Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     EvertonEverton
Computer Player Computer Player Rik Mont Rik Mont
Alfred BoertienA. Boertien62
G
1
G
63Gavin WainwrightG. Wainwright
Ashley CoppingerA. Coppinger55
D
2captain
D
70Dominique MauricioD. Mauricio
Eugenio FiniE. Fini53
D
3
D
57Tom van der WalT. van der Wal
Alistair CadamarteriA. Cadamarteri46
D
4
D
62Aaron CutlerA. Cutler
Kieron DixonK. Dixon46
D
5
D
53Jermaine WhelanJ. Whelan
Kelvin EustaceK. Eustace58
M
6
M
58Edouard GrimaldiE. Grimaldi
Nicholas JohnsonN. Johnson50
M
7
M
66Antonio SerranoA. Serrano
Alun BridgeA. Bridge48
M
captain8
A
72Giampiero BonadeiG. Bonadei
Niccolo JobsonN. Jobson48
M
9
A
43Frank WhelanF. Whelan
Alberto FoxA. Fox58
A
10
A
54Matt HutchisonM. Hutchison
John CortJ. Cort52
A
11
A
64Moritz WieczorekM. Wieczorek
 
Christian SekliC. Sekli56
G
12
M
43Duncan ColeD. Cole
James GeorgeJ. George48
A
13
M
64Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos
Kemal WindassK. Windass47
M
14
M
60Ugo CoppingerU. Coppinger

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Everton. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Luke Summerbee.


0.00
Everton kick off the first half!
2.35
Dominique Mauricio kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Serrano. Antonio Serrano flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hutchison collects the pass. Matt Hutchison makes a probing pass between the defence to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Alfred Boertien is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.26
Aaron Cutler barges into John Cort. The referee warns Aaron Cutler to calm down! John Cort gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.16
Kelvin Eustace advances with the ball. Kelvin Eustace plays a one-two with Alberto Fox and advances towards the goal... Kelvin Eustace side-steps and rifles a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
12.19
Edouard Grimaldi advances with the ball. Edouard Grimaldi shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.16
Ashley Coppinger flicks a high pass forward. Alun Bridge collects the pass. Alun Bridge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Fox. Alberto Fox controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Gavin Wainwright. Excellent save.
15.23
Dominique Mauricio hits a low pass to Edouard Grimaldi. Edouard Grimaldi makes a simple pass to Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek whips in a cross ball towards Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei directs the ball goalwards with his head but Alfred Boertien is on top of it.
28.41
Alberto Fox catches Tom van der Wal on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tom van der Wal grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.35
Antonio Serrano hits a low pass to Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek threads a neat ball through to Giampiero Bonadei. Kieron Dixon comes in with a late challenge on Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
39.49
Antonio Serrano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.56
Antonio Serrano kicks a strong pass forward to Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Everton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Norwich City get the second half underway!
54.24
Nicholas Johnson flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Fox who brings the ball under control. Alberto Fox knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Wainwright who gathers it comfortably.
59.41
Antonio Serrano chips the ball to his team mate, Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek plays a one-two with Giampiero Bonadei and advances towards the goal... Moritz Wieczorek shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.41
Everton have made 2 substitutions with Rafael Marquitos replacing Matt Hutchison and Duncan Cole replacing Dominique Mauricio .
63.21
Eugenio Fini surges forward with the ball. Eugenio Fini decides to run forward with the ball. Eugenio Fini tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.01
Alistair Cadamarteri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Johnson. Nicholas Johnson hits a low pass to Alberto Fox. Alberto Fox skips past Tom van der Wal! Some good footwork from Alberto Fox provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
79.44
Nicholas Johnson picks a pass forward to John Cort. John Cort plays a quick one-two with Alberto Fox and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from John Cort provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.39
Kelvin Eustace catches Antonio Serrano on the ankles. The referee brings Kelvin Eustace to one side and gives him a warning! Antonio Serrano stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Kelvin Eustace threads a neat ball through to John Cort. John Cort shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Everton
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.9%
43.1%
Play Area
22.2%
48.6%
29.2%

Scorers
Frank Whelan 2
Moritz Wieczorek 59

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

Match Ratings