Edmonton Cup
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Everton and River Plate (Argentina) are set to battle for the Edmonton Cup in a friendly pre-season fixture set in the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta... kind of the Canadian mid-west.
Kick-off is at 7:30pm on Saturday night local time (that's Mountain Daylight Time... some 7 hours behind British Summer Time). So add 7 hours on and you get 02:30am in the wee small hours of Sunday Morning as the kick-off time for ardent night-owl Evertonians in the UK and Ireland. For the rest of the World... well, you're on your own: do the maths, as they say!
And coverage is provided *live* on EvertonTV... but there's a catch if you are outside the UK & Ireland; seems Everton's broadcast rights to their own games on their own TV channel don't extend beyond the coastline of the British Isles. Hardly "user friendly" in this modern day and age of global internet access...
For those who can't get the visuals, there is no sound either, but Nick Marsh has volunteered to provide match updates via this mailbag thread.
David Moyes has pretty much his strongest squad, other than the chronically injured players on the long path to recovery (Yakubu, Arteta, Jagielka, Anichebe), while Dan Gosling is with the England Under-19 side.
Michael Kenrick,
ToffeeWeb Towers Posted 25/07/2009 at 19:42:25
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http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=44365&part=sports
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Just an update on the game availability: this is the email i sent to the club earlier today:
HI,I had hoped to watch the pre-season friendlies here in the USA onEverton TV...I was told when I logged in during the Rochdale game thatit was unavailable in my area. i noticed that the River Plate game is being advertised ’wherever youare in the world’. Can you confirm that i will be able to watch the gamein my current location? (Philadelphia, USA) Thanks
and here is the reply i got:
Dear Nigel, Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to read that you were unable to access the previous livevideo coverage. We have updated our systems so you should encounter no problem to watchthe match laster today. Kind regards, Everton TV Customer Service
So hopefully we will be able to see it tonight.
COYB!
I’ve just got in from a mint family bbq, wife’s on an early so had to come away, am well oiled and determined to stay up and watch the game. I’ll add my opinion to proceedings. Looking forward to watching us against classic south american opposition. On an a drunken waffle now but on works do last night and all the talk was of an ex pupil Zac Thompson - a young lad who i taught - making his first couple of appearances for our reserves. Absolutely top lad, on our books from an early age but an avid red. Used to take him to Kirkby for tournaments at liverpools academy there. His dad always swore he would go to liverpool when he turned 16 but when the time came he couldnt fault how we’d treated him and wanted to stay. Best of luck to him. Played against the teachers when he left at year 6 (we won), came back next year and gave us the run around! Anyway, i’ll be supporting him and us at the Halton stadium next season. COYB!
Do we get a trophy if we win?
Cheers for the link Glen, top quality picture too.
Nash, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Cahill, Fellaini, Jo,Pienaar, Rodwell, Baxter
subs... Saha, Vaughn, Neville, the Yak, Howard and Wallace.
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:36:36
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River Plate
1 Vega
2 Cabral
3 Orbend
4 Zagra
5 Donmingo
6 Sanchez
7 Abelarez
8 Barado
9 Fabiani
10 Ortega
11 Archubi
Subs:
12 Chicizola
13 Pazella
14 Muczacioaca
15 Chiaba
16 Diaz
17 Ferndes
18 Rosallez
Not sure of the spellings....
^minutes past kick off and all I’ve had is a load of waffle from some chap... Could of had another 15 mins shut eye... get on with it
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:37:35
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Hehe... very American, all this sponsorship crap... still no picture of what’s really going down...
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:37:35
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Sounds like the stadium is about one-tenth occupied/occupado (just getting into the bilingual spirit!)
Maybe I could do coms in Spanish?
Good news... the pitch appears to only contain the traditional football markings
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:41:08
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Everton are representing England (apparently!) ... what jolly music!
Everton in all-blue; River Plate in white with a nice red sash...
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:43:51
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Some old bloke belting out God Save the Queen!
This is beautiful music..... :- |
I was about to post that simple post but now they’re singing the Canadian National Anthem as well... My wife and father in law are telling me that we shouldn’t have come here if we didn’t want to hear this crap... i may get slapped!
GET ON WITH IT!!
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:43:51
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Some dishy Latina (not really) spouting the lasting fire and passion of Argentina.. and we shall never forget Las Malvinas!!!
Another one of the headcases to set my alarm for this........
any reason michelle mcmanus is singing?
