Match Report
| Everton | Everton |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Marsh | Nicholas Marsh | Nathan Golding | Nathan Golding | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zeljko Kalac | Z. Kalac |  | 82 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Gareth Deane | G. Deane | |||||||||
| Peter Gower | P. Gower | | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Ade Adeshina | A. Adeshina | |||||||||
| Muzzy Türkyilmaz | M. Türkyilmaz |  | 87 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Eben Appiah | E. Appiah | |||||||||
| Eddie Mann | E. Mann | | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Michael Simonsen | M. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Ruel Howey | R. Howey | | 73 | M | | 5 | | M | 74 |  | Duarte Venegas | D. Venegas | |||||||||
| Bjorn-Tore Holm | B. Holm |  | 82 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Artur Moreira | A. Moreira | |||||||||
| Mateo Vidal Aguilera | M. Aguilera |  | 86 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | Miguel Altidore | M. Altidore | |||||||||
| Leon Ruggli | L. Ruggli |  | 78 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Nelson Emerton | N. Emerton | |||||||||
| Aaron Hurst | A. Hurst | | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Duncan Parker | D. Parker | |||||||||
| Duncan Cooper | D. Cooper | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 84 |  | Gustavo Salgado | G. Salgado | |||||||||
| Daniele Eustace | D. Eustace | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 |  | Vadim Vitsenets | V. Vitsenets | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Bristol Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Everton and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Everton and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Everton start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.03
0-0Artur Moreira makes a beautiful solo run. Artur Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Mann.
8.13
0-0Peter Gower flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Ruggli. Leon Ruggli kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace lofts in a cross ball towards Aaron Hurst. Aaron Hurst directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
10.19
0-0Michael Simonsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Altidore. Miguel Altidore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gustavo Salgado. Gustavo Salgado kicks a strong pass forward to Vadim Vitsenets but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.38
Artur Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Gower.
16.04
1-0Ruel Howey chips the ball to his team mate, Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Hurst. Aaron Hurst is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Gareth Deane has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.34
Bjorn-Tore Holm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aaron Hurst. Aaron Hurst goes all the way! Aaron Hurst tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.55
Michael Simonsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Altidore. Miguel Altidore knocks the ball forward to Gustavo Salgado. Gustavo Salgado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Muzzy Türkyilmaz.
26.29
Eben Appiah surges forward with the ball. Eben Appiah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets goes all the way! Vadim Vitsenets shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.29
Leon Ruggli chips the ball to his team mate, Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.03
Leon Ruggli makes a simple pass to Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
36.03
2-1Ade Adeshina controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.28
2-1Muzzy Türkyilmaz clumsily knocks into Duncan Parker. Muzzy Türkyilmaz is given a warning by the referee! Duncan Parker carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.21
Artur Moreira makes a beautiful solo run. Artur Moreira plays a perfect one-two with Vadim Vitsenets and rushes in on goal... Artur Moreira shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.00
Nelson Emerton clumsily knocks into Bjorn-Tore Holm. The referee calls over Nelson Emerton and shows him a yellow card! Bjorn-Tore Holm gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
51.19
Nelson Emerton makes a probing pass to Gustavo Salgado. Gustavo Salgado shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.48
Eben Appiah brings the ball forward. Eben Appiah makes a probing pass to Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
54.25
Muzzy Türkyilmaz passes the ball forward to Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm makes a probing pass to Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper plays a perfect one-two with Aaron Hurst and rushes in on goal... Duncan Cooper tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
61.53
Peter Gower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mateo Vidal Aguilera. Mateo Vidal Aguilera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper knocks in a cross ball towards Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace directs the ball goalwards with his head but Gareth Deane is on top of it.
66.01
Peter Gower makes a probing pass to Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm chips the ball to his team mate, Aaron Hurst. Aaron Hurst goes all the way! Aaron Hurst makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.52
Miguel Altidore makes a simple pass to Gustavo Salgado. Gustavo Salgado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Gower.
77.58
Leon Ruggli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gareth Deane manages to gather it comfortably.
78.02
Peter Gower advances with the ball. Peter Gower kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.38
Peter Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm knocks the ball forward to Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace plays a perfect one-two with Aaron Hurst and rushes in on goal... Daniele Eustace takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gareth Deane.
90.00
Mateo Vidal Aguilera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace shoots from long range but Gareth Deane is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
27.6%
40.8%
31.6%
Scorers
| Aaron Hurst 16, 21, 66 | Vadim Vitsenets 26 |