Match Report


EvertonEverton     PortsmouthPortsmouth
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Gavin WainwrightG. Wainwright63
G
1captain
G
60Robert AdamsR. Adams
Dominique MauricioD. Mauricio70
D
captain2
D
50Frank BarryF. Barry
Tom van der WalT. van der Wal57
D
3
D
50Andy ElliottA. Elliott
Aaron CutlerA. Cutler62
D
4
D
47Luke ScalesL. Scales
Jermaine WhelanJ. Whelan53
D
5
D
42Arthur BloomerA. Bloomer
Antonio SerranoA. Serrano66
M
6
M
63Tony CleggT. Clegg
Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos64
M
7
M
62William DzodicW. Dzodic
Matt HutchisonM. Hutchison53
A
8
A
63Glynn BeckhamG. Beckham
Frank WhelanF. Whelan43
A
9
A
44Niccolo HurstN. Hurst
Giampiero BonadeiG. Bonadei72
A
10
A
44David BishopD. Bishop
Moritz WieczorekM. Wieczorek64
A
11
A
39Dean HaynesD. Haynes
 
Andy SharpeA. Sharpe46
M
12
M
61Armin SachsA. Sachs
Edouard GrimaldiE. Grimaldi58
M
13
M
56Damien BrownD. Brown
Ugo CoppingerU. Coppinger60
M
14
M
55Ashley GriffinA. Griffin

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Portsmouth. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Everton are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Portsmouth appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.


0.00
Everton kick off and get the match underway!
2.04
Aaron Cutler sweeps the ball long. Frank Whelan edges inside the box! Frank Whelan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
3.12
William Dzodic flicks a high pass forward. Dean Haynes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dean Haynes tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
6.24
Tony Clegg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Bishop. David Bishop sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
12.17
William Dzodic comes in with a late challenge on Rafael Marquitos. William Dzodic is warned by the referee! Rafael Marquitos runs off the knock.
15.26
Antonio Serrano takes a quick throw-in. Rafael Marquitos advances with the ball. Rafael Marquitos skips past Andy Elliott! Rafael Marquitos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Robert Adams is on top of it.
21.49
Tony Clegg decides to run forward with the ball. Tony Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Beckham but he's offside!
22.17
Luke Scales flicks a high pass forward. Tony Clegg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tony Clegg flicks a high ball forward to Glynn Beckham who takes it down. Glynn Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Wainwright who gathers it comfortably.
26.51
Tom van der Wal catches David Bishop on the ankles. The referee calls over Tom van der Wal and shows him a yellow card! David Bishop grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.58
Dominique Mauricio flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Serrano controls it well on his chest. Antonio Serrano brings the ball forward. Antonio Serrano shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.59
Andy Elliott flicks a high ball forward to William Dzodic who takes it down. William Dzodic flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Beckham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
38.01
Antonio Serrano flicks a high pass forward. Frank Whelan controls it well on his chest. Frank Whelan advances inside the box! Andy Elliott catches Frank Whelan on the ankles. Frank Whelan appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
40.33
Tom van der Wal flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Serrano who gracefully takes it down. Antonio Serrano chips the ball to his team mate, Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek plays a one-two with Giampiero Bonadei and rushes in on goal... Moritz Wieczorek shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Robert Adams with no chance!! Goal for Everton!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton appear unchanged since the first half. Portsmouth also appear unchanged since the first half. The Portsmouth players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Portsmouth kick off!
47.03
Rafael Marquitos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison plays a one-two with Moritz Wieczorek and advances towards the goal... Matt Hutchison side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.56
Aaron Cutler flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Marquitos. Rafael Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek plays a scrappy one-two with Giampiero Bonadei and advances towards the goal... Moritz Wieczorek shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
57.56
Tom van der Wal flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Marquitos controls it well on his chest. Rafael Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Giampiero Bonadei controls it well on his chest. Giampiero Bonadei makes a great pass forward. Matt Hutchison runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.28
Everton have made 2 substitutions with Edouard Grimaldi replacing Giampiero Bonadei and Andy Sharpe replacing Dominique Mauricio .
63.28
William Dzodic flicks a high ball forward to Niccolo Hurst who takes it down. Niccolo Hurst shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
71.35
Aaron Cutler brings the ball forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Aaron Cutler plays the ball forward to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
73.30
Luke Scales knocks the ball forward to William Dzodic. William Dzodic flicks a high pass forward to Dean Haynes who brings the ball under control. Dean Haynes skips past Aaron Cutler! Aaron Cutler barges into Dean Haynes. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
78.41
Aaron Cutler breaks forward. Aaron Cutler flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan shoots from outside the area. Robert Adams easily gets down and covers it.
79.48
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
81.57
William Dzodic flicks a high pass forward to Dean Haynes who brings the ball under control. Dean Haynes deftly passes the ball to Glynn Beckham, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Glynn Beckham provides some space. He shoots at goal. Gavin Wainwright gets down and covers it.
84.32
William Dzodic advances with the ball. William Dzodic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean Haynes but he's offside!
85.25
Tony Clegg makes a simple pass to Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.04
Aaron Cutler flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Marquitos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Marquitos kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison cuts inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Matt Hutchison provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Rafael Marquitos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Portsmouth
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
30.8%
39.7%
29.5%

Scorers
Moritz Wieczorek 40
Matt Hutchison 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Moritz Wieczorek of Everton

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Wainwright (GK)
6
2.Dominique Mauricio (DEF)
6
3.Tom van der Wal (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Aaron Cutler (DEF)
8
5.Jermaine Whelan (DEF)
6
6.Antonio Serrano (MID)
7
7.Rafael Marquitos (MID)
8
8.Matt Hutchison (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Frank Whelan (ATT)
7
10.Giampiero Bonadei (ATT)
6
11.Moritz Wieczorek (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Andy Sharpe (MID)
6
13.Edouard Grimaldi (MID)
6
14.Ugo Coppinger (MID)
0

1.Robert Adams (GK)
6
2.Frank Barry (DEF)
6
3.Andy Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Luke Scales (DEF)
6
5.Arthur Bloomer (DEF)
6
6.Tony Clegg (MID)
7
7.William Dzodic (MID)
7
8.Glynn Beckham (ATT)
6
9.Niccolo Hurst (ATT)
6
10.David Bishop (ATT)
6
11.Dean Haynes (ATT)
6
 
12.Armin Sachs (MID)
0
13.Damien Brown (MID)
0
14.Ashley Griffin (MID)
0