Match Report


WalsallWalsall     EvertonEverton
Shaun MitchellShaun Mitchell Duane Holl Duane Holl
Joe WestwoodJ. Westwood66
G
1
G
61Nicolas BierhoffN. Bierhoff
Scott FletcherS. Fletcher64
D
2
D
70Fredrik GoldbergF. Goldberg
Juan GuardiolaJ. Guardiola66
D
3
D
61Gialuca BellavistaG. Bellavista
Christian ArendtC. Arendt58
D
4
D
67Jason GordonJ. Gordon
Cosimo FerranteC. Ferrante68
D
5captain
D
70Philipp HallerP. Haller
Alex McallisterA. Mcallister77
M
captain6
M
66Damien LisbieD. Lisbie
Thierry GuppyT. Guppy71
M
7
M
58Nils WieczorekN. Wieczorek
Steve GoldbergS. Goldberg73
M
8
M
58Jonas WelkeJ. Welke
Morris LloydM. Lloyd64
A
9
A
67David ElliottD. Elliott
Gary DavisG. Davis69
A
10
A
70Dion YoudsD. Youds
Teddy ScowcroftT. Scowcroft71
A
11
A
67Syd ThomsonS. Thomson
 
Isaiah BellamyI. Bellamy53
G
12
D
62Ledley DrakeL. Drake
Julian EberleJ. Eberle51
A
13
M
55Paul ImpeyP. Impey
Nuno BentoN. Bento62
A
14
A
60Anthony SalmonA. Salmon

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Everton. A crowd of 9,827 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Walsall and Everton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Mccann.


0.00
The whistle blows and Everton kick off!
2.49
Showing composure, Juan Guardiola plays the ball forward to Christian Arendt. With some swift thinking, Christian Arendt plays the ball forward to Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
6.28
Jason Gordon kicks a strong pass forward to Nils Wieczorek. Nils Wieczorek picks a pass forward to Dion Youds. Dion Youds lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
12.55
Dion Youds plays the ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott shoots from long range but Joe Westwood reads it well. Great save!
14.55
Christian Arendt passes the ball forward to Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Thierry Guppy sees Gary Davis just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Gary Davis provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
16.40
With great vision, David Elliott plays the ball forward to Jonas Welke. Jonas Welke knocks in a cross ball towards Dion Youds. Dion Youds is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Joe Westwood gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
20.35
Philipp Haller takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Fredrik Goldberg. Fredrik Goldberg makes a probing pass to Jonas Welke. Jonas Welke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Elliott. David Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Damien Lisbie. Damien Lisbie gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Joe Westwood gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
21.40
Gialuca Bellavista launches a long ball forward into the other half. Nils Wieczorek lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.31
Cosimo Ferrante makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg shoots from distance but it flies wide!
24.46
Thierry Guppy knocks the ball forward to Morris Lloyd. Morris Lloyd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Nicolas Bierhoff as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
25.25
Corner kick to Walsall. Steve Goldberg chips it to the near post. Thierry Guppy looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.12
Teddy Scowcroft hacks Jason Gordon from behind! Teddy Scowcroft is given a warning by the referee! Jason Gordon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.15
Jonas Welke passes the ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Joe Westwood has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
33.34
Scott Fletcher powers a long ball forward. Teddy Scowcroft shoots from outside the area but Nicolas Bierhoff is on top of it.
34.41
Damien Lisbie comes in with a late challenge on Steve Goldberg. The referee brings Damien Lisbie to one side and gives him a warning! Steve Goldberg runs off the knock.
38.38
Cosimo Ferrante threads a neat ball through to Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister makes a probing pass to Gary Davis. Gary Davis shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.30
Jonas Welke plays the ball forward to Dion Youds. Dion Youds whips in a cross ball towards Damien Lisbie. Damien Lisbie makes a deft header. It's miles wide!
44.12
Damien Lisbie passes the ball forward to Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Joe Westwood manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. Everton have changed their lineup with Ledley Drake replacing Jason Gordon, Paul Impey replacing Nils Wieczorek and Anthony Salmon replacing David Elliott. The Walsall players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Walsall kick off and get the second half underway!
48.20
Cosimo Ferrante launches a long ball forward into the other half. Teddy Scowcroft finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
49.58
Jonas Welke kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Salmon. Anthony Salmon finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.19
Steve Goldberg sees Morris Lloyd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Morris Lloyd shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
53.39
Syd Thomson threads the ball through to Jonas Welke. Jonas Welke lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Youds. Dion Youds finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Joe Westwood didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
54.39
Morris Lloyd threads a neat ball through to Gary Davis. Gary Davis whips in a cross ball towards Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.44
With great vision, Christian Arendt plays the ball forward to Scott Fletcher. Scott Fletcher makes a probing pass to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft whips in a cross ball towards Gary Davis. Gary Davis jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Nicolas Bierhoff manages to gather it.
67.01
Philipp Haller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Impey. Paul Impey plays the ball forward to Dion Youds. Dion Youds plays a scrappy one-two with Syd Thomson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dion Youds comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Jonas Welke plays the ball forward to Anthony Salmon. Anthony Salmon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan Guardiola.
77.31
Alex Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft tries a spectacular long range effort. Nicolas Bierhoff easily gets down and covers it.
79.02
Philipp Haller flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Welke controls it well on his chest. Jonas Welke threads a neat ball through to Damien Lisbie. Damien Lisbie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.13
Gialuca Bellavista flicks a high pass forward. Syd Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Syd Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Welke. Jonas Welke rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.55
Christian Arendt chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Goldberg. Steve Goldberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister advances inside the box! Alex Mcallister shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nicolas Bierhoff with no chance!! Goal for Walsall!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Everton
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
28.7%
43.8%
27.5%

Scorers
Alex Mcallister 90
David Elliott 30
Dion Youds 67
Jonas Welke 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonas Welke of Everton

Match Ratings
1.Joe Westwood (GK)
7
2.Scott Fletcher (DEF)
6
3.Juan Guardiola (DEF)
6
4.Christian Arendt (DEF)
6
5.Cosimo Ferrante (DEF)
6
6.Alex Mcallister (MID)goal scored
8
7.Thierry Guppy (MID)
6
8.Steve Goldberg (MID)
7
9.Morris Lloyd (ATT)
6
10.Gary Davis (ATT)
6
11.Teddy Scowcroft (ATT)
6
 
12.Isaiah Bellamy (GK)
0
13.Julian Eberle (ATT)
0
14.Nuno Bento (ATT)
0

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)
6
7.Nils Wieczorek (MID)
6
8.Jonas Welke (MID)goal scored
9
9.David Elliott (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Dion Youds (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Syd Thomson (ATT)
7
 
12.Ledley Drake (DEF)
6
13.Paul Impey (MID)
6
14.Anthony Salmon (ATT)
6