Match Report


EvertonEverton     Bradford CityBradford City
Aleksandar NikolovAleksandar Nikolov David Payne David Payne
Lefteris KipourosL. Kipouros78
G
1
G
73Victor RuizV. Ruiz
Alan ThomsonA. Thomson72
D
2
D
75Franck GuyaderF. Guyader
Callum GoughC. Gough73
D
3captain
D
76Paul WatsonP. Watson
Jakob BirkwaldJ. Birkwald71
D
4
D
77Martin VelascoM. Velasco
Jacob JessJ. Jess82
M
5
M
80Rafael GentoR. Gento
Dale DrakeD. Drake76
M
6
M
83Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer
Wladimiro ScarpiW. Scarpi79
M
7
M
82Martin FernandezM. Fernandez
John CaldwellJ. Caldwell76
M
captain8
M
74Mike CookeM. Cooke
Romero P. VegaR. Vega77
A
9
A
77Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro
Eoin RowettE. Rowett75
A
10
A
77Romero P. BlancoR. Blanco
Richard ThomsonR. Thomson76
A
11
A
74Rafael CamineroR. Caminero
 
Ian DuberryI. Duberry70
D
12
D
71Paolo MacleanP. Maclean
Gary SounessG. Souness78
M
13
M
74Dami‘n van der LindenD. van der Linden
Jody BenjaminJ. Benjamin73
A
14
A
73Karim RothenK. Rothen

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 19,707 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Everton are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Kasper.


0.00
The whistle blows and Everton get the match underway!
2.56
Rafael Caminero laces a weighted ball forward to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro shoots from outside the area. Lefteris Kipouros comfortably gets down and covers it.
6.53
Paul Watson makes a strong solo run forward. Paul Watson threads a neat ball through to Rafael Caminero. Rafael Caminero hits a low pass to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro rockets a shot on goal. Lefteris Kipouros easily gets down and covers it.
15.30
Rafael Caminero takes it forward alone. Rafael Caminero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lefteris Kipouros who gathers it comfortably.
18.48
Callum Gough decides to run forward with the ball. Callum Gough plays the ball forward to Eoin Rowett who has made a great run into the box. Eoin Rowett shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Martin Fernandez!
22.56
Romero P. Vega passes the ball forward to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Eoin Rowett provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Victor Ruiz easily gets down and covers it.
24.10
Martin Velasco makes a probing pass to Rafael Caminero. Rafael Caminero plays a one-two with Romero P. Blanco and advances towards the goal... Rafael Caminero takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Lefteris Kipouros.
25.25
It's a corner kick. Emmanuel Llacer kicks a low ball out wide. Callum Gough reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
28.58
Martin Fernandez threads a neat ball through to Rafael Caminero. Rafael Caminero plays a quick one-two with Stefan Pancaro and rushes in on goal... Callum Gough clumsily knocks into Rafael Caminero. Rafael Caminero appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
33.33
Dale Drake clumsily knocks into Mike Cooke. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mike Cooke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.17
Paul Watson pushes mid-way up the pitch. Paul Watson knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.09
Rafael Gento knocks the ball forward to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro knocks in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Superb reactions from Lefteris Kipouros. What a save!
42.38
Rafael Gento kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Dami‘n van der Linden replacing Mike Cooke and Karim Rothen replacing Rafael Caminero. The Everton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City kick off!
47.44
John Caldwell makes a probing pass to Richard Thomson. Richard Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.36
With vision, Stefan Pancaro laces a through ball forward to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Karim Rothen. Some good footwork from Karim Rothen provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Callum Gough!
53.56
With imagination, Emmanuel Llacer laces a weighted ball forward to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco rushes past Alan Thomson! Romero P. Blanco strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.16
Franck Guyader sweeps the ball long. Emmanuel Llacer plays a quick one-two with Romero P. Blanco and rushes in on goal... Emmanuel Llacer rockets a shot on goal but Lefteris Kipouros reads it well. Fabulous stop!
60.02
Everton have made 3 substitutions with Ian Duberry replacing Jakob Birkwald, Gary Souness replacing Dale Drake and Jody Benjamin replacing Richard Thomson .Bradford City have made a substitution with Paolo Maclean replacing Franck Guyader .
63.17
With some swift thinking, Dami‘n van der Linden plays the ball forward to Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Romero P. Blanco is offside!
66.39
Bradford City are dictating the run of play here today.
67.25
Emmanuel Llacer sees Stefan Pancaro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stefan Pancaro plays a scrappy one-two with Romero P. Blanco and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stefan Pancaro cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
71.15
Paul Watson barges into Jody Benjamin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jody Benjamin stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.44
Dami‘n van der Linden barges into Eoin Rowett. The referee calls over Dami‘n van der Linden and shows him a yellow card! Eoin Rowett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.26
Emmanuel Llacer chips the ball to his team mate, Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Lefteris Kipouros!
79.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Martin Velasco laces a weighted ball forward to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
87.18
With imagination, Jacob Jess picks a pass forward to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Martin Velasco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Lefteris Kipouros with no chance!! Goal for Bradford City!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Bradford City
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
11
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
29.6%
45.1%
25.4%

Scorers
Stefan Pancaro 42
Romero P. Blanco 54
Karim Rothen 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Blanco of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Lefteris Kipouros (GK)
8
2.Alan Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Callum Gough (DEF)
7
4.Jakob Birkwald (DEF)
6
5.Jacob Jess (MID)
6
6.Dale Drake (MID)yellow card
5
7.Wladimiro Scarpi (MID)
6
8.John Caldwell (MID)
6
9.Romero P. Vega (ATT)
6
10.Eoin Rowett (ATT)
6
11.Richard Thomson (ATT)
6
 
12.Ian Duberry (DEF)
6
13.Gary Souness (MID)
6
14.Jody Benjamin (ATT)
6

1.Victor Ruiz (GK)
6
2.Franck Guyader (DEF)
6
3.Paul Watson (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Martin Velasco (DEF)
7
5.Rafael Gento (MID)
6
6.Emmanuel Llacer (MID)
7
7.Martin Fernandez (MID)
6
8.Mike Cooke (MID)
6
9.Stefan Pancaro (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Romero P. Blanco (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Rafael Caminero (ATT)
7
 
12.Paolo Maclean (DEF)
6
13.Dami‘n van der Linden (MID)yellow card
5
14.Karim Rothen (ATT)goal scored
8