Wednesday March 12, 2008 Finished
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Spot-kick heartbreak for Everton
Everton crashed out of the UEFA Cup on penalties to Fiorentina after a superb 2-0 victory at Goodison Park had levelled their last-16 tie 2-2 on aggregate. More
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Live Commentary
Time:120'- Everton
- Fiorentina
2-4 Carlos Alberto Santana trots up... AND SCORES! An excellent penalty into the bottom-right corner, and Everton's UEFA Cup dream dies after the most valiant of battles. Fiorentina march on to the last eight.
2-3 Jagielka steps up... AND FREY MAKES A TREMENDOUS SAVE! Santana can put Fiorentina through.- 2-3 Osvaldo does a little shuffle... AND SLOTS IT INTO THE BOTTOM-RIGHT CORNER!
- 2-2 Arteta now... AND HE DINKS IT HOME! Very confident.
- 1-2 Montolivo steps up... AND POWERS IT DOWN THE MIDDLE!
- 1-1 Yakubu for Everton... AND IT HITS THE LEFT-HAND POST! Oh dear! Inches away from a perfect penalty.
- 1-1 Pazzini next... AND HE SCORES! Howard gets a hand to it, but it's just got too much pace!
- 1-0 The kicks will be taken in front of the Park End here at Goodison, and Everton will go first. Gravesen steps up... AND SCORES! Low and hard into the bottom-left corner!
- - All eyes turn to the goalkeepers as Howard and Frey take centre stage. Which one will emerge as the hero?
120' Penalties it is! Hold onto your hats folks.
119' Anichebe bursts into space but sends his shot well wide. And with penalties in mind, Thomas Gravesen comes on for Andy Johnson. Doesn't say much about AJ's spot-kick credentials, but he has missed a couple already this season.
118' Fiorentina go close! Pazzini drifts infield from the left and sends a low shot skidding just wide of the near post! It's real hearts-in-mouths time now.- 117' Santana's cross from the right is put behind for a Fiorentina corner. This would be a heart-breaking time to concede for Everton, but they survive.
- 116' Neville crosses from the right but Anichebe is penalised for a push. A quietness momentarily descends on the ground, as the awful prospect of penalties looms.
- 115' Five minutes remain, and fingernails are being bitten to the quick at Goodison Park.
- 114' Ujfalusi darts in dangerously from the right but he's denied by the imperious Jagielka. Santana's cross from the right is plucked one-handed from the air by Howard.
- 113' This is tense. One goal for either side will win them the match.
- 112' Arteta plays a free-kick into the box from deep on the right but it's marginally overhit and drifts behind for a goal kick.
- 111' Everton win a throw-in in a dangerous position on their right flank. Neville launches it into the mixer and it's headed away.
- 110' Howard sprints from his line and slides out to gather the ball with Pazzini closing in.
- 109' Chance for Everton! Johnson gets free down the inside-right channel and crosses low towards Yakubu, Gamberini stabs the ball backwards and Frey has to push it out!
- 108' Lescott indulges in a spot of very impressive but ultimately pointless ball juggling on the far side of the pitch, before seeing his cross put behind for a corner. The corner finds its way to Johnson at the back post, but his cross is cleared.
106' The second period of extra time begins and both sides make changes. Everton send on pacy young striker Victor Anichebe for Pienaar, while Jorgensen is replaced by Mario Alberto Santana for the visitors.- 105' Half time in extra time. It's probably safe to start mentioning the dreaded P-word now. A shoot-out is only 15 minutes away.
- 103' Yakubu weaves his way forward down the middle, cuts inside onto his left foot and sends a rather tired shot well over the bar.
- 102' There are some heavy legs out there now. The home side are bossing things in extra time so far though.
- 101' Chance for Everton! Johnson bursts into space and touches the ball to Yakubu, but he gets the ball caught under his feet and Ujfalusi blocks! Arteta crosses to Pienaar at the back post, but the flag is up.
100' Neville is caught by Jorgensen as he clears the ball from the right-back position, and the Dane goes into the book. A case of trial-by-over-zealous-home-fans there, if ever there was one.- 99' Montolivo plays a free-kick towards the far post and Dainelli gets his head to it but can do nothing but head the ball straight up into the air.
