Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira was delighted for Jean-Pierre Mateta after he scored in their FA Cup victory against Everton.
Palace saw off a fast Everton start to take the lead in the first-half through Marc Guéhi's header.
“We are really pleased, we did really well," Vieira said. “It was a really good team performance. We didn't make it easy, especially in the first 15-20 minutes but we managed to get through the difficult period and get back into the game and win the game.
“We will enjoy today. They put the pressure on, and they didn't allow us to play out from the back. We were quite smart because we didn't force the game.
“We just played long, we knew that physically they could not maintain the same stamina for that intensity, and when we score the first goal we managed to get in control.
“Michael [Olise] took [the corner] and the determination of Marc to get there."
Mateta added a second before half-time, capping a fine display all afternoon.
“JP deserves a lot of credit," Vieira said. “We talk a lot about the players around but JP deserves a lot of credit. I took him off because he was tired and he had been running around for an hour, making the run in-behind.
“I was really pleased and really happy that he managed to score that goal, because it was a fantastic finish with his left foot.
“He deserved that goal from the way that he played today."
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