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Season 2007-08
Everton (h) Premier Reserve League (North)
 


Date: Monday 3rd March 2008, 7pm

Venue:
 St.James' Park

Conditions:
buoyant

 
 

  

Newcastle Reserves

Everton Reserves

 

3 - 0

 

Teams

Goals

Half time: Newcastle 0 Everton 0

67mins  Irving OG 1-0

85mins Carroll shot 2-0

88mins Carroll header 3-0

Full time: Newcastle 3 Everton 0
 

We Said


Coach Adam Sadler commented:

"It was a good performance, especially in the second half. It was nice to see Kazenga come to life in the second period and Carroll was terrific throughout.

"Andy was a real threat to Everton and proved to be a handful for them. He took his goals well too.

"The back four were quite compact and solid, with Fraser Forster not having a great deal to do.

"When he did get called into action, he produced an important save when the score was 0-0.

"The message to the players was to keep the midfield area nice and tight. If they were ever going to break us down they were going to have to go down the sides.

“David Edgar played at right-back and did very well, while Darren Lough on the other side was equally as good.”

Waffle

An own goal and two efforts from Andy Carroll saw off the Toffees at SJP on Monday evening, as we ended a three-match winless run in some style.

Adam Sadler's side came closest to breaking the first half deadlock on 23 minutes when Mark Doninger's volleyed effort was touched over the crossbar by Iain Turner in the Everton goal.

And at the other end Fraser Forster continued his good form of late with confident stops from visiting forward duo Keiron Agard and Aiden Downes.

The second half began with Jonny Godsmark breaking through on Turner but seeing his shot blocked - Doninger suffering the same fate within two minutes.

United introduced recent signing Fabio Zamblera on the hour in place of the unimpressive Baheng, but it was fellow new recruit Ben Tozer who was to play a crucial part in our opener on 67 minutes.

James Troisi's centre from the right was headed goalwards by the former Swindon defender and although Hunt got a hand to the ball, he was only able to parry it into the net via his team mate John Irving.

The collective celebrations that followed from the home players said much about the Toon team spirit at this level, and there was more to come from the resurgent reserves.

Enter Andy Carroll, been restored to the side after missing the last two reserve outings due to first team callups.

His eagerness saw him outpace Turner in the Everton box on 76 minutes and lob the 'keeper from a narrow angle - only for Irving to atone for his earlier misfortune by clearing the effort off the line.

There was no stopping Carroll five minutes from the end though, as he latched on to Godsmark's right wing cross to fire powerfully into the roof of the Gallowgate net.

And after his strike partner Zamblera came close to a debut goal with low shot that was blocked, Carroll wrapped things up nicely 90 seconds from the end as he headed home Doninger's corner - a linesman's flag confirming the effort had crossed the line.

The reserves now face a series of trips to the North West, with away games at Morecambe (v Blackburn), Leyland (v Bolton) and Northwich (v Man United) to come over the next three weeks.

And then our league season comes to a close when the Red Devils visit SJP on Mon March 31st.
 
Biffa

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