- 98' Jagielka and Lescott collectively out-muscle Pazzini just inside their own half. Defensively Everton have been superb tonight.
- 97' David Moyes has been on the touchline for practically the entire match. He really is kicking every ball.
- 96' Arteta plays the ball in right-footed but it's headed away at the near post.
- 95' Pienaar wins a corner on the Everton left.
- 94' Lescott marauds down the left and looks to slip a pass through to Pienaar but the South African can't take it in his stride.
- 93' A low pass somehow finds its way through to Pazzini inside the Everton box, and his left-footed effort from a tight angle is blocked by Howard at the near post!
- 92' Pazzini wins a free-kick for Fiorentina, about 40 yards from goal. Pasqual curls it goalwards but it's headed clear by Carsley on the edge of the box.
- 91' Extra time begins! Massimo Gobbi has replaced the largely anonymous Kuzmanovic for Fiorentina.
- 90+3' The whistle goes, and extra time beckons... Don't go anywhere!
- 90+2' Osvaldo concedes a free-kick for a very untidy challenge on Carsley.
- 90+1' Everton so close! The Toffees win a free-kick wide on the right, Arteta swings it into the box and Yakubu sends a header inches wide of the far post!
- 90' Gamberini is rightly booked for petulantly tossing the ball away as Yakubu tries to take a quick throw-in on the Everton left. There will be three minutes of injury time.
- 87' Arteta and Neville link up well down the right, Neville swings in a cross and Johnson is just beaten to the ball by a red-shirted defender. Yakubu then breaks into the box on the left, over-runs the ball past Dainelli and flops to the ground looking for a penalty, earning him a yellow card.
- 86' Everton are forced to defend for a bit, and Carsley heads a right-wing cross out for a throw-in on the far side.
- 85' Pienaar bends in another devilish cross from the left, but Yakubu can't keep his header down!
- 83' Fiorentina hoist the ball into the Everton box and Jagielka has to hook it clear.
- 81' Great play from Johnson! He picks the ball up in a deep position and makes good ground down the right before being tackled.
- 80' Jorgensen cracks in an ambitious half-volley from a difficult angle at the other end and the ball zooms well over the crossbar.
- 79' Arteta curls in a free-kick from the left, Frey gets underneath it and Ujfalusi has to head it over the bar!
- 77' Dainelli attacks the resulting corner from the right and sends a header just wide from 10 yards! Pienaar curls in a dangerous cross at the other end and Johnson is a foot away from connecting with it! Breathless stuff here.
- 76' Great save Howard! Pazzini twists to direct a header goalwards and the American does brilliantly to palm the ball over the bar!
- 74' Yobo goes right through the back of Pazzini and concedes a free-kick about 30 yards from goal. He's booked, and will therefore miss Everton's next game in the competition if they go through. Rather more fortunately, Montolivo shanks the free-kick well wide.
- 73' Lescott stretches to get in a shot from the edge of the box but it's straight at Frey.
- 71' Two incredible stops from Frey! The first is a point-blank reaction stop to repel Yakubu's close-range effort from
Arteta's right-wing corner, and the second is a back post punch to keep out a header from the same man!
- 70' Everton win a corner on the right.
- 68' As things stand, we're heading for extra time. That was a tremendous strike from Arteta. And the way things look here, there's only going to be one winner. What a turnaround.
- 66' GOAL! 2-0 Everton! Arteta cracks in a stinging low drive from 25 yards and it flies past Frey before bouncing in off the far post! What a goal! It's all to play for now!
- 65' Osvaldo takes exception to a challenge from Carsley. The crowd noisily take exception to Osvaldo.
- 64' Fiorentina survive the ensuing corner, but they're beginning to look distinctly edgy at the back.
- 63' Here come Everton again! Johnson drills in a cross from the right, the ball finds Yakubu and his shot is diverted over the bar by Gamberini!
- 61' Nervous moments in the Fiorentina box! Frey produces an unconvincing punch to repel a cross from the left, and Gamberini follows up with a weak header when Neville puts the ball back into the box from the opposite side. Pazzini is cautioned for following through on Jagielka.
- 60' The noise here at times is quite incredible. And it's only going to get louder...
