FFO Champ, Everton vs. Norwich City (Mon Jan 06) Everton | Norwich City 4-1-2-2-1 P | 4-3-3 P David Gooch | Jon Banks | D_de_Gea GK | GK D_Vasquez Marcao DF | DF A_Cole D_Burn DF | DF A_Forson S_Savic DF | DF K_Fisher J_Tanganga DF | DF B_Howedes J_Inamoto DM | MF Joao_Neves M_Depay MF | MF P_Aimar A_Mowatt MF | MF A_Rais R_Lukaku FW | FW J_Carew Y_F_Carrasco AM | FW E_Laidlaw H_Aouar AM | FW J_Lens | A_Cragno SUB | SUB L_Wahlstedt S_Cedric SUB | SUB J_Bedeau A_Aourir SUB | SUB B_Cheyrou S_Nakajima SUB | SUB H_Losada R_Philippe SUB | SUB Y_Wissa Min. 1 :(nor) A_Cole plays a long ball to J_Carew ... J_Carew with the header! ... But he puts it wide Min. 2 :(eve) Y_F_Carrasco beats B_Howedes with absolute ease! ... Y_F_Carrasco with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... D_Vasquez tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 3 :(eve) H_Aouar chests it down ... H_Aouar with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Everton go ahead in this match now! ... Everton 1-0 Norwich City ... Min. 4 :(eve) Tactical Change by Everton ... Everton have changed their playing style to E Min. 5 :(nor) J_Carew with a well-controlled run ... S_Savic read the danger and stops the pass Min. 7 :(eve) M_Depay finds Y_F_Carrasco in acres of space ... Y_F_Carrasco attempts to drive it home! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Y_F_Carrasco with an outswinging corner into the box ... J_Tanganga swings a leg at it! ... But D_Vasquez reaches the ball. Good save Min. 8 :(eve) J_Inamoto with a measured ball to M_Depay ... K_Fisher wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 16 :(eve) M_Depay slides the ball across to H_Aouar ... J_Carew slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 18 :(nor) J_Carew turns past Marcao ... He has some space now! ... J_Carew with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 23 :(eve) H_Aouar has it now ... He takes on B_Howedes ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Y_F_Carrasco! ... Y_F_Carrasco with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But D_Vasquez makes a fine save Min. 24 :(eve) J_Inamoto puts in D_Burn ... D_Burn with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... D_Vasquez grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 27 :(eve) Y_F_Carrasco looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Mowatt ... A_Mowatt with a bicycle kick! ... D_Vasquez saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 30 :(nor) A_Forson with a measured ball to A_Cole ... The defender is caught ball watching ... A_Cole takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just D_de_Gea is between him and the goal ... He rounds D_de_Gea ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... It goes over!! Min. 31 :(nor) J_Carew flicks it past J_Tanganga ... He runs forward ... J_Carew with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Joao_Neves with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Carew gets on the end of it ... D_de_Gea makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 32 :(nor) E_Laidlaw has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... E_Laidlaw sees D_de_Gea off his line! ... D_de_Gea heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 33 :(eve) H_Aouar feeds the ball to R_Lukaku ... What a fantastic interception by A_Forson ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 35 :(nor) J_Carew hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... E_Laidlaw latches onto it! ... E_Laidlaw fires a shot at goal! ... But D_de_Gea parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 36 :(eve) H_Aouar with a probing pass to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku hits the ball first time! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 37 :(eve) H_Aouar lobs the ball over the defence ... R_Lukaku latches on to it ... A left-footer by R_Lukaku! ... But D_Vasquez comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(nor) K_Fisher runs at D_Burn ... He takes it past him ... K_Fisher fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Everton 1-0 Norwich City Min. 47 :(eve) R_Lukaku saunters past A_Forson ... B_Howedes is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 49 :(eve) Y_F_Carrasco gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds S_Savic ... But J_Carew wins the ball Min. 50 :(nor) A_Rais looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to J_Carew ... J_Carew curls it towards the top corner! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 51 :(nor) A_Forson with electric pace ... He eases past Marcao ... The ball hits S_Savic in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 52 :(eve) Y_F_Carrasco kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Tanganga gets on the end of the pass ... J_Tanganga strikes a wicked curler! ... D_Vasquez makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 53 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... E_Laidlaw aims for the top right corner! ... D_de_Gea gathers it comfortably Min. 56 :(eve) J_Inamoto has it now ... He takes on A_Forson ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Marcao! ... Marcao drives the ball low! ... D_Vasquez falls over ... But D_Vasquez is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 58 :(nor) Joao_Neves is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to J_Carew ... An audacious effort from J_Carew! ... D_de_Gea parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 62 :(eve) Y_F_Carrasco takes advantage of a mistake by A_Forson ... It's a lucky break ... K_Fisher with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 65 :(eve) Substitution by Everton ... COMING ON: S_Cedric ... COMING OFF: Marcao Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: Y_Wissa ... COMING OFF: J_Lens Min. 65 :(eve) S_Savic takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... S_Savic sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But D_Vasquez punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 66 :(nor) A_Cole with the heel pass to A_Rais ... S_Cedric seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 67 :(eve) Substitution by Everton ... COMING ON: R_Philippe ... COMING OFF: Y_F_Carrasco Min. 67 :(eve) A_Mowatt fires over a low cross to S_Savic ... S_Savic beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has D_Vasquez to beat! ... He tries to slide it past D_Vasquez ... D_Vasquez pulls off a save!! Min. 67 :(nor) A_Rais with an incisive pass to Y_Wissa ... Y_Wissa goes for the top corner! ... D_de_Gea fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 67 :(nor) D_Vasquez is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 70 :(eve) J_Tanganga gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Cole! ... He has some space now! ... K_Fisher slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 71 :(eve) D_Burn gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Tanganga ... J_Tanganga tries the lob from 30 yards! