Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Everton. A crowd of 20,835 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stockport County and Everton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nick Fenton.


0.00
Stockport County start the match!
3.46
Alessio Sotgia flicks a high pass forward. Fatik Kasmi controls it well on his chest. Fatik Kasmi hits a low pass to João Osorio. João Osorio plays a one-two with Kurt Denneboom and advances towards the goal... João Osorio comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.43
Panagiotis Tsigos surges forward with the ball. Panagiotis Tsigos knocks in a cross ball towards João Osorio. João Osorio is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Don Gough didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
21.18
João Osorio comes in with a late challenge on Markus Will. João Osorio is shown the yellow card! Markus Will stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.56
Alessio Sotgia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington passes the ball forward to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.33
Tomek Joswiak chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington flicks the ball to his team mate, Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson whips in a cross ball towards João Osorio. With a superhuman jump, João Osorio connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.36
Rodrigo Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker passes the ball forward but Tomek Wilimowski is offside!
28.04
Sieme De Graef makes a probing pass to Torsten Völler. Torsten Völler makes a probing pass to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Jørgen Hakansson provides some space. He shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Don Gough. What a save!
33.49
Anthony Etherington deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson tries a spectacular long range effort. Don Gough comfortably gets down and covers it.
34.53
Tomek Joswiak makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington threads a neat ball through to João Osorio. João Osorio threads the ball through into the box. Jørgen Hakansson rockets a shot on goal but Don Gough is on top of his game. Good save!
39.08
Rodrigo Pinto comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Etherington. The referee calls over Rodrigo Pinto and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Etherington stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.31
Alessio Sotgia makes a beautiful solo run. Alessio Sotgia brings the ball forward. Alessio Sotgia threads a neat ball through to Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
42.02
Olivier Damman threads the ball through to Ronnie Kirkland. Ronnie Kirkland flicks a high pass forward. Tomek Wilimowski holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tomek Wilimowski passes the ball forward to Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker rockets a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stockport County appear unchanged since the first half. Everton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Everton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Everton kick off and get the second half underway!
47.35
David Ziege flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Herrera controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Tomek Wilimowski. Tomek Wilimowski rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tomek Wilimowski!
55.08
Markus Will chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker plays a quick one-two with Tomek Wilimowski and rushes in on goal... Fernando Mario Ecker cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
57.43
Sieme De Graef advances with the ball. Sieme De Graef makes a simple pass to João Osorio. João Osorio runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from João Osorio provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That's his third!
60.54
Stockport County have made 3 substitutions with Franceco Foggia replacing Alessio Sotgia, Ivan Pastor replacing Panagiotis Tsigos and Warren Moncur replacing Jørgen Hakansson .Everton have made a substitution with Alf-Inge Kippe replacing Eduardo Herrera .
61.59
Without breaking stride, Rodrigo Pinto plays the ball forward to Alf-Inge Kippe. Alf-Inge Kippe shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
66.07
Tomek Joswiak receives the ball from a throw-in from Franceco Foggia. Tomek Joswiak flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Etherington controls it well on his chest. With some swift thinking, Anthony Etherington plays the ball forward to Warren Moncur. Warren Moncur knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Gough who gathers it comfortably.
78.02
Tomek Joswiak darts forward. Tomek Joswiak flicks a high pass forward. João Osorio controls it well on his chest. João Osorio knocks the ball forward to Kurt Denneboom but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.47
Tomek Joswiak runs forward with the ball. Tomek Joswiak decides to run forward with the ball. Tomek Joswiak deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Moncur but the linesman indicates offside!
83.10
Billy Ehiogu hits a low pass to Ronnie Kirkland. With fabulous imagination, Ronnie Kirkland picks a pass forward to Tomek Wilimowski. Tomek Wilimowski lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
87.15
Markus Will flicks a high ball forward to David Ziege who takes it down. David Ziege threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
89.56
Warren Moncur barges into Billy Ehiogu. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Ehiogu stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Anthony Etherington barges into David Martin. The referee calls over Anthony Etherington and shows him a yellow card! David Martin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
25.8%
41.9%
32.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to João Osorio of Stockport County

Match Ratings