Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     EvertonEverton
Gary DownsGary Downs Mark Woodhouse Mark Woodhouse
Nigel ColeN. Cole69
G
1captain
G
67Guillermo MorenoG. Moreno
JŸrgen PiketJ. Piket76
D
2
D
67Fredrik GoldbergF. Goldberg
Arno WieczorekA. Wieczorek69
D
3
D
61Ledley DrakeL. Drake
John Van Der MeydeJ. Van Der Meyde61
D
4
D
63Simon BlakeS. Blake
Morris CooperM. Cooper71
M
5
D
69Philipp HallerP. Haller
Richard GemmellR. Gemmell72
M
6
M
66Alan BeresfordA. Beresford
Cesare SusicC. Susic61
M
captain7
M
64Jonas FranckeJ. Francke
Linus VöllerL. Völler66
M
8
M
64Daniel VenusD. Venus
Fausto CircatiF. Circati69
A
9
A
66David ElliottD. Elliott
Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor69
A
10
A
68Dion YoudsD. Youds
Spencer SinclairS. Sinclair63
A
11
A
65Colin WrightC. Wright
 
Ivan CarterI. Carter45
A
12
D
61Jason GordonJ. Gordon
Anthony BridgeA. Bridge37
M
13
M
58Arnaud JacquessonA. Jacquesson
Joe LisbieJ. Lisbie42
D
14
A
65Syd ThomsonS. Thomson

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Everton. A crowd of 10,249 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by David Vassell.


0.00
The first half starts with Everton kicking off!
3.48
Arno Wieczorek passes the ball forward to Richard Gemmell. Richard Gemmell passes the ball forward to Linus Völler. Linus Völler lofts in a cross ball towards Fausto Circati. Fausto Circati flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.08
Spencer Sinclair makes a simple pass to Fausto Circati. Fausto Circati knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.56
Jan-Willem Opschoor barges into Daniel Venus. The referee brings Jan-Willem Opschoor to one side and gives him a warning! Daniel Venus runs off the knock.
14.05
Richard Gemmell threads the ball through to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor whips in a cross ball towards Morris Cooper. Morris Cooper flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
15.20
Alan Beresford advances with the ball. Alan Beresford shoots from 20 yards but Nigel Cole is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
18.19
JŸrgen Piket passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Morris Cooper. Morris Cooper kicks a strong pass forward to Cesare Susic. Cesare Susic knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ledley Drake.
20.57
Simon Blake flicks a high ball forward to Jonas Francke who takes it down. Jonas Francke flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Youds. Dion Youds controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
21.12
David Elliott hacks John Van Der Meyde from behind! The referee calls over David Elliott and shows him a yellow card! John Van Der Meyde hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.28
John Van Der Meyde knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gemmell. Richard Gemmell flicks a high ball forward to Linus Völler who takes it down. Linus Völler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guillermo Moreno who gathers it comfortably.
24.48
Seeing a gap ahead, JŸrgen Piket plays the ball forward to Arno Wieczorek. Arno Wieczorek knocks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Sinclair. Spencer Sinclair finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.57
Philipp Haller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Francke. Jonas Francke chips the ball to his team mate, David Elliott. David Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Youds. Dion Youds is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Nigel Cole as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
28.55
Daniel Venus takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Fausto Circati jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
30.01
Alan Beresford deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Francke. Jonas Francke plays a one-two with Dion Youds and rushes in on goal... Jonas Francke strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Nigel Cole reads it well. Fabulous save!
32.16
Simon Blake passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alan Beresford. Alan Beresford threads a neat ball through to David Elliott. David Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Van Der Meyde.
45.00
JŸrgen Piket chips the ball to his team mate, John Van Der Meyde. John Van Der Meyde threads a neat ball through to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor cuts inside the box! Jan-Willem Opschoor shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Everton also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off!
48.47
Arno Wieczorek kicks a strong pass forward to Cesare Susic. Cesare Susic plays the ball forward to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor whips in a cross ball towards Fausto Circati. With a superhuman jump, Fausto Circati connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
53.15
Daniel Venus makes a simple pass to Ledley Drake. Ledley Drake threads the ball through to Colin Wright. Colin Wright kicks a strong pass forward to Dion Youds but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.58
Jan-Willem Opschoor catches Alan Beresford on the ankles. The referee brings Jan-Willem Opschoor to one side and gives him another warning! Alan Beresford stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.45
Daniel Venus flicks a high ball forward to Colin Wright who gracefully takes it down. Colin Wright whips in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott flicks the ball with his head but JŸrgen Piket is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
60.42
Everton have made a substitution with Jason Gordon replacing Ledley Drake .
61.46
Daniel Venus clumsily knocks into Morris Cooper. The referee calls over Daniel Venus and shows him a yellow card! Morris Cooper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.16
Jonas Francke threads a neat ball through to Colin Wright. Colin Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.24
Morris Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Richard Gemmell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Guillermo Moreno manages to keep it out.
73.38
Alan Beresford controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Elliott. David Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Youds. Dion Youds beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent block by John Van Der Meyde!
75.03
Showing composure, Arno Wieczorek plays the ball forward to JŸrgen Piket. JŸrgen Piket threads a neat ball through to Cesare Susic. Cesare Susic lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Sinclair. Spencer Sinclair directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
77.26
Everton have made 2 substitutions with Arnaud Jacquesson replacing Daniel Venus and Syd Thomson replacing Dion Youds .
78.35
Arnaud Jacquesson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Wright. Colin Wright runs straight at the defence! Colin Wright side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Everton!
85.15
JŸrgen Piket decides to run forward with the ball. JŸrgen Piket threads the ball through to Linus Völler. Linus Völler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.27
Simon Blake chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Francke. Seeing a gap ahead, Jonas Francke plays the ball forward to Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Wright. Colin Wright outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is deflected wide by Arno Wieczorek.
88.55
Corner kick to Everton. Alan Beresford plays it to the far post. Nigel Cole scoops up the ball.
89.21
John Van Der Meyde kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Gemmell. Richard Gemmell makes a probing pass to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor whips in a cross ball towards Fausto Circati. Fausto Circati jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Everton
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
28.4%
40.7%
30.9%

Scorers
Fausto Circati 3
Colin Wright 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Wright of Everton

Match Ratings
1.Nigel Cole (GK)
8
2.JŸrgen Piket (DEF)
8
3.Arno Wieczorek (DEF)
7
4.John Van Der Meyde (DEF)
7
5.Morris Cooper (MID)
6
6.Richard Gemmell (MID)
7
7.Cesare Susic (MID)
6
8.Linus Völler (MID)
7
9.Fausto Circati (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)
7
11.Spencer Sinclair (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Carter (ATT)
0
13.Anthony Bridge (MID)
0
14.Joe Lisbie (DEF)
0

1.Guillermo Moreno (GK)
7
2.Fredrik Goldberg (DEF)
6
3.Ledley Drake (DEF)
6
4.Simon Blake (DEF)
6
5.Philipp Haller (DEF)
6
6.Alan Beresford (MID)
8
7.Jonas Francke (MID)
7
8.Daniel Venus (MID)yellow card
5
9.David Elliott (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Dion Youds (ATT)
6
11.Colin Wright (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jason Gordon (DEF)
6
13.Arnaud Jacquesson (MID)
7
14.Syd Thomson (ATT)
6