Match Report


EvertonEverton     Port ValePort Vale
Rik MontRik Mont Steve Bullock Steve Bullock
Gavin WainwrightG. Wainwright63
G
1
G
49Dale ShawD. Shaw
Dominique MauricioD. Mauricio70
D
captain2
D
54Peter RedknappP. Redknapp
Tom van der WalT. van der Wal57
D
3
D
66Ruuben BranderR. Brander
Aaron CutlerA. Cutler62
D
4
D
42Richard LinekerR. Lineker
Jermaine WhelanJ. Whelan53
D
5
M
51Mamadou ShakpokeM. Shakpoke
Antonio SerranoA. Serrano66
M
6
M
67Abel RegoA. Rego
Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos64
M
7captain
M
56Richard MckayR. Mckay
Matt HutchisonM. Hutchison53
A
8
M
41Mark CrooksM. Crooks
Frank WhelanF. Whelan43
A
9
A
44Ian HurstI. Hurst
Giampiero BonadeiG. Bonadei72
A
10
A
64Rafael CamposR. Campos
Moritz WieczorekM. Wieczorek64
A
11
A
45Simon MidgleyS. Midgley
 
Andy SharpeA. Sharpe46
M
12
D
37Michael MortensenM. Mortensen
Edouard GrimaldiE. Grimaldi58
M
13
M
44Steve FoxS. Fox
Ugo CoppingerU. Coppinger60
M
14
A
43Gavin BloomerG. Bloomer

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Port Vale. 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 Port Vale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Taylor.


0.00
Everton start the match!
4.46
Peter Redknapp chips the ball to his team mate, Abel Rego. Abel Rego makes a simple pass to Simon Midgley. Simon Midgley shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
6.17
Without breaking stride, Rafael Marquitos plays the ball forward to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan skips past Richard Lineker! Frank Whelan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
9.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Antonio Serrano plays the ball forward to Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei makes a simple pass, allowing Moritz Wieczorek to run into the box. Moritz Wieczorek tries a spectacular strike but it slams into the crowd!
16.38
Rafael Marquitos catches Abel Rego on the ankles. Rafael Marquitos is shown the yellow card! Abel Rego hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.18
Without breaking stride, Mamadou Shakpoke plays the ball forward to Rafael Campos. Rafael Campos shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
32.26
Ruuben Brander kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Rego. Abel Rego runs straight at the opposition's defence. Abel Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Campos but the linesman indicates offside!
33.35
Jermaine Whelan sees Rafael Marquitos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan threads the ball through to Giampiero Bonadei but he's offside!
38.34
Rafael Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hutchison controls it well on his chest. Matt Hutchison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
42.41
Richard Lineker kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Mckay. Richard Mckay hits a low pass to Rafael Campos. Rafael Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
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. Port Vale also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale kick off!
51.14
Antonio Serrano makes a simple pass to Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei shoots from distance. Dale Shaw gets down and covers it.
59.41
Peter Redknapp barges into Matt Hutchison. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Hutchison grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.41
Port Vale have made a substitution with Gavin Bloomer replacing Rafael Campos .
61.42
Dominique Mauricio passes the ball forward to Rafael Marquitos. Rafael Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Wieczorek controls it well on his chest. Moritz Wieczorek lofts in a cross ball towards Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei powers a header at goal. Dale Shaw gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
65.28
Giampiero Bonadei hacks Peter Redknapp from behind! Giampiero Bonadei is given a warning by the referee! Peter Redknapp stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.50
Richard Lineker catches Matt Hutchison on the ankles. The referee brings Richard Lineker to one side and gives him a warning! Matt Hutchison is taking some rough treatment out there!
78.50
Free kick to Everton just outside the area...
79.07
Giampiero Bonadei slowly runs up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
81.25
Antonio Serrano clumsily knocks into Mamadou Shakpoke. Antonio Serrano is given a warning by the referee! Mamadou Shakpoke runs off the knock.
83.59
Richard Mckay sees Simon Midgley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Midgley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
84.36
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
87.33
Antonio Serrano threads the ball through to Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei threads a neat, attacking ball through to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Rafael Marquitos advances with the ball. Rafael Marquitos edges inside the box! Rafael Marquitos muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Dale Shaw has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Port Vale
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
25.4%
43.7%
31%

Scorers
Frank Whelan 87
Rafael Marquitos 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Marquitos of Everton

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

1.Dale Shaw (GK)
6
2.Peter Redknapp (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Ruuben Brander (DEF)
6
4.Richard Lineker (DEF)
7
5.Mamadou Shakpoke (MID)
6
6.Abel Rego (MID)
6
7.Richard Mckay (MID)
6
8.Mark Crooks (MID)
6
9.Ian Hurst (ATT)
6
10.Rafael Campos (ATT)
6
11.Simon Midgley (ATT)
6
 
12.Michael Mortensen (DEF)
0
13.Steve Fox (MID)
0
14.Gavin Bloomer (ATT)
6