Match Report
| Everton | Everton |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Grella | M. Grella |  | 80 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
| Alan Thomson | A. Thomson |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Adrian Patterson | A. Patterson | |||||||||
| Callum Gough | C. Gough | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Anthony Mendonca | A. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Ian Duberry | I. Duberry | | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Dave Thatcher | D. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Gary Souness | G. Souness | | 80 | M |  | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Stuart Strachan | S. Strachan | ||||||||
| Dale Drake | D. Drake | | 76 | M | | 6 | | | M | 67 | | Gary McStay | G. McStay | ||||||||
| Craig Campbell | C. Campbell | | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Brian Lua-Lua | B. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Guillermo Aguilar | G. Aguilar |  | 81 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 | | Jamie Le Saux | J. Le Saux | |||||||||
| Jody Benjamin | J. Benjamin | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Del Konchesky | D. Konchesky | |||||||||
| Markus Kistner | M. Kistner |  | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Leonardo Verges | L. Verges | |||||||||
| Nikolas Streich | N. Streich | | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Dean Joseph | D. Joseph | |||||||||
| Carl Howells | C. Howells | | 68 | D | | 12 | | M | 63 | | Ugo Duberry | U. Duberry | |||||||||
| Lee Wainwright | L. Wainwright | | 70 | M | | 13 | | A | 54 | | Aaron Smith | A. Smith | |||||||||
| Jorge Fernandes | J. Fernandes |  | 73 | A | | 14 | | D | 49 | | Peter Andrews | P. Andrews | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 16,521 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Everton and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Everton and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.
0.00
0-0Everton kick off!
2.32
0-0With vision, Nikolas Streich plays the ball forward to Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
3.53
Jamie Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Del Konchesky controls it well on his chest. Del Konchesky lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Joseph. Dean Joseph beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.59
0-0Guillermo Aguilar clumsily knocks into Adrian Patterson. The referee brings Guillermo Aguilar to one side and gives him a warning! Adrian Patterson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.58
Callum Gough flicks a high ball forward to Dale Drake who takes it down. Dale Drake makes a probing pass to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner plays the ball forward to Dale Drake who has made a great run into the box. Dale Drake cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
20.13
0-0Guillermo Aguilar kicks a strong pass forward to Dale Drake. Dale Drake edges inside the box! Dale Drake strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball strikes Dave Thatcher's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
21.57
0-0Corner kick to Everton. Guillermo Aguilar plays it short to Ian Duberry. Ian Duberry heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Nikolas Streich tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.06
0-0Dave Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Brian Lua-Lua holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brian Lua-Lua hits a low pass to Leonardo Verges. Leonardo Verges lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Lua-Lua. Brian Lua-Lua connects with a diving header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
26.57
Guillermo Aguilar chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
27.28
Leonardo Verges brings the ball forward. Leonardo Verges tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
28.56
1-0Ian Duberry flicks a high ball forward to Guillermo Aguilar who takes it down. Guillermo Aguilar threads a neat ball through to Nikolas Streich. Nikolas Streich plays a quick one-two with Dale Drake and rushes in on goal... Nikolas Streich looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Brian Lua-Lua laces a through ball forward to Leonardo Verges. Leonardo Verges lofts in a cross ball towards Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky makes a looping header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.56
1-0Dale Drake chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Souness. Gary Souness makes a probing pass to Markus Kistner but he's offside!
34.12
Brian Lua-Lua makes a probing pass to Dean Joseph. Dean Joseph knocks the ball forward to Stuart Strachan but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
36.13
1-0Jamie Le Saux catches Dale Drake on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dale Drake hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.53
1-0Showing composure, Dave Thatcher plays the ball forward to Gary McStay. Gary McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Joseph. Dean Joseph knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.02
Craig Campbell threads a neat ball through to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner makes a defence splitting pass to Dale Drake. Dale Drake shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Everton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester City get the second half underway!
47.13
Callum Gough catches Del Konchesky on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Del Konchesky runs off the knock.
48.39
Dale Drake flicks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Streich. Nikolas Streich threads the ball through to Dale Drake but he's offside!
49.40
Jamie Le Saux passes the ball forward to Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Verges. Leonardo Verges outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies wide!
60.58
2-0Everton have made 3 substitutions with Carl Howells replacing Callum Gough, Lee Wainwright replacing Craig Campbell and Jorge Fernandes replacing Nikolas Streich .
61.65
Brian Lua-Lua passes the ball forward to Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Verges. Leonardo Verges flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.47
Gary Souness decides to run forward with the ball. Gary Souness lofts in a cross ball towards Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Gavin Elliott is on top of it.
71.18
Dean Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Verges collects the pass. Leonardo Verges flicks a high pass forward. Dean Joseph controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Dean Joseph tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
72.55
Jorge Fernandes clumsily knocks into Stuart Strachan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.55
Carl Howells catches Brian Lua-Lua on the ankles. The referee calls over Carl Howells and shows him a yellow card! Brian Lua-Lua runs off the knock.
77.43
Adrian Patterson plays the ball forward to Anthony Mendonca. Anthony Mendonca makes a simple pass to Gary McStay. Gary McStay skips past Ian Duberry! Some silky footwork from Gary McStay provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
81.59
Ian Duberry threads the ball through to Guillermo Aguilar. Guillermo Aguilar threads the ball through to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner plays a one-two with Jody Benjamin and rushes in on goal... Markus Kistner shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Carl Howells flicks a high pass forward to Dale Drake who brings the ball under control. Dale Drake flicks a high pass forward to Jody Benjamin who brings the ball under control. Jody Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner connects with a diving header. Gavin Elliott punches it away to safety.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.5%
53.5%
Play Area
25.4%
45.1%
29.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dale Drake of Everton |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Mark Grella (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Alan Thomson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Callum Gough (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Ian Duberry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gary Souness (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dale Drake (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Craig Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Guillermo Aguilar (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jody Benjamin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Markus Kistner (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Nikolas Streich (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Carl Howells (DEF) | | 5 |
| 13. | Lee Wainwright (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jorge Fernandes (ATT) | | 5 |
| 1. | Gavin Elliott (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Adrian Patterson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anthony Mendonca (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dave Thatcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart Strachan (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gary McStay (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Brian Lua-Lua (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jamie Le Saux (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Del Konchesky (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Leonardo Verges (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Dean Joseph (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ugo Duberry (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Aaron Smith (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Peter Andrews (DEF) | 0 | |