Match Report
| Everton | Everton |  |  | Sampdoria | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Jermaine Delaney | J. Delaney |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Giordano Lamacchi | G. Lamacchi | |||||||||
| Carl Howells | C. Howells | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Richard Dickov | R. Dickov | |||||||||
| Aaron Charlton | A. Charlton | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Camille Ajas | C. Ajas | |||||||||
| Thierry Gilchrist | T. Gilchrist | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Alfredo Sassanelli | A. Sassanelli | |||||||||
| Lee Wainwright | L. Wainwright | | 71 | M |  | | 5 | | M | 70 | | Tiziano Rocco | T. Rocco | ||||||||
| Matjaz Tentoni | M. Tentoni | | 71 | M | | 6 | | | M | 70 | | Ronnie Mcgovern | R. Mcgovern | ||||||||
| Daniele Riggott | D. Riggott | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Alexandre Alves | A. Alves | |||||||||
| John Mason | J. Mason | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Scott Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Eddie Tiler | E. Tiler | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 |  | Guillermo Cortes | G. Cortes | |||||||||
| Jody Benjamin | J. Benjamin | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Yuri Passoni | Y. Passoni | |||||||||
| Omer Hurst | O. Hurst | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Giancarlo De Franceschi | G. De Franceschi | |||||||||
| Ian Duberry | I. Duberry | | 72 | D | | 12 | | M | 66 | | Henry Mercer | H. Mercer | |||||||||
| Hauke Bierhoff | H. Bierhoff |  | 58 | M | | 13 | | A | 64 | | Gary Gough | G. Gough | |||||||||
| Markus Kistner | M. Kistner | | 73 | A | | 14 | | G | 63 | | Colin Black | C. Black | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Goodison Park where Everton play Sampdoria in this friendly game. A crowd of 16,449 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Everton and Sampdoria are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Everton and Sampdoria are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Everton kick off and get the match underway!
4.02
0-0Carl Howells chips the ball to his team mate, Matjaz Tentoni. Matjaz Tentoni threads a neat ball through to Daniele Riggott. Daniele Riggott shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.22
Ronnie Mcgovern advances with the ball. Ronnie Mcgovern shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.53
0-0Alfredo Sassanelli catches Jody Benjamin on the ankles. Alfredo Sassanelli is warned by the referee! Jody Benjamin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.15
1-0Omer Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Jody Benjamin collects the pass. Jody Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler makes a looping header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eddie Tiler!
12.55
1-0Thierry Gilchrist sees Eddie Tiler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Tiler makes a simple pass to John Mason. John Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Dickov.
15.17
Carl Howells plays the ball forward to Thierry Gilchrist. Thierry Gilchrist changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Thierry Gilchrist plays a one-two with Eddie Tiler and advances towards the goal... Thierry Gilchrist cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Thierry Gilchrist!
20.40
2-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.29
Richard Dickov passes the ball forward to Giancarlo De Franceschi. Giancarlo De Franceschi threads the ball through to Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes plays a one-two with Yuri Passoni and advances towards the goal... Guillermo Cortes strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.51
2-0Jody Benjamin catches Camille Ajas on the ankles. Jody Benjamin is warned by the referee! Camille Ajas runs off the knock.
28.15
2-0Daniele Riggott passes the ball forward to Matjaz Tentoni. Matjaz Tentoni knocks the ball to his team mate, John Mason. John Mason makes a pass forward but Daniele Riggott makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
33.16
Lee Wainwright knocks the ball forward to Matjaz Tentoni. Matjaz Tentoni shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.38
2-0Daniele Riggott hits a low pass to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler plays a quick one-two with Daniele Riggott and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Eddie Tiler provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Camille Ajas.
37.29
2-0John Mason takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Guillermo Cortes reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
44.33
Matjaz Tentoni chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin knocks in a cross ball towards Omer Hurst. Omer Hurst heads the ball goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton appear unchanged since the first half. Sampdoria also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sampdoria kick off!
49.25
Daniele Riggott flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Tiler collects the pass. Eddie Tiler makes a defence splitting pass to Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Everton!
53.18
Giancarlo De Franceschi hits a low pass to Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes puts a great ball through. Yuri Passoni runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
54.48
Matjaz Tentoni hits a low pass to Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
60.19
3-0Everton have made a substitution with Hauke Bierhoff replacing John Mason .
63.27
3-0Alexandre Alves darts forward. Alexandre Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Jermaine Delaney manages to keep it out.
65.24
Carl Howells kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Gilchrist. Thierry Gilchrist decides to run forward with the ball. Thierry Gilchrist whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Riggott. Daniele Riggott flicks the ball with his head. Giordano Lamacchi gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
69.07
With great vision, Carl Howells plays the ball forward to Matjaz Tentoni. Matjaz Tentoni whips in a cross ball towards Jody Benjamin. With a superhuman jump, Jody Benjamin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Giordano Lamacchi is on top of it.
71.08
Jody Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Matjaz Tentoni. Matjaz Tentoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.04
Alexandre Alves catches Aaron Charlton on the ankles. The referee warns Alexandre Alves to calm down! Aaron Charlton runs off the knock.
85.13
3-0Alexandre Alves comes in with a late challenge on Matjaz Tentoni. The referee calls over Alexandre Alves and shows him a yellow card! Matjaz Tentoni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.18
Aaron Charlton makes a simple pass to Matjaz Tentoni. Matjaz Tentoni knocks the ball forward to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Jermaine Delaney (GK)
6
2. Carl Howells (DEF)
7
3. Aaron Charlton (DEF)
6
4. Thierry Gilchrist (DEF)
9
5. Lee Wainwright (MID)
6
6. Matjaz Tentoni (MID)
7
7. Daniele Riggott (MID)
6
8. John Mason (MID)
6
9. Eddie Tiler (ATT)
9
10. Jody Benjamin (ATT)
8
11. Omer Hurst (ATT)
6
12. Ian Duberry (DEF)
0
13. Hauke Bierhoff (MID)
6
14. Markus Kistner (ATT)
0
1. Giordano Lamacchi (GK)
6
2. Richard Dickov (DEF)
6
3. Camille Ajas (DEF)
6
4. Alfredo Sassanelli (DEF)
6
5. Tiziano Rocco (MID)
6
6. Ronnie Mcgovern (MID)
6
7. Alexandre Alves (MID)
6
8. Scott Niven (MID)
6
9. Guillermo Cortes (ATT)
6
10. Yuri Passoni (ATT)
6
11. Giancarlo De Franceschi (ATT)
6
12. Henry Mercer (MID)
0
13. Gary Gough (ATT)
0
14. Colin Black (GK)
0