Match Report


EvertonEverton     LiverpoolLiverpool
Aleksandar NikolovAleksandar Nikolov Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Artur ReisA. Reis72
G
1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Jermaine KalacJ. Kalac75
D
2
D
78Richard HamiltonR. Hamilton
Eddie RufusE. Rufus74
D
3
D
86Adrian Lua-LuaA. Lua-Lua
Callum GoughC. Gough73
D
4
D
84Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson
Jacob JessJ. Jess82
M
5captain
M
83Robert DixonR. Dixon
Faustino CortesF. Cortes82
M
6
M
80David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Paul ThompsonP. Thompson78
M
7
M
84Neil SeamanN. Seaman
Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum84
M
captain8
M
81Jason BellamyJ. Bellamy
Romero P. VegaR. Vega76
A
9
A
85Pedro LimaP. Lima
Eoin RowettE. Rowett75
A
10
A
87Marcos BravoM. Bravo
Richard ThomsonR. Thomson76
A
11
A
80Cor Van Den BerghC. Van Den Bergh
 
Sean SterjovskiS. Sterjovski73
D
12
D
77Mike TaylorM. Taylor
Kaleva SinkonenK. Sinkonen76
M
13
M
80Guillermo AguilarG. Aguilar
Adam BenjaminA. Benjamin72
A
14
A
78Alfredo ButraguenoA. Butragueno

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Liverpool in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Everton and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.


0.00
The first half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
6.55
Robert Dixon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima knocks the ball forward to Marcos Bravo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.13
Marcel Birnbaum knocks the ball forward to Paul Thompson. Paul Thompson shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Fabricio Pereyra manages to gather it comfortably.
15.33
With great vision, Adrian Lua-Lua plays the ball forward to Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Cor Van Den Bergh easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cor Van Den Bergh shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.40
Cor Van Den Bergh hacks Callum Gough from behind! The referee calls over Cor Van Den Bergh and shows him a yellow card! Callum Gough stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.31
Jermaine Kalac catches Pedro Lima on the ankles. Jermaine Kalac is warned by the referee! Pedro Lima runs off the knock.
22.47
Eddie Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Thompson. Paul Thompson knocks the ball forward to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bojan Isaksson.
26.14
Jermaine Kalac decides to run forward with the ball. Jermaine Kalac flicks a high ball forward to Romero P. Vega who takes it down. Romero P. Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Pereyra who gathers it comfortably.
28.08
Eoin Rowett changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eoin Rowett advances inside the box! Richard Hamilton comes in with a late challenge on Eoin Rowett. Penalty for Everton!!
28.08
The referee points to the spot..
29.43
Eoin Rowett takes a stuttering run up and fires a shot towards goal, but it clips the post and goes wide!
30.40
Marcos Bravo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Artur Reis manages to gather it easily.
32.13
Pedro Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Lima and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Cor Van Den Bergh provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
44.23
Richard Hamilton threads a neat ball through to Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman threads a neat ball through to Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Artur Reis comfortably smothers it!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool 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 second half starts with Everton kicking off!
51.15
Callum Gough makes a beautiful solo run. Callum Gough flicks a high pass forward. Richard Thomson collects the pass. Richard Thomson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
55.27
Faustino Cortes makes a probing pass to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.38
Bojan Isaksson passes the ball forward to Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman makes a high pass forward. Pedro Lima shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Pedro Lima edges inside the box! Pedro Lima looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Jermaine Kalac.
58.21
Neil Seaman takes a quick corner, playing it short to Bojan Isaksson. Bojan Isaksson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Artur Reis with no chance!! Goal for Liverpool!
60.48
Everton have made 3 substitutions with Sean Sterjovski replacing Eddie Rufus, Kaleva Sinkonen replacing Marcel Birnbaum and Adam Benjamin replacing Romero P. Vega .Liverpool have made 2 substitutions with Guillermo Aguilar replacing Jason Bellamy and Alfredo Butragueno replacing Pedro Lima .
63.02
Eoin Rowett flicks the ball to his team mate, Faustino Cortes. Faustino Cortes makes a defence splitting pass to Eoin Rowett. Some silky footwork from Eoin Rowett provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
66.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Seaman plays the ball forward to Robert Dixon. Robert Dixon threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Butragueno. Alfredo Butragueno knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Thompson.
78.55
Guillermo Aguilar knocks the ball forward to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.53
Jermaine Kalac barges into Alfredo Butragueno. Jermaine Kalac is given another warning by the referee! Alfredo Butragueno grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.23
Richard Hamilton flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Butragueno who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Butragueno rushes past Sean Sterjovski! Sean Sterjovski barges into Alfredo Butragueno. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
Richard Hamilton flicks a high pass forward. Neil Seaman easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Cor Van Den Bergh collects the pass. Cor Van Den Bergh plays a one-two with Marcos Bravo and advances towards the goal... Cor Van Den Bergh shoots from just inside the box but Artur Reis reads it well. Well saved!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Liverpool
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.1%
55.9%
Play Area
31.2%
43%
25.8%

Scorers
Richard Thomson 51
Bojan Isaksson 58

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bojan Isaksson of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Artur Reis (GK)
8
2.Jermaine Kalac (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Rufus (DEF)
6
4.Callum Gough (DEF)
8
5.Jacob Jess (MID)
6
6.Faustino Cortes (MID)
7
7.Paul Thompson (MID)
7
8.Marcel Birnbaum (MID)
6
9.Romero P. Vega (ATT)
6
10.Eoin Rowett (ATT)
8
11.Richard Thomson (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Sean Sterjovski (DEF)
6
13.Kaleva Sinkonen (MID)
6
14.Adam Benjamin (ATT)
6

1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
7
2.Richard Hamilton (DEF)
6
3.Adrian Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
4.Bojan Isaksson (DEF)goal scored
9
5.Robert Dixon (MID)
6
6.David Quaresma (MID)
7
7.Neil Seaman (MID)
8
8.Jason Bellamy (MID)
6
9.Pedro Lima (ATT)
6
10.Marcos Bravo (ATT)
7
11.Cor Van Den Bergh (ATT)yellow card
7
 
12.Mike Taylor (DEF)
0
13.Guillermo Aguilar (MID)
6
14.Alfredo Butragueno (ATT)
6