Match Report


EvertonEverton     Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Thomas GelbT. Gelb68
G
1
G
66Marinus HoutmanM. Houtman
Dominique MauricioD. Mauricio70
D
captain2captain
D
78Tomas VelosoT. Veloso
Aaron CutlerA. Cutler62
D
3
D
62Tomas MainiT. Maini
Tom van der WalT. van der Wal57
D
4
D
54Dion MonkD. Monk
Wayne HulmeW. Hulme56
D
5
D
48Vinicio E. AnastasiV. Anastasi
Warren ThirlwellW. Thirlwell70
M
6
M
60Dion TilerD. Tiler
Antonio SerranoA. Serrano66
M
7
M
58Miguel PichichiM. Pichichi
Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos64
M
8
M
57Darius BenaliD. Benali
Mustapha JavaryM. Javary58
M
9
A
75Matt Le TissierM. Le Tissier
Giampiero BonadeiG. Bonadei71
A
10
A
71Kai HelmerK. Helmer
Matt HutchisonM. Hutchison52
A
11
A
68Chris LaverC. Laver
 
Gavin WainwrightG. Wainwright63
G
12
A
62Malcolm CharltonM. Charlton
Edouard GrimaldiE. Grimaldi58
M
13
M
56Gilles GreeningG. Greening
Ugo SmithU. Smith54
M
14
A
55Leon KuzorraL. Kuzorra

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Crewe Alexandra. A crowd of 8,349 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Everton are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Crewe Alexandra appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Kitson.


0.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off and get the first half underway!
9.23
Chris Laver barges into Aaron Cutler. Chris Laver is shown the yellow card! Aaron Cutler runs off the knock.
10.52
Tom van der Wal hits a low pass to Mustapha Javary. Mustapha Javary makes a simple pass to Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei knocks the ball forward to Matt Hutchison but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.06
Aaron Cutler threads a neat ball through to Mustapha Javary. Mustapha Javary makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei runs straight at the defence! Giampiero Bonadei makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Marinus Houtman.
13.44
Warren Thirlwell takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Aaron Cutler muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
14.44
Antonio Serrano clumsily knocks into Darius Benali. Antonio Serrano is given a warning by the referee! Darius Benali gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.47
Dion Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Le Tissier. Matt Le Tissier shoots from 25 yards but Thomas Gelb reads it well. Fabulous stop!
27.14
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.41
Tomas Maini passes the ball forward to Dion Tiler. Dion Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Chris Laver collects the pass. Chris Laver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
33.09
Rafael Marquitos takes it forward alone. Rafael Marquitos whips in a cross ball towards Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Marinus Houtman manages to keep it out.
38.27
Miguel Pichichi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Miguel Pichichi shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
40.12
Mustapha Javary flicks a high pass forward to Giampiero Bonadei who brings the ball under control. Giampiero Bonadei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.23
Darius Benali hits a low pass to Chris Laver. Chris Laver lofts in a cross ball towards Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton appear unchanged since the first half. Crewe Alexandra also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Everton kick off and get the second half underway!
47.58
Everton are keeping most of the possession.
48.41
With great vision, Miguel Pichichi plays the ball forward to Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer knocks the ball forward, putting Chris Laver through on goal. Chris Laver shoots from just inside the box. Chris Laver scores for Crewe Alexandra!!
53.17
Miguel Pichichi makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Pichichi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
57.26
Miguel Pichichi hits a low pass to Matt Le Tissier. Matt Le Tissier 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. Great save!
60.08
Mustapha Javary flicks a high pass forward. Giampiero Bonadei collects the pass. Giampiero Bonadei knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Veloso.
65.37
Warren Thirlwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vinicio E. Anastasi.
69.01
Mustapha Javary knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Bonadei. Giampiero Bonadei shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.12
Darius Benali passes the ball forward to Chris Laver. Chris Laver shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
77.01
With vision, Tom van der Wal laces a weighted ball forward to Warren Thirlwell. Warren Thirlwell chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.15
Warren Thirlwell advances with the ball. Warren Thirlwell whips in a cross ball towards Matt Hutchison. With a superhuman jump, Matt Hutchison connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Everton!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Crewe Alexandra
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.1%
31.9%
Play Area
31.9%
49.3%
18.8%

Scorers
Matt Hutchison 78
Kai Helmer 44
Chris Laver 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kai Helmer of Crewe Alexandra

Match Ratings
1.Thomas Gelb (GK)
6
2.Dominique Mauricio (DEF)
6
3.Aaron Cutler (DEF)
6
4.Tom van der Wal (DEF)
6
5.Wayne Hulme (DEF)
6
6.Warren Thirlwell (MID)
8
7.Antonio Serrano (MID)
6
8.Rafael Marquitos (MID)
6
9.Mustapha Javary (MID)
7
10.Giampiero Bonadei (ATT)
6
11.Matt Hutchison (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Gavin Wainwright (GK)
0
13.Edouard Grimaldi (MID)
0
14.Ugo Smith (MID)
0

1.Marinus Houtman (GK)
7
2.Tomas Veloso (DEF)
6
3.Tomas Maini (DEF)
6
4.Dion Monk (DEF)
6
5.Vinicio E. Anastasi (DEF)
6
6.Dion Tiler (MID)
6
7.Miguel Pichichi (MID)
7
8.Darius Benali (MID)
6
9.Matt Le Tissier (ATT)
6
10.Kai Helmer (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Chris Laver (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Malcolm Charlton (ATT)
0
13.Gilles Greening (MID)
0
14.Leon Kuzorra (ATT)
0