"Having been held to a frustrating 1-1 draw in the first leg, Palace started on the front foot with Guessand and Daichi Kamada seeing good chances blocked by Zrinjski. However, Palace found their breakthrough in the 36th minute as Lacroix was left completely unmarked on Adam Wharton's whipped free-kick, and he glanced it in from very close range."
"Though the hosts continued to dominate in the second half, Zrinjski almost produced another scare as Matej Sakota had the ball in the back of the net moments after coming on, only for the offside flag to go up against Karlo Abramovic."
"But Guessand had the final say in the 93rd minute; after intercepting a clearance and playing a one-two with Brennan Johnson, he drilled his low shot under Karacic."
Crystal Palace secured their progression to the Conference League last 16 with a commanding 2-0 victory over Zrinjski at Selhurst Park. Maxence Lacroix opened the scoring in the 36th minute with an unmarked header from Adam Wharton's free-kick. Despite Zrinjski nearly equalizing through Matej Sakota's disallowed goal for offside, Palace maintained control throughout. Evann Guessand sealed the win in the 93rd minute after intercepting a clearance and finishing clinically. The victory improved Palace's home record in the competition and demonstrated their dominance with 14 attempts and 2.36 expected goals.
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