🦅 Unlikely scorer makes history for Palace in the Conference League | OneFootball

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Alex Waite·6 novembre 2025

🦅 Unlikely scorer makes history for Palace in the Conference League

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After being shut out by AEK Larnaca two weeks ago, Crystal Palace finally ended their wait for a first-ever home goal in a major European competition. 

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The Eagles went close early on in their Thursday night encounter against AZ Alkmaar.


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Ismaïla Sarr hit the post, Jean-Philippe Mateta missed a penalty and Will Hughes thumped the bar in a lively opening 20 minutes.

But, where the attacking players couldn't produce, an unlikely goalscorer stepped forward to bag Palace's first European goal at Selhurst Park.

Maxence Lacroix provided a thumping finish to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead over their Dutch opponents.

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Palace bagged a second before the break through Sarr's tidy finish.


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