Match Report


EvertonEverton     Exeter CityExeter City
Andy MoyesAndy Moyes Matthew Dominey Matthew Dominey
Justin ElcockJ. Elcock91
G
1captain
G
75Steffen HansenS. Hansen
Fabio RomanoF. Romano73
D
2
D
75Philipp KurthP. Kurth
Markus WillM. Will81
D
3
D
77Ruben MendesR. Mendes
Jacek LatoJ. Lato75
D
4
D
78Pieter DammanP. Damman
Gianmatteo SolimenoG. Solimeno76
M
5
D
79Ebi RadomskiE. Radomski
Enzo FranzoneE. Franzone76
M
6
M
75Marek MalkowskiM. Malkowski
Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto82
M
7
M
75Arno WitteA. Witte
Luciano ArticoL. Artico76
M
8
M
82Rodolfo TresoldiR. Tresoldi
Thomas BravoT. Bravo78
A
9
A
77Aimo CarreraA. Carrera
Nicolas Marcos AssunçaoN. Marcos Assunçao74
A
10
A
77Numo RobertN. Robert
Tomek WilimowskiT. Wilimowski86
A
captain11
A
74Ferdinando PecorariF. Pecorari
 
Olivier DammanO. Damman78
D
12
D
74Medhi DeroffM. Deroff
Ronnie KirklandR. Kirkland79
M
13
M
74Alejandro LocatelliA. Locatelli
Fernando Mario EckerF. Ecker81
A
14
A
73Nicola C. GobbiN. Gobbi

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Exeter City. A crowd of 19,084 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Everton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Exeter City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Jeffers.


0.00
Exeter City kick off and get the first half underway!
8.45
Numo Robert comes in with a very late challenge on Fabio Romano. The referee motions to Numo Robert to come over. It's a red card!! Fabio Romano runs off the knock.
9.14
Fabio Romano decides to run forward with the ball. Fabio Romano flicks a high pass forward. Tomek Wilimowski controls it well on his chest. Tomek Wilimowski tries a spectacular long range effort. Steffen Hansen comfortably gets down and covers it.
10.43
Fabio Romano catches Aimo Carrera on the ankles. The referee calls over Fabio Romano and shows him a yellow card! Aimo Carrera gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Arno Witte plays the ball forward to Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.38
With great vision, Marek Malkowski plays the ball forward to Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
22.11
Luciano Artico surges forward with the ball. Luciano Artico plays a scrappy one-two with Tomek Wilimowski and advances towards the goal... Luciano Artico side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
28.13
Arno Witte kicks a strong pass forward to Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari knocks in a cross ball towards Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.23
Rodolfo Tresoldi makes a beautiful solo run. Rodolfo Tresoldi whips in a cross ball towards Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Justin Elcock.
33.54
It's a corner kick. Arno Witte loops the ball in to towards the near post. Ruben Mendes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Justin Elcock. What a save!
42.12
Rodolfo Tresoldi flicks a high pass forward. Aimo Carrera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aimo Carrera plays a scrappy one-two with Ferdinando Pecorari and advances towards the goal... Aimo Carrera shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Jacek Lato happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton have changed their lineup with Olivier Damman replacing Markus Will, Ronnie Kirkland replacing Rodrigo Pinto and Fernando Mario Ecker replacing Tomek Wilimowski. Exeter City appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Everton kick off and get the second half underway!
48.18
Ronnie Kirkland chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker cuts inside the box! Fernando Mario Ecker shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Steffen Hansen.
49.56
Corner kick to Everton. Luciano Artico plays it to the near post. Pieter Damman reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
53.11
Fabio Romano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Kirkland. Ronnie Kirkland sees space and advances. Ronnie Kirkland plays a scrappy one-two with Fernando Mario Ecker and advances towards the goal... Ronnie Kirkland takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.57
Enzo Franzone flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Bravo controls it well on his chest. Thomas Bravo plays a scrappy one-two with Fernando Mario Ecker and stumbles forward towards the goal... Thomas Bravo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
65.03
Enzo Franzone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Bravo. Thomas Bravo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.12
Fabio Romano flicks a high pass forward. Enzo Franzone collects the pass. Enzo Franzone threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Marcos Assunçao. Nicolas Marcos Assunçao skips past Ruben Mendes! Nicolas Marcos Assunçao strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
75.54
Fabio Romano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Kirkland. Ronnie Kirkland threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Steffen Hansen.
77.27
Fabio Romano knocks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Franzone. Enzo Franzone makes a beautiful solo run. Enzo Franzone runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Enzo Franzone provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
78.34
Aimo Carrera hacks Fabio Romano from behind! The referee calls over Aimo Carrera and warns him to calm down! Fabio Romano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.24
Ebi Radomski catches Fernando Mario Ecker on the ankles. Ebi Radomski is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Mario Ecker runs off the knock.
89.25
Thomas Bravo clumsily knocks into Ebi Radomski. Thomas Bravo is shown the yellow card! Ebi Radomski hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Exeter City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
28.8%
47%
24.2%

Scorers
Ronnie Kirkland 53
Thomas Bravo 65
Aimo Carrera 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ronnie Kirkland of Everton

Match Ratings