Palace Secure Landmark Continental Win In Spite Of Sending Off
Daniel Munoz became Crystal Palace's first goalscorer in major European competition
At a Glance
The London club claim first European away win
Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah find the net
Borna Sosa sent off for a pair of cautions in three minutes
Crystal Palace opened their European campaign with a convincing victory against their Ukrainian opponents in Eastern Europe.
Daniel Munoz's looping header from Yeremy Pino's delivery from the flank set the tone to victory in their maiden game in the main phase of a European competition.
Replacement Eddie Nketiah doubled Palace's lead just before the sixtieth minute with a clinical close-range finish after a wonderful bit of technique and precise pass from the Spanish international on the left.
That sent around 3,500 away fans into raptures and not even the sending off of full-back the Croatian international - for two yellow cards carelessly collected in a brief spell - in the 76th minute could dampen their party.
By full-time they were not only marking a landmark first away win in Europe, but shattering a team milestone from 1969, as they prolonged their undefeated streak to nineteen games across every tournament.
It was fully deserved Oliver Glasner's side deserved against opponents who, in modern era, have found it difficult to live up to their rich European pedigree of previous decades.
The striker could have scored two goals had he not just strayed offside from the midfielder's pass, seconds before his shot that did count. Daichi Kamada's opening period run warranted more than a tame finish that resulted in an routine stop.
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