FFO Champ, Everton vs. Cardiff City (Fri Apr 10) Everton | Cardiff City 5-3-1-1 P | 4-1-3-2 P David Gooch | Matt Rose | D_de_Gea GK | GK A_Kinsky J_Terry DF | DF N_Osborne Marcao DF | DF A_Traore J_Tanganga DF | DF P_Comuzzo D_Burn DF | DF H_Westermann S_Savic DF | DM R_Gomis K_D_Hall MF | MF J_Slory Y_F_Carrasco MF | MF C_Brocchi R_Lukaku FW | MF A_Johnson A_Mowatt MF | FW S_Floccari H_Aouar AM | FW J_Baptista | P_Cech SUB | SUB A_Stejskal S_Cedric SUB | SUB D_Godin J_Inamoto SUB | SUB R_Esse A_Aourir SUB | SUB Terrats D_Loader SUB | SUB A_Kone Min. 1 :(car) S_Floccari is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_Baptista ... J_Baptista attempts a low drive! ... But D_de_Gea is equal to it Min. 2 :(eve) R_Lukaku eases past N_Osborne ... P_Comuzzo goes in studs first ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 4 :(car) N_Osborne brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... N_Osborne with the punt towards goal! ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that D_de_Gea got a touch Min. 5 :(car) A_Johnson is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... P_Comuzzo latches onto the ball ... P_Comuzzo is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat D_de_Gea ... He rounds D_de_Gea ... the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! ... He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! ... How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there ... I'm lost for words. Min. 13 :(eve) R_Lukaku makes the tackle ... R_Lukaku with the 40 yard drive! ... A_Kinsky with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 15 :(eve) Curled in dangerously from A_Mowatt to H_Aouar ... But A_Traore comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 17 :(eve) Marcao with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... N_Osborne takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 17 :(car) S_Floccari pushes it past J_Terry ... S_Floccari hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... GOAL!! ... D_de_Gea was well beaten there! ... That puts Cardiff City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Everton 0-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 18 :(eve) Tactical Change by Everton ... Everton have changed their playing style to C Min. 19 :(eve) R_Lukaku takes possession ... Knocks it past A_Traore ... He's through on goal ... P_Comuzzo reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 20 :(eve) A_Mowatt brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_Lukaku gets on the end of the pass ... R_Lukaku sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Kinsky beats the ball away Min. 20 :(car) S_Floccari finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... From long range S_Floccari bends the ball towards goal! ... D_de_Gea was lucky there Min. 21 :(eve) Y_F_Carrasco with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Mowatt gets on the end of the pass ... A_Mowatt fires off a right-footed shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 23 :(eve) D_Burn squares it to A_Mowatt ... Brilliantly taken away by P_Comuzzo!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 30 :(eve) Marcao with a probing pass to J_Terry ... J_Terry hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Kinsky guesses right Min. 32 :(eve) A_Mowatt sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Marcao runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A skilful effort from Marcao! ... The shot slips through A_Kinsky's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... That's the equaliser! ... Everton 1-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 33 :(eve) Tactical Change by Everton ... Everton have changed their playing style to P Min. 38 :(eve) K_D_Hall flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Comuzzo steals the ball of off him Min. 41 :(car) C_Brocchi with a 50-yard pass to P_Comuzzo ... P_Comuzzo drives the shot in! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 42 :(eve) Y_F_Carrasco controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... R_Lukaku gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Lukaku tries to beat A_Kinsky from outside the area! ... A_Kinsky makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... H_Aouar swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Y_F_Carrasco gets to it! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Kinsky's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 42 :(car) A_Johnson crosses into the box, finding J_Baptista ... S_Savic forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Brocchi hits it towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_de_Gea ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(eve) K_D_Hall crosses to H_Aouar ... H_Aouar with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Kinsky with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 48 :(eve) Marcao looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Savic ... N_Osborne read the danger and stops the pass ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Everton 1-1 Cardiff City Min. 46 :(car) H_Westermann beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Y_F_Carrasco stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 49 :(eve) H_Aouar with a 40-yard pass to Marcao ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Brocchi Min. 49 :(car) J_Slory beats K_D_Hall ... He showed great skill there ... A_Mowatt fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 52 :(car) R_Gomis aims a karate kick at J_Tanganga! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 57 :(eve) H_Aouar is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to A_Mowatt ... N_Osborne is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... A_Kinsky misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... K_D_Hall hits it towards the far post! ... A_Kinsky fists it away! Min. 57 :(car) J_Slory flicks it past Marcao ... He runs forward ... H_Aouar bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee warns him Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(eve) K_D_Hall with a penetrating pass to Marcao ... What a challenge by C_Brocchi ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Savic lofts the ball in! ... A_Kinsky easily claims the ball! Min. 65 :(eve) Substitution by Everton ... COMING ON: D_Loader ... COMING OFF: A_Mowatt Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: Terrats ... COMING OFF: J_Baptista Min. 67 :(eve) Substitution by Everton ... COMING ON: S_Cedric ... COMING OFF: J_Terry Min. 67 :(eve) Substitution by Everton ... COMING ON: A_Aourir ... COMING OFF: S_Savic Min. 70 :(eve) K_D_Hall backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... R_Lukaku latches onto the end of it ... R_Lukaku flicks the header toward the far post! ... A_Kinsky just watches it float over the bar! Min. 72 :(eve) H_Aouar floats the ball in to find R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku drives it towards goal! ... A_Kinsky gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 73 :(eve) R_Lukaku moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to S_Cedric ... S_Cedric with the chance! