LAST UPDATE | 2 Mar 2022
18-YEAR-OLD DUBLIN-born Tayo Adaramola made his full senior debut for Crystal Palace in their FA Cup fifth round win against Stoke City last night.
The Ireland underage international, who lined out for St. Mochta’s FC and St Kevin’s Boys as a youngster, played 65 minutes of the 2-1 victory at left-back.
It was his full debut for the club, having made his first appearance as a late substitute against Hartlepool in the previous round.
“It was a really good experience for him,” Palace boss Patrick Vieira said of the exciting defender. “I think he did some really good stuff. He showed his potential.
“We have to support him and keep working with him. You could see that he was really nervous because he didn’t allow himself to go forward as much as he likes to do. That is part of developing young players as well.
“There is a platform there to develop him. Being there in games like that and in the first-team dressing room will give him that confidence to work as a player.”
Meanwhile, match-winner Jairo Riedewald credited words of wisdom from Republic of Ireland and Crystal Palace goalkeeper coach Dean Kiely for the inspiration behind his surprise winner against Stoke.
Kiely is on the staff at Palace as well as Ireland, whom he joined last year as a replacement for Alan Kelly.
Riedewald made only his fifth appearance of the season when introduced with 12 minutes left of the FA Cup fifth-round tie but marked it with a smart right-footed finish in the 82nd minute.
It was Riedewald’s first goal in 13 months and occurred after he controlled a punched clearance by Stoke stopper Jack Bonham just inside the area before he rifled into the bottom corner to help the Eagles edge out their Sky Bet Championship opponents.
“I think we will enjoy this win. One game away from Wembley, it would be nice,” he told the BBC after Palace progressed into the quarter-finals.
“From my point of view, Deano told me to go on the edge and see if I can get the second ball.
“I was waiting on the edge and the goalkeeper knocked it over the heads of the defenders. I was about to take it on the half-volley, but then I changed my mind and took it on my right foot, and it went in.”
With reporting by Gavin Cooney
