July 28 2007

Clinton Morrison

CLINTON MORRISON marked his return from injury with a goal in Crystal Palace's 4-1 win over Oddevold.

The striker had been out for all of the pre-season with a groin problem, but he and new signing Jeff Hughes (also groin) made comebacks.

Young winger James Dayton put Palace in front on 29 minutes after getting onto Dougie Freedman's pass to score.

Fifteen minutes into the second period, Scott Flinders could only parry Marcus Larsson's fierce drive and David Engelbrektsson poked in the rebound.

MORRISON restored Palace's advantage from six yards, before Dave Martin made it 3-1, by converting Stuart Green's cross.

Ben Watson got the Eagles' fourth of the night with a 25-yard free-kick to complete a 100 per cent Swedish tour record for the side.

Palace: First half: Speroni, Butterfield, Cort, Swaibu, Craig, Freedman, Soares, Fletcher, Kennedy, Dayton, Kuqi.

Second half: Flinders, Lawrence, Swaibu, Hudson, Hills, Green, Watson, Hughes, Martin, Scowcroft, MORRISON.