- Oliver Glasner team proved to be too strong for its hosts of League Dos on Monday
- Muñoz and Accrveny fired the eagles to the last 16 on a very cold night
- Listen now: Everything is starting! Is there an agenda against Ange Postecoglou?
Who says that ingenuity has disappeared from football? At a time when a debates is angry that the game is becoming predictable, everyone greets the Crystal Palace for reminding us that spontaneity can still obtain huge dividends.
Finding something memorable on a painfully cold night in southern Yorkshire was always going to be a challenge, but Palace provided a free kick of 39 minutes so cheerful and ingenious and helped boost them beyond Doncaster; A fifth round date with Millwall waits.
How often do you see established pieces on the bar or collided on a wall? You rarely see the teams that try something different, but Oliver Glasner's men had some meaning and, deservedly, obtained their rewards.
Daichi Kamada was the architect, and was disguised disguised on the feet of Jean-Philippe Mateta, who collected the ball while red ring and white shirts were frozen as if playing musical statues, before they could react, matta and broken a shot out of publication.
He deserved to enter, but the Palace midfielder Daniel Muñoz responded faster and included from a short distance to give him a advantage that they would never give up. In wear conditions, the execution skill showed why this was a bridge too far for the promotion candidates of League Dos.
“It was a really intelligent free kick,” admitted the head of Doncaster Grant McCann. “It was only the quality of the Premier League.”
Daniel Muñoz put Palace on his way to a 2-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers
Justin's intelligent final accruit doubled the advantage for the Premier League team when they reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup
Doncaster, for his credit, was full of tenacity and fought with everything they had. Before the break, Ethan Ennis, Billy Sharp and, the closest of all, Luke Molyneux had opportunities that reminded the palace that this would not be a procession.
But they were always at the limit and in the second period, the contest was removed. Justin Accrveny, a young Northern Irishman, had rejected a glorious opportunity, but in the 55th minute, he was clear for a beautiful Will Hughes and scored his second goal for Palace with poise.
“We scored good goals,” Glasner said. “Credit to my staff for how they prepared the free kick.”
To limit an incredibly satisfactory night, there were very necessary minutes for Adam Wharton and Ben Chilwell, a feeling of optimism at the packed end. Wembley, perhaps, could be attainable.