Four adjustments in which he beat Leicester last week
2: Derry, Ola-Adebomi and Wells-Morrison come close to finding an opener
4 – GOAL: Sakar puts Leipzig ahead with a first-time finish
9: Grehan Nie Leipzig with a free space of the purpose
15 – Objective: Derry evens the palate with an endgame
23: The palace works well, Mustapha’s efforts stop
39: Weißbach deviated effort is maintained through Moulden
41: Ebiowei’s free kick with 25 yards is closely wide
HT: 1-1 Leipzig Palace
47: Ebiowei’s strike from distance is held by the ‘keeper
52: Ebiowii makes a sensational solo effort
58 – Objective: Leipzig recovers the head of the square
73: Grant is brilliantly denying Klapija
74: The remote header of the aircraft remains remote
81: Nascimento volley is maintained
90+4: Palace almost claim a late equaliser
FT: Palais 1-2 Leipzig
A week after the 2-0 victory in Leicester City, Crystal Palace Under-21 welcomed the foreign opposition to Sutton in the form of RB Leipzig.
There were 4 modifications in which they faced the foxes, with Joe Sheridan, Rio Cardin, Hindolo Mustapha and Jesse Derry for Rob Holding, Cormac Austin, Franco Umeh and Joe Gibbard.
Palace got off to a flying start and nearly took the lead inside two minutes as Derry, Ademola Ola-Adebomi and Jack Wells-Morrison all saw efforts denied by the Leipzig defence and ‘keeper.
Leipzig, who took the lead with only 4 minutes on the clock, Faik Sakar marked a first attack after an intelligent task in the structure of Nuha Jutta.
Leipzig had the ascendant and almost doubled his advance in five minutes. The Jutta head threw himself on the line through the captain Sean Grehan, while a remote blow by Laurin Schoßler on the bar.
Palace pointed a quarter of an hour with Derry marking his first purpose at the point of less than 21 years. OLA-ADBOMI jumped to a loose pass the last 3rd and controlled to catch him so that Derry was sweeping at the edge of the box.
It was Palace who were now looking more likely to net the third following the equaliser. Excellent build-up play from front to back saw Jake Grante pick out Mustapha on the edge of the box, though his effort was tame and simple enough for ‘keeper Fernando Dickes to claim.
At the end of the first half, Laurin Schößler had a distance attack by diverting the objectives, Louie Mouldderen for the objective of the palace is equivalent to it. A loose kick about 25 yards from Malcolm Ebiowi was also only wide from the logo for the palace before the break.
After the interval it was all going through Ebiowei as the Eagles tried to get their noses in front. He initially saw an effort from 30-yards held by Dickes, before going on a surging solo run – spinning his marker and skipping past two challenges before dragging an effort narrowly wide.
Just before the Hour mark, Leipzig won a penalty, while Sheridan tried to have manipulated the inside box. Moulden brought his hand to Amos Gerth’s attempt 12 yards away, but she simply slid to his right.
Palace had it all to do to get back into the game once more, though Leipzig nearly added a third with 15 minutes remaining. Grante did brilliantly to deny second-half substitute Dino Klapija with a sliding block.
Two combined palace substitutes, while Finley Marjoram chose Luke Plange to the far post, with the latter’s head remote through scrambled cocks. Adler Nascimento, who had made his first appearance since October, also saw an effort made in Dickes Late.
It wasn’t to be for Palace, despite a last-gasp attempt at an equaliser where Grehan flicked on Dylan Reid’s strike back into the box, with the referee blowing for full-time after four minutes of time added on.
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Palacio: Moulden (GK), Grande (Gibbard, 75), Browne, Sheridan, Grehan, Mustapha (Reid, 64), Cardines (Marjoram, 64), Wells-Morrison, Ola-Debomi (Plange, 64), Ebiowei, Derry (Nascimento, 75).
Subsidas: Left (GK), Austin.
Leipzig: Dickes (GK), Koss, Hennig, Schößler (Saric, 75), Jatta, Sakar (Klapija, 67), Gerth (Bulland, 75), Schuldes, Walther (Böhm, 67), Neumann, Weißbach (Damala, 87).
Sub used: Janosch (GK).