Match Report
| Everton | Everton |  |  | Manchester United | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Artur Vieira | A. Vieira |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | John Souness | J. Souness | |||||||||
| Joos Helder | J. Helder |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Max Power | M. Power | |||||||||
| Paul Bowyer | P. Bowyer | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Frank Butt | F. Butt | |||||||||
| Trevor Wainwright | T. Wainwright | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Dion Fowler | D. Fowler | |||||||||
| John Leboeuf | J. Leboeuf |  | 67 | M | | 5 | | M | 77 | | Jerome Garny | J. Garny | |||||||||
| Billy McGrory | B. McGrory | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Gilles Mcleod | G. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Noah Ziege | N. Ziege |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Jacob Boertien | J. Boertien | |||||||||
| Steve Tiler | S. Tiler | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Alan Nicholls | A. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Terry Cole | T. Cole | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Nicola Carlo Annoni | N. Annoni | |||||||||
| Jonathan Beckham | J. Beckham | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Kemal Murphy | K. Murphy | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Gower | N. Gower | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Norman Gower | N. Gower | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 18,771 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Everton and Manchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Everton and Manchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Everton get the match underway!
3.10
0-0John Leboeuf makes a probing pass to Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dion Fowler.
8.14
0-1Gilles Mcleod knocks the ball forward to Nicola Carlo Annoni. Nicola Carlo Annoni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.47
0-1Steve Tiler threads the ball through to Terry Cole. Terry Cole whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
16.48
0-1Frank Butt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jacob Boertien. Jacob Boertien kicks a strong pass forward to Nicola Carlo Annoni. Nicola Carlo Annoni shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Artur Vieira.
20.42
Noah Ziege deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham shoots from 25 yards but John Souness is on top of it.
28.57
Joos Helder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noah Ziege. Noah Ziege chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.59
Trevor Wainwright makes a simple pass to John Leboeuf. John Leboeuf kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower plays a perfect one-two with Jonathan Beckham and rushes in on goal... Nwankwo Gower rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nwankwo Gower!
38.08
Alan Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy goes all the way! Kemal Murphy shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kemal Murphy!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
47.10
Billy McGrory knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dion Fowler.
48.45
1-2Noah Ziege controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham knocks the ball forward to Terry Cole but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.56
Jerome Garny deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Gower. Norman Gower goes all the way! Norman Gower makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
53.20
Frank Butt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Nicholls. Alan Nicholls passes the ball forward to Norman Gower. Norman Gower goes all the way! Norman Gower tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Artur Vieira!
54.41
Gilles Mcleod threads the ball through to Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy shoots from long range but somehow Artur Vieira manages to keep it out.
59.13
1-2Frank Butt barges into Nwankwo Gower. The referee calls over Frank Butt and shows him a yellow card! Nwankwo Gower runs off the knock.
63.36
Jacob Boertien threads the ball through to Norman Gower. Norman Gower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Murphy but he's offside!
65.23
Noah Ziege passes the ball forward to Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.21
Jacob Boertien makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.29
Noah Ziege makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower whips in a cross ball towards Terry Cole. Terry Cole directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.14
1-2Terry Cole catches Dion Fowler on the ankles. Terry Cole is given a warning by the referee! Dion Fowler stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.02
Noah Ziege passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Gower. Nwankwo Gower whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by John Souness!
75.56
Billy McGrory brings the ball forward. Billy McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Terry Cole. Terry Cole directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.19
Noah Ziege flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Cole. Terry Cole heads the ball goalwards. John Souness is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.15
Billy McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.40
Dion Fowler knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerome Garny. Jerome Garny chips the ball to his team mate, Nicola Carlo Annoni. Nicola Carlo Annoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Billy McGrory makes a simple pass to Jonathan Beckham. Jonathan Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Terry Cole. Terry Cole flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Terry Cole!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Nwankwo Gower 34 Terry Cole 78, 91 | Kemal Murphy 8, 38 |