- 59' Play resumes - eventually - and Osvaldo returns to the fray to find that Lescott has won a corner on the Everton left. Arteta curls it to the back post but there's no-one there and it bounces behind for a goal kick.
57' Osvaldo goes down and stays down after being caught by a shuddering aerial challenge from Yobo. Let's hope this isn't a sign of things to come. The going down and staying down, that is, rather than the shuddering aerial challenges. Everyone likes them. Apart from Osvaldo, evidently.- 56' Osvaldo sends a header goalwards and Jagielka heads it clear.
- 55' Everton have plenty of time to notch that crucial second goal, but expect things to get mighty nervy as the half progresses.
- 52' Another penalty shout for Everton! Arteta curls in a corner from the left and it skids up and hits Tomas Ujfalusi's arm, but the ref waves play on!
- 51' Yakubu is penalised for a foul.
- 50' Pasqual attempts a cross from deep on the left but mishits it and the ball flies straight at Howard, who makes a comfortable save.
- 49' Osman tries to jink his way goalwards from a central position on the edge of the box but he's crowded out and Fiorentina clear.
- 48' Arteta curls in the subsequent corner, Jagielka flicks it on at the near post and Jorgensen nudges it off the line with his hip!
- 47' Pienaar wins a corner on the left, Arteta swings it in and Dainelli heads it behind with Lescott lurking.
46' The second half begins! Everton will look for more of the same in the second period, while Fiorentina are doubtless hoping the livewire Pazzini can nick a potentially decisive away goal at the other end.- H-T Fiorentina make a change at half-time, with Pazzini coming on for Vieri.
- 45+2' The half-time whistle goes, after a superb first 45 for the home side. One more goal will force extra time. Two more will see them through!
- 45+1' GOAL! 2-0 Everton! NO! Johnson's low shot draws a fine save from Frey, and from the rebound Arteta tees up Yakubu to touch the ball home, but the Spaniard was offside.
- 45' Pasqual crosses from the Fiorentina left, Yobo volleys it clear. There will be just one minute of injury time.
- 44' Chance for Johnson! He finds half a yard of space inside the Fiorentina box and shoots, but Gamberini produces a superb block to deny him!
- 42' Zdravko Kuzmanovic - who scored a lovely opener in the first leg - steps up to shoot from the free-kick but sends the ball well over the bar.
- 41' Osman concedes a free-kick for a high foot against Osvaldo.
- 40' Five minutes until half-time, and Everton will be more than satisfied with their performance so far.
- 38' Fiorentina win an indirect free-kick in a central position about 35 yards from goal, but Osman is upon Montolivo before the shot has barely left his foot!
- 37' Arteta picks out Johnson six yards from goal, but he's forced to lean back after a push by Pasqual and his header goes over the bar.
- 36' Everton win another corner on the right.
- 35' Yakubu goes close! The Nigerian turns inside Gamberini on the edge of the box and fires in a low right-footed effort that Frey scrambles away!
- 34' Arteta sends in another dangerous cross from the right, but Johnson's attempted header hits his shoulder and loops over the bar.
- 33' Chance for Fiorentina! Pasqual gets free on the left and half-volleys a cross into the box, and Jorgensen's volleyed effort is well held at the near post by Howard!
- 32' Montolivo goes into the book for a late challenge on Phil Neville.
- 30' Chance for Jagielka! Arteta whips in a great cross from the free-kick and the former Sheffield United man flashes a header over the bar from 10 yards!
- 29' Dainelli is booked for tripping Osman on the Everton right.
- 28' Fiorentina are hitting back now, and Jorgensen's cross from the right is put behind for a corner by Lescott. Jorgensen takes the corner himself and Carsley, diving, heads it behind. Jorgensen's second corner is far too strong, and runs out for a throw-in on the far side.
26' Johnson is caught offside.- 25' Penalty shout for Everton! Johnson does brilliantly to control Lescott's pass on the edge of the box before turning, surging goalwards and collapsing under Manuel Pasqual's challenge, but it's a dive and referee Eric Braamhaar is rightly unmoved.
- 24' Arteta's delivery is headed clear. Vieri looks to break down the Fiorentina left, but he quickly runs into trouble and Everton are back on the attack once more.
