Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Macclesfield Town. 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 Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.


0.00
Macclesfield Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.54
Aaron Cutler knocks the ball to his team mate, Edouard Grimaldi. Edouard Grimaldi takes it forward alone. Edouard Grimaldi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giampiero Bonadei but he's offside!
9.39
Jon Peckham threads the ball through to Xavier Rodriguez. Xavier Rodriguez shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
14.17
Dominique Mauricio threads the ball through to Edouard Grimaldi. Edouard Grimaldi flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Wieczorek collects the pass. Moritz Wieczorek whips in a cross ball towards Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it rises well off target!
18.55
Luke Davies comes in with a late challenge on Dominique Mauricio. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominique Mauricio stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.56
Darius Mcgreal decides to run forward with the ball. Darius Mcgreal makes a beautiful solo run. Darius Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Davies. Luke Davies finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
22.34
Joe Deane flicks a high pass forward. Xavier Rodriguez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Xavier Rodriguez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gavin Wainwright manages to gather it.
26.34
Jon Peckham sees Luke Davies in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luke Davies shoots from long range. Gavin Wainwright gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.22
Antonio Serrano makes a probing pass to Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison edges inside the box! Matt Hutchison takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
34.17
Edouard Grimaldi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek threads a neat, attacking ball through to Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.36
Dominique Mauricio flicks a high pass forward. Edouard Grimaldi controls it well on his chest. Edouard Grimaldi flicks a high ball forward to Matt Hutchison who takes it down. Matt Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek beats his man to it with a header. Ledley Edwards manages to gather it.
44.30
Ruel Mcgreal threads a neat ball through to Jon Peckham. Jon Peckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edward Power. Edward Power knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Wainwright who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Antonio Serrano flicks a high ball forward to Giampiero Bonadei who takes it down. Giampiero Bonadei puts a great ball through but Moritz Wieczorek is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
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. Macclesfield Town appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-2-1 formation.

45.00
The whistle blows and Everton kick off!
47.02
Craig Clapham hits a low pass to Edward Power. Edward Power lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Davies. Luke Davies gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Gavin Wainwright had no chance!! Goal for Macclesfield Town!
54.03
Dominique Mauricio takes it forward alone. Dominique Mauricio threads a neat ball through to Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Ledley Edwards has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
57.11
Edouard Grimaldi makes a probing pass to Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.05
Everton have made 2 substitutions with Patrick Hendrie replacing Matt Hutchison and Duncan Cole replacing Dominique Mauricio .Macclesfield Town have made 2 substitutions with Alan Benali replacing Xavier Rodriguez and Nicholas Dryden replacing Joe Deane .
61.11
Nicholas Dryden barges into Antonio Serrano. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Antonio Serrano runs off the knock.
65.31
Edouard Grimaldi kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan plays a one-two with Moritz Wieczorek and advances towards the goal... Frank Whelan takes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
71.48
Aaron Cutler runs forward with the ball. Aaron Cutler threads the ball through to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.32
Duncan Cole threads a neat ball through to Antonio Serrano. With vision, Antonio Serrano laces a through ball forward to Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei makes a great pass forward. Patrick Hendrie runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
75.55
Jon Peckham threads the ball through to Edward Power. Edward Power sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
77.59
Macclesfield Town have made a substitution with Colin Mcinnes replacing Edward Power .
87.10
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
30.8%
43.6%
25.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt Hutchison of Everton

Match Ratings
1.Ledley Edwards (GK)
6
2.Kemal Thompson (DEF)
6
3.Darius Mcgreal (DEF)
6
4.Ruel Mcgreal (DEF)
6
5.Peter Barry (DEF)
6
6.Jon Peckham (MID)
6
7.Joe Deane (MID)
6
8.Craig Clapham (MID)
6
9.Xavier Rodriguez (ATT)
6
10.Edward Power (ATT)
6
11.Luke Davies (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Colin Mcinnes (MID)
6
13.Alan Benali (ATT)
6
14.Nicholas Dryden (GK)yellow card
5