Crystal Palace v Manchester City 1989/90

CRYSTAL PALACE 2 CITY 2

League Division 1

5th May 1990

attendance 20,056

scorers
City Allen(67 pen), Quinn(89)
Palace Pardew(3), Gray(10)

Ref D Hutchinson

City Dibble, Brightwell, Harper, Reid, Hendry, Redmond, White, Ward, Heath, Quinn, Lake – subs Allen(67), Hinchcliffe(62)

Palace Martyn, Pemberton, Barber, Gray, O’Reilly, Thorn, Salako, Madden, Bright, Thompson, Pardew – subs Hedman(62), McGoldrick

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REPORT FROM IRELAND’S SATURDAY NIGHT 5TH MAY 1990
Alan Pardew and Andy Gray showed that Crystal Palace were in the mood for their Wembley dates next week when they raced into the lead by scoring twice in the first 10 minutes of a fierce duel.
First Pardew took a knockdown from Mark Bright and then drilled the ball wide of Dibble into the Manchester City net.
Then seven minutes later Manchester skipper Steve Redmond knocked Bright in the back, and from the free kick Pardew ran over the ball and Gray thundered it home from 35 yards. It was a real sparkler of a goal to match the glorious sunshine.
City were slow to move into the attack, but when they did their multi-pass moves had the Palace rear guard back-pedalling rapidly.
City switched Ward to the right flank and had White on the left and shortly afterwards Ward sent over a cross which Martyn fielded efficiently.
Just before that Dibble expertly collected a curling centre from Bright off the head of Wright.
After a somewhat tame start the game sparked to life in the last quarter when, first City reduced the lead when substitute Clive Allen converted a penalty after 67 minutes. O’Reilly had pushed the tall Irish Niall Quinn in the penalty area.
Seven minutes from time Palace had there tall angular striker Thompson sent off for his second foul of the match when he blocked the City captain Peter Reid. In the closing seconds Reid, who masterminded the City attack laid on the pass for Quinn to level the scores by slotting the ball into the net past the diving Martyn.