JAKARTA - Crystal Palace qualified for the FA Cup final after beating Aston Villa 3-0 in the semifinals of Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday night 26 April.
Ismail Sarr scored two goals for Palace, while one other goal was scored by Eberechi Eze.
In the final, Palace will face the winner of another semifinal match between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest which will take place on Sunday night at 22.30 WIB, according to the FA website reported by Antara.
The two teams played openly since kickoff so the two teams created chances several times.
Palace broke the deadlock in the 31st minute. Eberechi Eze received Sarr's pass from the left. He then fired a curling volley which goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez failed to stop. 1-0 for Palace.
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After that, Villa tried to equalize by launching an attack on the Palace defense. The 1-0 position for Palace did not change until the first half ended.
In the 51st minute of the second half, Palace was awarded a penalty after Eze was brought down by Baubacar Kamara. Unfortunately Jean-Philippe Mateta's shot hit the crossbar before leaving the field.
Mateta made up for the failure seven minutes later after creating Sarr's goal. Mateta's bait was successfully completed by the Senegal striker so that the position changed 2-0.
Left behind by two goals, Villa displayed a more open game and included Ian Maatsen, Leon Bailey, and Jacob Ramsey. Palace took advantage of Villa's open game by scoring a third goal in the 90+4 minute.
Edward Nketiah managed to snatch the ball from Villa's players before sending it to Sarr, who again beat Emi Martinez. Palace ended the game with a convincing 3-0.
Line-up:Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta. Coach: Oliver Glasner
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Emiliano; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Rogers, Asensio, McGinn; Watkins. Coach: Unai Emery
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