Amex Stadium
Sunday 17th March 2013
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| Spanish Dave |
There was a record 28,499 attendance at the Amex for this eagerly awaited derby clash against arch rivals Palace. The atmosphere inside the stadium was electric and the noise when Leonardo Ulloa scored Albion's opener in the 43rd minute almost had the roof off. A second superb, stunning goal scored direct from a free kick by David Lopez (known as Spanish Dave to you and me) right on half time was enough to send 26,000 Albion fans into raptures and broke Palace hearts. The third goal scored again by centre forward Ulloa just after the break in the 49th minute was the icing on the cake and the game was won.
The Amex is made for days like this and the long 25 year
wait for a home win against Crystal Palace was over. It's difficult
to pick a man of the match as the entire team worked hard and showed a real
desire to win this one for the fans. Ulloa won the man of the match award from
the match sponsors but Kazenga Lua Lua and Wayne Bridge (who had Zaha in his pocket
all afternoon) were particularly outstanding.
This was a very good day to be an Albion fan. The play off's
are still a realistic possibility after this result and key games coming up
against Forest and Leicester could prove crucial to Albion's promotion
ambitions.
Finally we get months of gloating or could it be weeks if the playoffs are achieved and we get them again!! Still on cloud 10 more than 7 hours after the final whistle!
ReplyDeleteMe, gloat? Nah, would never do such a thing.
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