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged D_Vasquez ... Everton 2-0 Norwich City ... Min. 71 :(eve) Substitution by Everton ... COMING ON: A_Cragno ... COMING OFF: D_de_Gea Min. 71 :(nor) Joao_Neves is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to E_Laidlaw ... E_Laidlaw hits a curling shot! ... It floats over A_Cragno ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 74 :(nor) A_Rais jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Laidlaw ... E_Laidlaw runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Cragno with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 75 :(eve) Tactical Change by Everton ... Everton have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: B_Cheyrou ... COMING OFF: B_Howedes Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: H_Losada ... COMING OFF: A_Rais Min. 81 :(eve) R_Philippe beats A_Forson ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... R_Philippe has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 82 :(nor) J_Carew is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to B_Cheyrou ... R_Philippe hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... A_Forson drives it into the box! ... Joao_Neves swings a leg at it! ... Brilliant save from A_Cragno Min. 84 :(nor) B_Cheyrou pass splits open the defence and finds P_Aimar ... But S_Cedric puts the ball out of play Min. 86 :(nor) P_Aimar reads the run of E_Laidlaw ... E_Laidlaw goes for goal! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it flush ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! ... Nervous times for Everton now ... Everton 2-1 Norwich City ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(eve) S_Cedric gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Mowatt ... A thundering drive by A_Mowatt! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 92 :(eve) R_Lukaku turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... R_Lukaku with a blistering shot! ... D_Vasquez parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 92 :(nor) Y_Wissa finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... Y_Wissa has a dig at goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Goodison Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Aouar Scorers : H_Aouar (3), J_Tanganga (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Laidlaw (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Laidlaw (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Howedes (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 17 | 17 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 12 | 9 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 15 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Everton 2 - 1 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Everton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 25 1 1 1 29 | 73 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 Marcao DF 1 20 12 10 25 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 D_Burn DF 1 21 13 5 31 | 97 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 21 S_Savic DF 1 21 14 11 21 | 97 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0 32 J_Tanganga DF 1 21 13 8 19 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 82 J_Inamoto DM 1 13 17 8 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 M_Depay MF 1 5 22 17 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Mowatt MF 1 2 20 16 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 21 R_Lukaku FW 1 2 16 22 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Y_F_Carrasco AM 1 4 21 19 25 | 69 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 23 H_Aouar AM 1 7 21 19 27 | 97 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 22 A_Cragno GK 17 1 1 1 18 | 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 S_Cedric DF 1 20 14 9 29 | 30 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 A_Aourir MF 1 5 18 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nakajima MF 1 4 15 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Philippe FW 1 3 11 14 31 | 28 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 33 0 12 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Vasquez GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 A_Cole DF 1 18 16 4 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 22 A_Forson DF 1 19 16 12 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 0 K_Fisher DF 1 18 14 2 30 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 24 B_Howedes DF 1 18 12 4 27 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 Joao_Neves MF 1 18 21 14 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 P_Aimar MF 1 8 18 16 31 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 A_Rais MF 1 4 18 16 24 | 77 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 18 22 | 97 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 56 32 50 E_Laidlaw FW 1 5 15 18 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 J_Lens FW 1 5 13 17 20 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bedeau DF 1 16 12 4 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Cheyrou DF 1 12 18 8 30 | 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 H_Losada MF 1 6 17 15 24 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Wissa FW 1 3 14 15 29 | 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 1736189369 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40