Match Report
| Everton | Everton |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Phil Burfield | Phil Burfield | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Lockley | T. Lockley |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Thomas Monetta | T. Monetta | |||||||||
| Yasushi Kaneko | Y. Kaneko |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Jacek Boniek | J. Boniek | |||||||||
| Stephan Amoah | S. Amoah |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Dave Fenton | D. Fenton | |||||||||
| Ahmed Domoraud | A. Domoraud |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Tony Tiler | T. Tiler | |||||||||
| Peter Milosevic | P. Milosevic |  | 72 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Robert Wright | R. Wright | |||||||||
| Saidu A. Amunike | S. Amunike |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Eric Gargo | E. Gargo | |||||||||
| Byron Howard | B. Howard |  | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Oleksandr Demyanchuk | O. Demyanchuk | |||||||||
| Artur Ripanu | A. Ripanu |  | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 |  | Thomas Birkwald | T. Birkwald | |||||||||
| Niklas Carlbohm | N. Carlbohm |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | M | 62 |  | Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | |||||||||
| Ruslan Kasyanov | R. Kasyanov | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Duncan Blake | D. Blake | |||||||||
| Peter de Buen | P. de Buen |  | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Eddie Venus | E. Venus | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 17,099 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Everton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Everton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City kick off and get the match underway!
4.36
0-0Artur Ripanu makes a simple pass to Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball towards Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.51
Tony Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Oleksandr Demyanchuk. Oleksandr Demyanchuk threads the ball through to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
14.32
0-0Byron Howard chips the ball to his team mate, Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm goes all the way! Niklas Carlbohm rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Thomas Monetta!
16.31
0-0Ahmed Domoraud comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Blake. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duncan Blake runs off the knock.
18.26
Artur Ripanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
21.53
0-0Thomas Birkwald kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yasushi Kaneko.
24.22
Byron Howard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
26.22
Ahmed Domoraud makes a probing pass to Byron Howard. Byron Howard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm whips in a cross ball towards Peter de Buen. Peter de Buen flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Everton get the second half underway!
47.50
Saidu A. Amunike flicks the ball to his team mate, Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm goes all the way! Niklas Carlbohm takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.01
Byron Howard chips the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball towards Peter de Buen. Peter de Buen directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Thomas Monetta manages to keep it out.
59.47
1-0Stephan Amoah surges forward with the ball. Stephan Amoah threads the ball through to Peter de Buen. Peter de Buen shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Thomas Monetta had no chance!! Goal for Everton!
65.10
Byron Howard threads the ball through to Peter de Buen. Peter de Buen knocks in a cross ball towards Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.11
Artur Ripanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Thomas Monetta easily smothers it!
71.46
1-0Ahmed Domoraud chips the ball to his team mate, Byron Howard. Byron Howard passes the ball forward to Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov makes a probing pass to Niklas Carlbohm but he's offside!
72.37
Stephan Amoah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Byron Howard. Byron Howard knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball towards Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Thomas Monetta.
77.35
Thomas Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ahmed Domoraud.
79.04
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
83.18
Stephan Amoah knocks the ball to his team mate, Byron Howard. Byron Howard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm lofts in a cross ball towards Peter de Buen. Peter de Buen flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.02
Byron Howard flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball towards Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm powers a header at goal. Niklas Carlbohm scores for Everton!!
90.00
Robert Wright plays a long ball forward. Eddie Venus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ahmed Domoraud.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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