appears that there are no changes to the squads
16.05 Fulham on the charge right from the start and a move again involving Eddie Lewis ends with Fulham winning a corner. The ball comes in but Palace are able to clear. They were not happy with the Ref's decision
16.10 ahhh Fulham attack again the ball goes to The Horse who tries to shoot the ball comes out and is sent in again by Simon Morgan but Palace manage to clear
16.12 Palace try to attack but it breaks down. Drat Terry Phelan pulls up it looks like a hamstring
16.14 Owww Goldbaek crosses to Horsfield wid. He runs at the goal makes it to the edge of the area and shoots...... just wide
16.15 Terry Phelan comes back on after treatment so the injury not as serious as it looked
16.16 Forssell has a run in with Cookie Coleman off the ball. The Ref decides to tell Cookie the meaning of life and all that and lets him go without a card
16.18 Ohhh Fulham put the Palace goal under pressure and the ball goes to Goldbaek on the edge of the Palace area. He shapes up to shoot but miskicks and the ball rolls slowly toward the goalkeeper.
16.21 Palace win a corner off a left foot shoot from Forssell. Maik Taylor made a great save.
16.22 The ball flashes through the ruck in tha area looking as if it was going to go anywhere. Fortunately Maik Taylor ends up with the ball
16.24 Ahhhh Palace send the ball into our area Coleman rises to head clear but the ball falls to Forssell who shoots but Maik Taylor blocks the attempt and Fulham clears
16.26 Fulham win a freekick after a foul on Peschie the ball is passed forward to Goldbaek who tries an unsuccessful shot from 35 yards
16.27 Owww Palace attack the Fulham goal and the ball reaches Carlisle who is in a great position in the area but he can't bring the ball under controll.
16.29 Wayne Collins and Bazza Hayles are brought on for Simon Morgan and Peschie
16.31 Fulham win another corner after some good work from Bazza Hayles. Eddie Lewis takes the corner. The ball comes in but it's put off for another corner. Eddie Lewis takes the second corner and the ball falls to Hayward who tries his luck but it's blocked and Palace clear
16.34 Ahhh The ball was passed forward to The Horse who leaves it for Bazza to just beat the Keeper but he fluffs the shot.
16.36 Fulham on the attack again with Wayne Collins surging forward at the edge of the Palace area. but rather than taking a chance himself he passes to Eddie Lewis who is judged to be offside
16.37 Palace sub Carlisle with Hunt
16.39 Palace win a corner off Hayward. The ball is sent in towwards Mullins but Fulham's defence win the ball and clears
16.41 Ahhhh Eddie Lewis passes to Horsfield while running forward to be ready for the return. The return is sent towards Eddie Lewis but the ball is poor and Palace clear
16.42 Welcome to England Eddie. Eddie Lewis gets his first yellow card for kicking the ball away after the Ref blew for a freekick
16.44 Bazza and Super Geoff try to make a move but Geoff is looking more tired every minute
16.46 Hunt gets a yellow for bringing Phelan down rather roughly
16.47 Palace put our goal under pressure with Phelan trying to clear but the ball falls to a Palace player who shoots . Maik Taylor pulls off another good save. He has had a good game so far.
16.48 Fulham sub The Horse with Sean Davis
16.49 Finnan has the ball outwide. He puts in a cross to Sean Davis but the Palace defence clear
16.50 Man of the match has been announced as Cookie Coleman. Two minutes of injury time. Official attendence is given a 16,356 including an estimated 4,100 Palace fans
16.51 Wayne Collins has the ball at the edge of the area tries a shot but the Keeper blocks the effort which is likely to be our last chance.
16.53 The whistles goes and Fulham go off with three points in the bag
  COME ON YOU WHITES, COME ON YOU WHITES, COME ON YOU WHITES,
  Next week, on the 9th, we are away at Tranmere

Fulham team :

Maik Taylor,

Simon Morgan, Andy Melville, Chris Coleman, Terry Phelan

Bjarne Goldbaek, Steve Finnan, Steve Hayward, Eddie Lewis,

Paul Peschisolido, Geoff Horsfield

Subs: Bazza Hayles, Wayne Collins, Sean Davis, Kit Symons, Marcus Hahnemann.


Subs :
Crystal Palace team :

Gregg, Austin, Zhiyi, Linighan, Cole, Morrison, Mullins, Foster, Carlisle , McKenzie, Forssell..
Subs :
Hunt, Thomson, Smith, Hibburt, Kendall, .

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