- 23' Arteta wins a corner on the right.
- 22' Yakubu ambles down the left and clips a low cross into the box but it's easily cleared.
- 20' Great effort from Arteta! He bends the ball round the wall with his right foot and forces Frey to push it away at his near post!
- 19' Johnson draws a foul from Dainelli about 25 yards from goal in the inside-right channel. Free-kick to Everton!
- 18' Chance for Arteta! Lescott skips past two men down the left and whips in a cross that finds Arteta at the back post, but after steadying himself the Spaniard fires a right-footed half-volley over the bar!
- 16' GOAL! 1-0 Everton! Pienaar curls in an inviting cross from the left, Frey can only get his fingers to it and Johnson chests the ball home from five yards! Just the start Everton wanted!
- 14' Pienaar is doing his best to get involved centrally, but Everton's passes aren't quite finding their intended targets at the moment. There's precious little room in front of the Fiorentina back four.
- 13' Johnson tries to get on the end of Phil Jagielka's long ball down the left flank, but Gamberini gets in front of him and guides the ball out for a goal kick.
- 12' Marco Donadel advances from deep and shoots, but his shot is blocked at close range.
- 11' This is just the kind of start Moyes will have hoped for. Everton are attacking in waves, and they're not giving their opponents a moment's peace on the ball. Nothing's come off for them yet though.
- 10' Dainelli is forced to head clear as another ball is played into the Fiorentina box.
- 8' Montolivo takes aim from distance, but the ball bounces well wide of Tim Howard's goal.
- 7' Johnson puts Viola captain Dario Dainelli under pressure down the Everton left and forces him to concede a throw-in.
- 6' Riccardo Montolivo plays a deep free-kick into the Everton penalty area, but Yobo heads it clear.
- 5' Everton have made a positive start here.
- 4' Pienaar wriggles into the Fiorentina box from the right, but he's hustled off the ball by Alessandro Gamberini.
- 3' Arteta curls in the corner from the left and it's an easy take for Sebastien Frey in the Fiorentina goal. The Frenchman catches Yakubu's thigh as he claims the ball, but after hobbling around for a bit, he looks like he'll be able to continue.
- 2' It's a great opportunity to put the visitors under some early pressure, but Arteta rather scuffs his kick and the ball is cleared at the near post. But Everton are quickly back on the attack, Joleon Lescott crosses from the left, Johnson chests it down and Osman's half-volley from the edge of the box is deflected wide!
- 1' We're underway. Mikel Arteta wins an early free-kick right next to Fiorentina's left-hand corner flag.
- 19:42 The teams take to the field, to the sound of roars from a sell-out Goodison Park crowd. Everton are in their home strip of blue shirts, white shorts and white socks, Fiorentina in a change kit of all-red. Kick-off will be upon us shortly!
- 19:30 Everton opt for a 4-4-2 with Andy Johnson partnering top-scorer Yakubu up front and Leon Osman joining Lee Carsley in midfield in the absence of the injured Cahill. The visitors have gone for a more compact 4-5-1, with Vieri the target man and Martin Jorgensen and Pablo Daniel Osvaldo supporting him from the wings.
- 19:20 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
- 19:19 Fiorentina: Frey; Ujfalusi, Dainelli, Gamberini, Pasqual; Kuzmanovic, Donadel, Montolivo, Jorgensen; Osvaldo, Vieri; Substitutes: Avramov, Kroldrup, Potenza, Gobbi, Santana, Pazzini, Cacia
- 19:18 Everton: Howard; Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott; Pienaar, Osman, Carsley, Arteta; Johnson, Yakubu; Substitutes: Wessels, Hibbert, Baines, Gravesen, Nuno Valente, Anichebe, Rodwell
- 19:15 FIORENTINA INJURY NEWS: Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu remains sidelined with a knee injury for the visitors, who are also missing Franco Semioli and Fabio Liverani. Coach Cesare Prandelli must decide whether to keep faith with veteran forward Christian Vieri - who started the first leg - or hand a starting berth to Italy Under-21 hot-shot Giampaolo Pazzini.