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Kinsky never had a chance! Min. 74 :(eve) D_Loader slips past his marker ... D_Loader drives it towards goal! ... A_Kinsky with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... A_Aourir plays it into the danger area! ... A_Kinsky reads it well, and claims it! Min. 75 :(eve) K_D_Hall knocks the ball on and sprints past P_Comuzzo ... A delightful ball in to A_Aourir ... A_Aourir with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... A_Kinsky won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 78 :(eve) D_Burn with a 30-yard pass to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But A_Kinsky reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Kinsky anyway Min. 78 :(car) H_Westermann with the nod to A_Johnson ... A glorious effort by A_Johnson! ... D_de_Gea is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... D_de_Gea looks very relieved! Min. 79 :(eve) Marcao lobs it over N_Osborne ... Marcao cracks a laser towards goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 79 :(car) Terrats spots a team mate in space ... He finds J_Slory with a lovely pass! ... Y_F_Carrasco with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The referee comes over to him ... Will he show him another yellow? ... He does! That's the end of the match for him! ... RED CARD!! Min. 80 :(eve) H_Aouar finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled H_Westermann ... H_Aouar sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 82 :(car) J_Slory is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to S_Floccari ... S_Floccari goes for the top corner! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 84 :(eve) S_Cedric works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Loader ... D_Loader with a thundering drive! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 85 :(eve) R_Lukaku flicks it over R_Gomis's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... R_Lukaku with a terrific drive! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 85 :(eve) D_Loader puts in R_Lukaku ... R_Gomis tackles late from behind ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(car) S_Floccari sidesteps D_Burn ... He showed great skill there ... Fine tackle by Marcao ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 90 :(car) S_Floccari brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... S_Floccari rifles it to the far post! ... But D_de_Gea comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Goodison Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Lukaku Scorers : Marcao (32) Sent Off : Y_F_Carrasco (79) Booked : A_Mowatt (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Floccari (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Floccari (17) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , P_Comuzzo (2)R_Gomis (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 18 | 9 Off target : 10 | 4 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 12 Key Tackles : 2 | 9 Key Passes : 19 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Everton 1 - 1 Cardiff 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 28 1 1 1 29 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 J_Terry DF 1 19 12 6 29 | 70 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Marcao DF 1 22 13 11 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 42 63 J_Tanganga DF 1 22 15 9 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Burn DF 1 22 13 4 31 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 S_Savic DF 1 23 16 12 21 | 70 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 K_D_Hall MF 1 17 22 10 24 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 Y_F_Carrasco MF 1 5 22 20 25 | 82 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 -12 12 -4 R_Lukaku FW 1 1 17 24 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 17 36 A_Mowatt MF 1 2 22 18 25 | 68 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 50 8 H_Aouar AM 1 8 23 20 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 18 P_Cech GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Cedric DF 1 20 14 9 29 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 J_Inamoto MF 1 15 18 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Aourir MF 1 6 19 15 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 D_Loader FW 1 7 15 20 31 | 26 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Kinsky GK 29 1 1 1 27 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 N_Osborne DF 1 22 18 11 20 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 19 A_Traore DF 1 20 18 7 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 P_Comuzzo DF 1 20 16 15 30 | 94 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 52 -2 24 H_Westermann DF 1 21 16 11 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 R_Gomis DM 1 15 20 7 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 J_Slory MF 1 7 21 20 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 C_Brocchi MF 1 13 20 5 28 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 14 0 A_Johnson MF 1 3 18 21 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 7 S_Floccari FW 1 5 15 19 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19 61 J_Baptista FW 1 10 15 21 26 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 A_Stejskal GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 19 13 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Esse MF 1 9 21 17 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terrats FW 1 12 16 9 30 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Kone FW 1 5 16 18 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1775839588 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40