Match Report


EvertonEverton     Chester CityChester City
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Frost Chris Frost
Krunoslav GorgoneK. Gorgone79
G
1
G
71Alfred SkoraA. Skora
Les LisbieL. Lisbie75
D
2
D
67Seth SummerbellS. Summerbell
Richard HopkinR. Hopkin70
D
3
D
70Dave MendezD. Mendez
Gavin MersonG. Merson66
D
4
D
73George De RomijnG. De Romijn
Billy NewtonB. Newton61
D
5
M
71Roberto FerreiraR. Ferreira
Danny MendoncaD. Mendonca70
M
6captain
M
74Marc LaursenM. Laursen
Simon RobsonS. Robson65
M
captain7
M
69Franco RamosF. Ramos
Max SharpeM. Sharpe65
M
8
M
74Henning FloH. Flo
Steve DyerS. Dyer64
M
9
A
71Silvain Van Den HerikS. Van Den Herik
Marcel KurthM. Kurth72
A
10
A
81Mateo Vidal VillanuevaM. Villanueva
John SullivanJ. Sullivan69
A
11
A
75Takis VenizelosT. Venizelos
 
Leonardo LorenzoL. Lorenzo69
A
12
D
69Linus BirkwaldL. Birkwald
Gary McGroryG. McGrory68
G
13
M
54Max OwenM. Owen
James MckayJ. Mckay64
M
14
A
50Adrian BowerA. Bower

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Chester City. A crowd of 18,698 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Everton are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Chester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Summerbee.


0.00
The whistle blows and Chester City get the match underway!
2.55
Steve Dyer flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Kurth who takes it down. Marcel Kurth shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
4.40
Franco Ramos passes the ball forward to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball towards Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik heads the ball goalwards. Krunoslav Gorgone manages to gather it.
9.38
Franco Ramos receives the ball from a throw-in from Marc Laursen. Franco Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.16
Simon Robson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Kurth. Marcel Kurth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by George De Romijn.
20.10
Gavin Merson advances with the ball. Gavin Merson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Kurth. Marcel Kurth whips in a cross ball towards John Sullivan. John Sullivan makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Alfred Skora.
22.19
George De Romijn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Laursen. Marc Laursen threads a neat ball through to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Hopkin.
26.10
Franco Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Silvain Van Den Herik who brings the ball under control. Silvain Van Den Herik advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Silvain Van Den Herik provides some space. He shoots at goal. Krunoslav Gorgone gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
28.50
Marc Laursen threads the ball through to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.33
Dave Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Ferreira. Roberto Ferreira hits a low pass to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik runs straight at the defence! Silvain Van Den Herik takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.36
Dave Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Henning Flo. Henning Flo knocks the ball forward to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Krunoslav Gorgone who gathers it comfortably.
36.33
George De Romijn knocks the ball forward to Marc Laursen. Marc Laursen makes a probing pass to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.16
Steve Dyer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Steve Dyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Seth Summerbell.
39.36
Henning Flo flicks a high ball forward to Mateo Vidal Villanueva who takes it down. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Krunoslav Gorgone.
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. Chester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Everton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Everton get the second half underway!
47.12
Gavin Merson flicks a high pass forward. Simon Robson controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Simon Robson picks a pass forward to John Sullivan. John Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
48.47
Simon Robson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Kurth. Marcel Kurth finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
51.45
Seth Summerbell passes the ball forward to Franco Ramos. Franco Ramos hits a low pass to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
53.38
Richard Hopkin flicks a high ball forward to Max Sharpe who takes it down. Max Sharpe kicks a strong pass forward to John Sullivan. John Sullivan lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Kurth. Marcel Kurth powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.38
Franco Ramos threads the ball through to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Merson.
60.41
Chester City have made a substitution with Linus Birkwald replacing George De Romijn .
65.47
Billy Newton flicks a high pass forward. Max Sharpe collects the pass. Max Sharpe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Kurth. Marcel Kurth shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
67.27
Les Lisbie receives the ball from a throw-in from Gavin Merson. Les Lisbie flicks a high ball forward to Danny Mendonca who takes it down. Danny Mendonca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Sullivan. John Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.38
Roberto Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Mateo Vidal Villanueva holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Krunoslav Gorgone manages to keep it out.
72.01
With a delightful solo run, Franco Ramos stretches the opposition's defence. Franco Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Krunoslav Gorgone!
73.22
Marc Laursen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva lofts in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos makes a convincing header. Les Lisbie steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
75.08
Danny Mendonca threads a neat ball through to Marcel Kurth. Marcel Kurth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.23
Chester City have made a substitution with Adrian Bower replacing Silvain Van Den Herik .
78.32
Roberto Ferreira kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Bower. Adrian Bower knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Newton.
79.27
Roberto Ferreira makes a probing pass to Adrian Bower. Adrian Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.44
Marc Laursen threads a neat ball through to Adrian Bower. Adrian Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Les Lisbie.
84.05
Henning Flo threads a neat ball through to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos edges inside the box! Takis Venizelos muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Krunoslav Gorgone with no chance!! Goal for Chester City!
89.43
Danny Mendonca takes it forward alone. Danny Mendonca shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Alfred Skora had no chance!! Goal for Everton!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Chester City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
33%
44.3%
22.7%

Scorers
Danny Mendonca 89
Takis Venizelos 28, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Takis Venizelos of Chester City

Match Ratings
1.Krunoslav Gorgone (GK)
8
2.Les Lisbie (DEF)
6
3.Richard Hopkin (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Merson (DEF)
7
5.Billy Newton (DEF)
6
6.Danny Mendonca (MID)goal scored
9
7.Simon Robson (MID)
6
8.Max Sharpe (MID)
6
9.Steve Dyer (MID)
6
10.Marcel Kurth (ATT)
6
11.John Sullivan (ATT)
6
 
12.Leonardo Lorenzo (ATT)
0
13.Gary McGrory (GK)
0
14.James Mckay (MID)
0

1.Alfred Skora (GK)
6
2.Seth Summerbell (DEF)
6
3.Dave Mendez (DEF)
6
4.George De Romijn (DEF)
6
5.Roberto Ferreira (MID)
6
6.Marc Laursen (MID)
6
7.Franco Ramos (MID)
7
8.Henning Flo (MID)
7
9.Silvain Van Den Herik (ATT)
7
10.Mateo Vidal Villanueva (ATT)
7
11.Takis Venizelos (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Linus Birkwald (DEF)
6
13.Max Owen (MID)
0
14.Adrian Bower (ATT)
6