- 19:10 EVERTON INJURY NEWS: The Toffees are definitely without James Vaughan and Manuel Fernandes (both knee) and have doubts over Joseph Yobo, Tim Cahill, Steven Pienaar and Leon Osman. Lee Carsley returns from suspension.
- 19:00 Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of this UEFA Cup last-16 second leg clash from Goodison Park in Liverpool. Trailing 2-0 after being out-classed in the first leg in Florence last week, Everton will need to produce a hugely improved performance if they want to progress to the quarter-finals. Kick-off is at 19:45 GMT.
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Team Stats
Everton Stats Fiorentina 54% Possession 45% 22 Shots 14 9 Shots on target 3 3 Saves 6 15 Corners 4 28 Fouls 22 5 Offsides 3 2 Yellow cards 5 0 Red cards 0 27 Tackles 27 311 Accurate passes 235 79 Bad passes 53 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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Everton G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 24 Tim Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 4 Joseph Yobo 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 27 0 0 5 Joleon Lescott 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 25 16 1 21 Leon Osman 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 36 3 6 26 Lee Carsley 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 32 7 7 20 Steven Pienaar 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 27 14 1 18 Philip Neville 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 37 0 2 6 Mikel Arteta 1 3 2 1 7 1 0 57 13 2 16 Phil Jagielka 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 25 13 6 8 Andrew Johnson 1 4 2 2 2 1 0 12 1 1 22 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 0 7 3 3 4 2 1 22 8 1 10 Thomas Gravesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Jack Rodwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Leighton Baines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Stefan Wessels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tony Hibbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Victor Anichebe 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 Nuno Valente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Fiorentina G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Sebastien Frey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 Dario Dainelli 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 20 0 3 23 Manuel Pasqual 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 12 10 2 21 Tomas Ujfalusi 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17 0 4 5 Alessandro Gamberini 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 12 3 4 20 Martin Jorgensen 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 22 4 3 4 Marco Donadel 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 44 9 2 18 Riccardo Montolivo 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 37 9 4 22 Zdravko Kuzmanovic 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 26 3 2 9 Pablo Daniel Osvaldo 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 14 9 2 32 Christian Vieri 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 2 0 19 Massimo Gobbi 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 99 Daniele Cacia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Alessandro Potenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Giampaolo Pazzini 0 4 2 2 7 1 0 11 2 0 2 Per Kroldrup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Vlada Avramov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Mario Santana 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1
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Summary
- 2-4 Carlos Alberto Santana trots up... AND SCORES! An excellent penalty into the bottom-right corner, and Everton's UEFA Cup dream dies after the most valiant of battles. Fiorentina march on to the last eight.
- 2-3 Jagielka steps up... AND FREY MAKES A TREMENDOUS SAVE! Santana can put Fiorentina through.
- 2-3 Osvaldo does a little shuffle... AND SLOTS IT INTO THE BOTTOM-RIGHT CORNER!
- 2-2 Arteta now... AND HE DINKS IT HOME! Very confident.
- 1-2 Montolivo steps up... AND POWERS IT DOWN THE MIDDLE!
- 1-1 Yakubu for Everton... AND IT HITS THE LEFT-HAND POST! Oh dear! Inches away from a perfect penalty.
- 1-1 Pazzini next... AND HE SCORES! Howard gets a hand to it, but it's just got too much pace!
- 1-0 The kicks will be taken in front of the Park End here at Goodison, and Everton will go first. Gravesen steps up... AND SCORES! Low and hard into the bottom-left corner!
- 118' Fiorentina go close! Pazzini drifts infield from the left and sends a low shot skidding just wide of the near post! It's real hearts-in-mouths time now.
- 109' Chance for Everton! Johnson gets free down the inside-right channel and crosses low towards Yakubu, Gamberini stabs the ball backwards and Frey has to push it out!
- 101' Chance for Everton! Johnson bursts into space and touches the ball to Yakubu, but he gets the ball caught under his feet and Ujfalusi blocks! Arteta crosses to Pienaar at the back post, but the flag is up.
- 93' A low pass somehow finds its way through to Pazzini inside the Everton box, and his left-footed effort from a tight angle is blocked by Howard at the near post!
- 90+1' Everton so close! The Toffees win a free-kick wide on the right, Arteta swings it into the box and Yakubu sends a header inches wide of the far post!
