Match Report


EvertonEverton     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Duane HollDuane Holl Jakob Falk-sørensen Jakob Falk-sørensen
Nicolas BierhoffN. Bierhoff61
G
1
G
60Norman SimonsenN. Simonsen
Fredrik GoldbergF. Goldberg70
D
2
D
57Tiago VianaT. Viana
Gialuca BellavistaG. Bellavista61
D
3
D
61Warren MersonW. Merson
Jason GordonJ. Gordon67
D
4
D
61Urvin van GastelU. van Gastel
Philipp HallerP. Haller70
D
captain5captain
D
59Morten LaursenM. Laursen
Damien LisbieD. Lisbie66
M
6
M
60Glynn RoyceG. Royce
Jonas WelkeJ. Welke58
M
7
M
58Vitor LimaV. Lima
Paul ImpeyP. Impey55
M
8
M
58Zbigniew DeynaZ. Deyna
David ElliottD. Elliott67
A
9
M
63Callum RaeC. Rae
Dion YoudsD. Youds70
A
10
A
58Enrico BenussiE. Benussi
Syd ThomsonS. Thomson67
A
11
A
58Pedro OliveiraP. Oliveira
 
Ledley DrakeL. Drake62
D
12
D
59Uwe SeibertU. Seibert
Darren MyersD. Myers66
M
13
M
59Leon MarsdenL. Marsden
Anthony SalmonA. Salmon60
A
14
A
60Alfred MowbrayA. Mowbray

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 9,849 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Everton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Spencer Sherwood.


0.00
Everton start the match!
2.18
Callum Rae runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Callum Rae advances inside the box! Callum Rae cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Nicolas Bierhoff manages to keep it out.
6.44
Jonas Welke kicks a strong pass forward to Damien Lisbie. Damien Lisbie runs straight at the defence! Damien Lisbie side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Norman Simonsen gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
16.19
Zbigniew Deyna flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Oliveira controls it well on his chest. Pedro Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jason Gordon.
18.48
Paul Impey flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Youds. Dion Youds shoots from long range. Norman Simonsen gets down and covers it.
24.04
Jason Gordon knocks the ball to his team mate, Damien Lisbie. Damien Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.40
Vitor Lima changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Vitor Lima passes the ball forward but Pedro Oliveira is offside!
27.40
Damien Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Welke collects the pass. Jonas Welke lofts in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott flicks the ball with his head but somehow Norman Simonsen manages to keep it out.
30.04
Glynn Royce comes in with a late challenge on Paul Impey. The referee calls over Glynn Royce and warns him to calm down! Paul Impey carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.38
Jonas Welke chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Impey. Paul Impey kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Thomson but the referee indicates it's offside!
38.49
Damien Lisbie chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Impey. Paul Impey sees Jonas Welke just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some good footwork from Jonas Welke provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Norman Simonsen comfortably smothers it!
45.00
With some swift thinking, Paul Impey plays the ball forward to Jonas Welke. Jonas Welke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Norman Simonsen manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton have changed their lineup with Ledley Drake replacing Jason Gordon, Darren Myers replacing Jonas Welke and Anthony Salmon replacing David Elliott. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Alfred Mowbray replacing Enrico Benussi. The Northampton Town players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the second half underway!
48.49
Vitor Lima catches Paul Impey on the ankles. The referee calls over Vitor Lima and shows him a yellow card! Paul Impey runs off the knock.
60.56
Northampton Town have made 2 substitutions with Uwe Seibert replacing Warren Merson and Leon Marsden replacing Glynn Royce .
63.53
Zbigniew Deyna flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Mowbray collects the pass. Alfred Mowbray shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Nicolas Bierhoff!
72.29
Darren Myers knocks the ball forward to Anthony Salmon. Anthony Salmon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.21
Gialuca Bellavista flicks a high pass forward. Darren Myers controls it well on his chest. Darren Myers makes an attacking run forward. Darren Myers makes a probing pass to Dion Youds but he's offside!
90.00
Fredrik Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Syd Thomson collects the pass. Syd Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Myers. Darren Myers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Northampton Town
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
26.1%
49.3%
24.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Norman Simonsen of Northampton Town

Match Ratings
1.Nicolas Bierhoff (GK)
7
2.Fredrik Goldberg (DEF)
6
3.Gialuca Bellavista (DEF)
6
4.Jason Gordon (DEF)
6
5.Philipp Haller (DEF)
6
6.Damien Lisbie (MID)
8
7.Jonas Welke (MID)
7
8.Paul Impey (MID)
7
9.David Elliott (ATT)
6
10.Dion Youds (ATT)
6
11.Syd Thomson (ATT)
6
 
12.Ledley Drake (DEF)
6
13.Darren Myers (MID)
7
14.Anthony Salmon (ATT)
6

1.Norman Simonsen (GK)
9
2.Tiago Viana (DEF)
6
3.Warren Merson (DEF)
6
4.Urvin van Gastel (DEF)
7
5.Morten Laursen (DEF)
6
6.Glynn Royce (MID)
5
7.Vitor Lima (MID)yellow card
5
8.Zbigniew Deyna (MID)
7
9.Callum Rae (MID)
7
10.Enrico Benussi (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Oliveira (ATT)
6
 
12.Uwe Seibert (DEF)
6
13.Leon Marsden (MID)
6
14.Alfred Mowbray (ATT)
6