Match Report


EvertonEverton     Bradford CityBradford City
Rik MontRik Mont Computer Player Computer Player
Gavin WainwrightG. Wainwright63
G
1
G
58Rainer MeyerR. Meyer
Dominique MauricioD. Mauricio70
D
captain2
D
69Gary BarrettG. Barrett
Martin CarterM. Carter67
D
3
D
65Carl BoatengC. Boateng
Aaron CutlerA. Cutler62
D
4
D
56Robbie MillsR. Mills
Manuel LoureiroM. Loureiro66
D
5
D
55Eoin DelaneyE. Delaney
Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos65
M
6captain
M
60Eddie OliverE. Oliver
Antonio SerranoA. Serrano66
M
7
M
59Dean GrimandiD. Grimandi
Giampiero BonadeiG. Bonadei72
A
8
M
58Noel DixonN. Dixon
Frank WhelanF. Whelan43
A
9
A
56Oscar Jr. CaputoO. Caputo
Darren WinterburnD. Winterburn68
A
10
A
56Kemal GranttK. Grantt
Moritz WieczorekM. Wieczorek64
A
11
A
51Pascal MetzgerP. Metzger
 
Tom van der WalT. van der Wal57
D
12
G
54Danny MowbrayD. Mowbray
Edouard GrimaldiE. Grimaldi58
M
13
D
53Silvio OliveiraS. Oliveira
Ugo CoppingerU. Coppinger61
M
14
M
52Isaiah ThirlwellI. Thirlwell

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 8,816 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Everton are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Umberto Tarantino.


0.00
Bradford City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.56
Dominique Mauricio flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Marquitos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Wieczorek collects the pass. Moritz Wieczorek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Whelan but he's offside!
4.47
Aaron Cutler decides to run forward with the ball. Aaron Cutler knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan plays a scrappy one-two with Moritz Wieczorek and stumbles forward towards the goal... Frank Whelan comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
6.05
Rafael Marquitos changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rafael Marquitos runs straight at the defence! Rafael Marquitos shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Rainer Meyer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.50
Rafael Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek plays a quick one-two with Frank Whelan and rushes in on goal... Moritz Wieczorek tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Rainer Meyer had no chance!! Goal for Everton!
12.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Antonio Serrano plays the ball forward to Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei plays a one-two with Frank Whelan and advances towards the goal... Giampiero Bonadei comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Rainer Meyer with no chance!! Goal for Everton!
16.32
Eddie Oliver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo finds some space and shoots from distance but Gavin Wainwright is on top of it.
20.53
Darren Winterburn hacks Robbie Mills from behind! Darren Winterburn is warned by the referee! Robbie Mills hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.08
Noel Dixon hacks Rafael Marquitos from behind! The referee warns Noel Dixon to calm down! Rafael Marquitos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.24
Noel Dixon flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Grantt collects the pass. Kemal Grantt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
32.20
Antonio Serrano passes the ball forward to Moritz Wieczorek. Moritz Wieczorek shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.03
Eoin Delaney kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Grimandi. Seeing a gap ahead, Dean Grimandi plays the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
39.44
Dominique Mauricio advances with the ball. Dominique Mauricio kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan whips in a cross ball towards Darren Winterburn. Darren Winterburn heads the ball goalwards. Rainer Meyer manages to gather it comfortably.
40.17
Manuel Loureiro sees Rafael Marquitos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Marquitos decides to run forward with the ball. Rafael Marquitos knocks in a cross ball towards Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei flicks the ball with his head. Rainer Meyer didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
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. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bradford City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Everton kick off the second half!
53.11
Rafael Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Frank Whelan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frank Whelan shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
55.02
Manuel Loureiro barges into Pascal Metzger. Manuel Loureiro is shown the yellow card! Pascal Metzger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.11
Martin Carter flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Serrano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Serrano passes the ball forward to Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.57
Dean Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Metzger. Pascal Metzger tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.32
Everton have made 2 substitutions with Edouard Grimaldi replacing Darren Winterburn and Tom van der Wal replacing Dominique Mauricio .
61.33
Rafael Marquitos knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Whelan but the referee indicates it's offside!
63.01
Giampiero Bonadei hacks Robbie Mills from behind! Giampiero Bonadei is warned by the referee! Robbie Mills runs off the knock.
69.19
Antonio Serrano passes the ball forward to Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.36
Dean Grimandi takes it forward alone. Dean Grimandi tries a spectacular long range effort. Gavin Wainwright gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
75.30
Dean Grimandi makes a probing pass to Pascal Metzger. Pascal Metzger shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
77.35
Bradford City have made a substitution with Danny Mowbray replacing Gary Barrett .
78.36
Eddie Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Metzger holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Metzger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.40
Antonio Serrano threads a neat ball through to Edouard Grimaldi. Edouard Grimaldi plays a quick one-two with Frank Whelan and rushes in on goal... Edouard Grimaldi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.29
Eddie Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Metzger. Pascal Metzger shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.54
Antonio Serrano knocks the ball forward to Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei makes a defence splitting pass to Frank Whelan. Danny Mowbray clumsily knocks into Frank Whelan. Frank Whelan appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
90.00
Antonio Serrano sees a break and surges forward. Antonio Serrano cuts inside the box! Antonio Serrano rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Rainer Meyer!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Bradford City
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
25.6%
46.2%
28.2%

Scorers
Rafael Marquitos 6
Moritz Wieczorek 9
Giampiero Bonadei 13

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

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

1.Rainer Meyer (GK)
7
2.Gary Barrett (DEF)
6
3.Carl Boateng (DEF)
6
4.Robbie Mills (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Delaney (DEF)
6
6.Eddie Oliver (MID)
6
7.Dean Grimandi (MID)
7
8.Noel Dixon (MID)
6
9.Oscar Jr. Caputo (ATT)
6
10.Kemal Grantt (ATT)
6
11.Pascal Metzger (ATT)
6
 
12.Danny Mowbray (GK)
6
13.Silvio Oliveira (DEF)
0
14.Isaiah Thirlwell (MID)
0