Palace Terriers

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League Round 13, away at BursaSpor, in Ankara, Turkey. Level 1, AQ -2.0
Palace Terriers got back to the victory trail with an 3-1 away win at BursaSpor. Captain midfielder Michael Flack showed the way with a well-taken hat-trick, although the home side's cause was not helped by the dismissal of the only central defender in their 3W defence just after the hour mark. Flack opened the scoring in the 1st minute, netting a short pass after striker Nicky Jones had prised open the home defence with a strong run. The hosts equalised just after the half-hour with a corner headed home by Tuzun. Five minutes into the second half, Flack was again the recipient of a short pass to put Terriers in the lead again, this time striker Ben Atkins was the provider after defence-splitting run. After BursaSpor defender Ross got his marching orders, Terriers switched to a central attack formation, and only by the excellence of their 'keeper was the score kept down. The pressure paid off for the visitors two minutes from time when Flack opened fire 20 yards out and beat the 'keeper with ease. The welcome boost to their goal difference lifts Terriers to 3rd in the table.