Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 8,953 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Everton are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley kick off!
3.26
Kemal Gardner makes a simple pass to Martin Butt. Martin Butt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morris Smith.
16.09
Darren Shearer barges into Michael Wright. Darren Shearer is warned by the referee! Michael Wright runs off the knock.
22.28
Kemal Gardner makes a beautiful solo run. Kemal Gardner knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Clemence. Chris Clemence directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
24.34
Alun Marshall knocks the ball to his team mate, Manfa Cissé. Manfa Cissé makes a probing pass to Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ben Kahn who gathers it comfortably.
27.46
Morris Smith makes a simple pass to Ugo Peckham. Ugo Peckham passes the ball forward to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.21
Manfa Cissé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.26
Manfa Cissé controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Telfer.
40.55
Alun Marshall knocks the ball forward to Manfa Cissé. Manfa Cissé chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos goes all the way! Quim Ramos shoots from just inside the box but somehow Ben Kahn manages to keep it out.
44.19
Jermaine Parker brings the ball forward. Jermaine Parker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Gerrard. Martin Gerrard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ben Kahn who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and Everton kick off!
47.36
Kemal Gardner brings the ball forward. Kemal Gardner knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Clemence. Chris Clemence flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.53
Kemal Gardner knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Butt. Martin Butt finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Joe Unsworth easily smothers it!
55.41
Darren Shearer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Gerrard. Martin Gerrard shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.24
Darren Shearer makes a simple pass to Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.32
Christian Cassetti comes in with a late challenge on Xavier Salazar. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Xavier Salazar hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.02
Darren Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Xavier Salazar.
69.15
Jermaine Parker passes the ball forward to Manfa Cissé. Manfa Cissé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Gerrard. Martin Gerrard knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Quim Ramos!
75.36
Kemal Gardner chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Clemence. Chris Clemence knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morris Smith.
77.13
Michael Wright passes the ball forward to Martin Butt. Martin Butt goes all the way! Martin Butt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.39
Jermaine Parker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Peckham. Ugo Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.42
Ugo Peckham chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Quim Ramos of Barnsley
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
29.1%
46.8%
24.1%