- 79' Arteta curls in a free-kick from the left, Frey gets underneath it and Ujfalusi has to head it over the bar!
- 77' Dainelli attacks the resulting corner from the right and sends a header just wide from 10 yards! Pienaar curls in a dangerous cross at the other end and Johnson is a foot away from connecting with it! Breathless stuff here.
- 76' Great save Howard! Pazzini twists to direct a header goalwards and the American does brilliantly to palm the ball over the bar!
- 71' Two incredible stops from Frey! The first is a point-blank reaction stop to repel Yakubu's close-range effort from
Arteta's right-wing corner, and the second is a back post punch to keep out a header from the same man!
- 66' GOAL! 2-0 Everton! Arteta cracks in a stinging low drive from 25 yards and it flies past Frey before bouncing in off the far post! What a goal! It's all to play for now!
- 63' Here come Everton again! Johnson drills in a cross from the right, the ball finds Yakubu and his shot is diverted over the bar by Gamberini!
- 52' Another penalty shout for Everton! Arteta curls in a corner from the left and it skids up and hits Tomas Ujfalusi's arm, but the ref waves play on!
- 48' Arteta curls in the subsequent corner, Jagielka flicks it on at the near post and Jorgensen nudges it off the line with his hip!
- 45+1' GOAL! 2-0 Everton! NO! Johnson's low shot draws a fine save from Frey, and from the rebound Arteta tees up Yakubu to touch the ball home, but the Spaniard was offside.
- 44' Chance for Johnson! He finds half a yard of space inside the Fiorentina box and shoots, but Gamberini produces a superb block to deny him!
- 37' Arteta picks out Johnson six yards from goal, but he's forced to lean back after a push by Pasqual and his header goes over the bar.
- 35' Yakubu goes close! The Nigerian turns inside Gamberini on the edge of the box and fires in a low right-footed effort that Frey scrambles away!
- 33' Chance for Fiorentina! Pasqual gets free on the left and half-volleys a cross into the box, and Jorgensen's volleyed effort is well held at the near post by Howard!
- 30' Chance for Jagielka! Arteta whips in a great cross from the free-kick and the former Sheffield United man flashes a header over the bar from 10 yards!
- 25' Penalty shout for Everton! Johnson does brilliantly to control Lescott's pass on the edge of the box before turning, surging goalwards and collapsing under Manuel Pasqual's challenge, but it's a dive and referee Eric Braamhaar is rightly unmoved.
- 20' Great effort from Arteta! He bends the ball round the wall with his right foot and forces Frey to push it away at his near post!
- 18' Chance for Arteta! Lescott skips past two men down the left and whips in a cross that finds Arteta at the back post, but after steadying himself the Spaniard fires a right-footed half-volley over the bar!
- 16' GOAL! 1-0 Everton! Pienaar curls in an inviting cross from the left, Frey can only get his fingers to it and Johnson chests the ball home from five yards! Just the start Everton wanted!
- 2' It's a great opportunity to put the visitors under some early pressure, but Arteta rather scuffs his kick and the ball is cleared at the near post. But Everton are quickly back on the attack, Joleon Lescott crosses from the left, Johnson chests it down and Osman's half-volley from the edge of the box is deflected wide!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Sig. Braamhaar
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EvertonManager: David Moyes
Captain: Philip Neville
On the Field
- Howard
- Neville
- Yobo
- Jagielka
- Lescott
- Arteta
- Carsley
- Osman
- Pienaar
- Yakubu
- Johnson
Subs
- Gravesen
- Wessels
- Hibbert
- Valente
- Baines
- Anichebe
- Rodwell
Injured
- Cahill
Suspended
None
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FiorentinaManager: Claudio Cesare Prandelli
Captain: 3. Dario Dainelli
On the Field
- Frey
- Ujfalusi
- Dainelli
- Gamberini
- Pasqual
- Kuzmanovic
- Donadel
- Montolivo
- Jorgensen
- Osvaldo
- Vieri
Subs
- 19. Gobbi
- 2. Kroldrup
- 25. Avramov
- 24. Santana
- 29. Pazzini
- 6. Potenza
- 99. Cacia
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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