Match Report


EvertonEverton     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Aleksandar NikolovAleksandar Nikolov Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Artur ReisA. Reis72
G
1captain
G
77Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Jermaine KalacJ. Kalac75
D
2
D
73Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero
Eddie RufusE. Rufus74
D
3
D
72Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan
Alan ThomsonA. Thomson72
D
4
D
72Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg
Jacob JessJ. Jess82
M
5
D
73Bart BertjensB. Bertjens
Faustino CortesF. Cortes82
M
6
M
76Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado
Paul ThompsonP. Thompson78
M
7
M
74Ahmed Van Der WeerdenA. Van Der Weerden
Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum84
M
captain8
M
75David LopesD. Lopes
Romero P. VegaR. Vega76
A
9
A
70Bjšrn Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh
Eoin RowettE. Rowett75
A
10
A
72Guilherme TeixeiraG. Teixeira
Richard ThomsonR. Thomson76
A
11
A
74Jose CamposJ. Campos
 
Callum GoughC. Gough73
D
12
D
69Stephen KingS. King
Cyril NoroC. Noro81
M
13
D
58Kieron SherwoodK. Sherwood
Jody BenjaminJ. Benjamin72
A
14
A
58Francesco PreteF. Prete

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Oxford United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Everton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Sturridge.


0.00
The whistle blows and Everton kick off!
2.41
Paul Thompson threads the ball through to Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
3.37
Jermaine Kalac flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Rufus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Rufus makes a probing pass to Richard Thomson. Richard Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
8.42
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan passes the ball forward to David Lopes. David Lopes passes the ball forward to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira runs straight at the defence! Guilherme Teixeira side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Artur Reis is on top of it.
9.15
Ahmed Van Der Weerden chips the ball to his team mate, David Lopes. David Lopes finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
10.03
Miguel Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh controls it well on his chest. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Artur Reis manages to keep it out.
14.07
Nicholas Goldberg pushes mid-way up the pitch. Nicholas Goldberg knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.00
Eddie Rufus makes an attacking run forward. Eddie Rufus runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Eddie Rufus provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Eben Dugbatey with no chance!! Goal for Everton!
32.41
Eddie Rufus flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Birnbaum collects the pass. Marcel Birnbaum makes a simple pass to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.48
Nicholas Goldberg hits a low pass to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ahmed Van Der Weerden but he's offside!
40.53
Ahmed Van Der Weerden knocks the ball to his team mate, Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Reis who gathers it comfortably.
44.18
Nicholas Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Jose Campos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Campos tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
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. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Oxford United kick off the second half!
47.58
Sebastian Barkero knocks the ball forward to Abdelmalek Pardeilhan. Abdelmalek Pardeilhan passes the ball forward to Ahmed Van Der Weerden. Ahmed Van Der Weerden deftly passes the ball to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh, releasing him through on goal. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.47
Eddie Rufus flicks a high ball forward to Alan Thomson who takes it down. Alan Thomson decides to run forward with the ball. Alan Thomson shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
60.47
Everton have made 3 substitutions with Callum Gough replacing Alan Thomson, Cyril Noro replacing Paul Thompson and Jody Benjamin replacing Romero P. Vega .
65.06
Miguel Delgado makes a simple pass to Jose Campos. Jose Campos shoots from long range but is denied by Artur Reis. Excellent save.
66.14
Nicholas Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Delgado who takes it down. Miguel Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Jose Campos collects the pass. Jose Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Artur Reis is on top of it.
71.24
Jacob Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Thomson. Richard Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Eben Dugbatey. Excellent save.
72.36
Eddie Rufus threads a neat ball through to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
75.10
Callum Gough flicks a high ball forward to Richard Thomson who takes it down. Richard Thomson threads the ball through to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
78.50
Jose Campos barges into Callum Gough. Jose Campos is shown the yellow card! Callum Gough grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.46
Eddie Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Gough. Callum Gough chips the ball to his team mate, Faustino Cortes. Faustino Cortes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
84.36
Miguel Delgado threads the ball through to Bjšrn Van Den Bergh. Bjšrn Van Den Bergh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ahmed Van Der Weerden but he's offside!
85.05
Faustino Cortes catches David Lopes on the ankles. The referee calls over Faustino Cortes and warns him to calm down! David Lopes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.34
Guilherme Teixeira passes the ball forward to Miguel Delgado. Miguel Delgado shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Everton

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

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
26.6%
45.6%
27.8%

Scorers
Eddie Rufus 20
Bjšrn Van Den Bergh 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddie Rufus of Everton

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

1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
7
2.Sebastian Barkero (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Pardeilhan (DEF)
6
4.Nicholas Goldberg (DEF)
7
5.Bart Bertjens (DEF)
6
6.Miguel Delgado (MID)
6
7.Ahmed Van Der Weerden (MID)
7
8.David Lopes (MID)
6
9.Bjšrn Van Den Bergh (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Guilherme Teixeira (ATT)
6
11.Jose Campos (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Stephen King (DEF)
0
13.Kieron Sherwood (DEF)
0
14.Francesco Prete (ATT)
0