Match Report


EvertonEverton     Exeter CityExeter City
Andy MoyesAndy Moyes Matthew Dominey Matthew Dominey
Don GoughD. Gough77
G
1captain
G
75Steffen HansenS. Hansen
Runar HalleR. Halle76
D
2
D
76Philipp KurthP. Kurth
Markus WillM. Will81
D
3
D
78Ruben MendesR. Mendes
Jacek LatoJ. Lato75
D
4
D
74Rosario CassettiR. Cassetti
Gianmatteo SolimenoG. Solimeno77
M
5
D
74Bernard OlembéB. Olembé
David MartinD. Martin84
M
6
M
76Marek MalkowskiM. Malkowski
Enzo FranzoneE. Franzone76
M
7
M
77Arno WitteA. Witte
Luciano ArticoL. Artico77
M
8
M
83Rodolfo TresoldiR. Tresoldi
Alf-Inge KippeA. Kippe80
A
9
A
78Aimo CarreraA. Carrera
Tomek WilimowskiT. Wilimowski87
A
captain10
A
77Numo RobertN. Robert
Eduardo HerreraE. Herrera78
A
11
A
75Ferdinando PecorariF. Pecorari
 
Ronnie KirklandR. Kirkland82
M
12
D
73Garry HutchisonG. Hutchison
Gharib ElhamdaouiG. Elhamdaoui72
A
13
M
74Alejandro LocatelliA. Locatelli
Nicolas Marcos AssunçaoN. Marcos Assunçao74
A
14
A
73Nicola C. GobbiN. Gobbi

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Exeter City. A crowd of 17,671 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 Neil Naylor.


0.00
Exeter City kick off the first half!
3.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Ruben Mendes plays the ball forward to Arno Witte. Arno Witte makes a simple pass to Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.47
Aimo Carrera clumsily knocks into Markus Will. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Markus Will runs off the knock.
10.09
Rodolfo Tresoldi kicks a strong pass forward to Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari puts a great ball through but Aimo Carrera is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
12.02
Enzo Franzone plays the ball forward to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera makes a great pass forward. Alf-Inge Kippe runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
14.49
Runar Halle comes in with a late challenge on Ferdinando Pecorari. The referee warns Runar Halle to calm down! Ferdinando Pecorari hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.33
Arno Witte chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.56
Runar Halle flicks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Franzone. Enzo Franzone flicks a high pass forward. Alf-Inge Kippe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alf-Inge Kippe whips in a cross ball towards Tomek Wilimowski. Tomek Wilimowski rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Steffen Hansen comfortably punches it away to safety.
33.11
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.45
Ruben Mendes flicks a high ball forward to Rodolfo Tresoldi who takes it down. Rodolfo Tresoldi knocks the ball to his team mate, Numo Robert. Numo Robert controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.15
Jacek Lato knocks the ball forward to Enzo Franzone. Enzo Franzone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alf-Inge Kippe. Alf-Inge Kippe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Arno Witte threads the ball through to Numo Robert. Numo Robert knocks the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Pecorari. Markus Will comes in with a late challenge on Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton have changed their lineup with Ronnie Kirkland replacing David Martin. Exeter City appear unchanged since the first half. The Everton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Everton kicking off!
51.13
Markus Will hits a low pass to Enzo Franzone. Enzo Franzone threads the ball through to Alf-Inge Kippe. Alf-Inge Kippe plays a one-two with Eduardo Herrera and advances towards the goal... Alf-Inge Kippe comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it is tipped over by Steffen Hansen.
52.56
Luciano Artico takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Gianmatteo Solimeno. Ruben Mendes comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
53.48
Rodolfo Tresoldi makes a probing pass to Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
59.26
Ronnie Kirkland sees Eduardo Herrera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Herrera skips past Philipp Kurth! Eduardo Herrera muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Steffen Hansen. Excellent save.
63.15
Ronnie Kirkland kicks a strong pass forward to Alf-Inge Kippe. Alf-Inge Kippe sees Tomek Wilimowski just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Tomek Wilimowski side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
67.07
Jacek Lato catches Aimo Carrera on the ankles. The referee warns Jacek Lato to calm down! Aimo Carrera stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.32
Everton have made 2 substitutions with Gharib Elhamdaoui replacing Tomek Wilimowski and Nicolas Marcos Assunçao replacing Eduardo Herrera .
78.42
Gianmatteo Solimeno knocks the ball to his team mate, Gharib Elhamdaoui. Gharib Elhamdaoui advances inside the box! Gharib Elhamdaoui cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but is denied by Steffen Hansen. Excellent save.
89.24
With imagination, Rodolfo Tresoldi laces a through ball forward to Numo Robert. Numo Robert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Exeter City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
0
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
28.2%
40.8%
31%

Scorers
Tomek Wilimowski 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tomek Wilimowski of Everton

Match Ratings