I feel a rendition of south parks ’blame Canada’ coming on!!!
I think we are there now. COYB
God am sure the players are nearly falling asleep after that
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:47:19
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Now it’s the rather dolly Pam Johnson and her passionate rendition of "Oh Canada, our home and native land..."
Don’t ya just wish you were there!!!!
Wow the Argentine anthem is pretty good, no wonder they have won so many world cups. I think we need a new one!
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:43:51
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Some dishy Latina (not really) spouting the lasting fire and passion of Argentina.. and we shall never forget Las Malvinas!!!
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:53:30
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Again, another American tradition: the dignitaries kickoff (not really). A piece of crap from Baseball...
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:54:32
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First touch: Lescott hoofball!!!
good interception by rodwell..over run by cahill.. river plate passing it nicely
offside! rodwell loses the ball and its a quick one over the top but its offside..phew
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 02:55:13
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Nice move by the Argies... but well offside.
nice play by pienaar gets jo away low cross comes to nothing
nice turn by pienarr...free kick
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 03:00:21
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Geeting spicy.. yellow card for Domingo?
great play first by rodwell to win the ball followed by a couple of quick passes ending in jo being fouled yellow card for the argie.... jo free kick...tame.
Let Jo take the free kick! "You’re Brazilian, right?"
Oh dear
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 03:02:09
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Jo... hopeless free-kick, a grass-cutter
cross by Plate downward header saved by nash
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 03:03:15
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Fantastic save by Nash from a nothing ball.
Hmmm need more possession
good defensive work by hibbo
Yes, Hibbo is looking lively. Put the Cup Final behind him?
Baines has had a couple of bad touches so far, its 451 by the way with baxter and pienaar providing the width. poor touch by lescoott and he gives away the free kick... l away by Fellainievel with the area
good turn by fellaini and another free kick to the blues. nice turn jo followed by poor pass... shot from river plate wide
Jo is looking pacey, great lay off there...almost a goal
cahill loses it.. seeems quiet.. great play jo wins it then crosses for that quiet man cahill who shoots..great save
jo has been running like a certain mr andy johnson.. only running with a head!!!
ooohhh handbags the Big Fella and a pretty boy argentinian
fight.. rodwell got nut megged and felled the player then a confronation between about 8 of them not to bad though... rodwell booked? free kick to the argies...away by everton
This is why I can’t understand the negative feelings about Jo. The guy has so much quality on the ball, he’s going to be very valuable for us. I know we need help in our midfield still, but I’m thrilled about our strikers. Yakubu, Jo, Saha, and then Vaughan off the bench for energy sounds very good to me.
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 03:04:44
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Argie Bargie? You said it. Fisticuffs after 20 mins... hillarious!
Rodwell. AGAIN
River 1 -0 Everton
What? Lescott standing still...River Plate chips it over Nash...
goal to the argies.. hell of a finish.. chipped into the top corner
Michael Kenrick
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Posted 26/07/2009 at 03:19:12
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL!!!
River Plate... beautiful chip by Ortega.
fellaini wins the ball again.. much better from him.. well in rodwell pienaar towards baxter.. intercepted
Who’s anchoring midfield? Rodwell?
lescott slips and another placed shot..just wide!
http://www.justin.tv/matrix_juy31
I am watching the game on this link if anyone is interested.
I am very worried about us watching this game, I know this will not be our team come the Arsenal game but we really need to make a move this week in the transfer market.
A big test for Rodwell to control the middle against a quality side like River Plate. So far not looking great. Good experience though. In my opinion it just shows how a player of limited skill like Neville can use his experience and judgement to command the middle so well.
yeah its rodwell but he is being helped by a combination of fellaini and cahill.. baines has been poor.. baxter giving the ball away aswell... river plate in controll now...
Comedy stuff from Nash there almost 2-0
off the post by river plate.. too many errors to bother writing there!!! pienaar does well finds cahill blocked shot..
Need to concentrate on cool possession...no injuries though should be the main mantra though
Jo working hard up front on his own.
corner to everton.. jo wins it.... baxter in good delivery... 1 minute added time...
Big Fella having words with the ref going off...can’t help himself that lad!
Its not been that bad really.. some good performances and some bad.. let me rephrase that... considering that baines, cahill, baxter lescott and yobo have been sloppy, poor or a combination of the two its not been that bad.. pienaar started well but looks like he is playing his first pre season friendly!! rodwell has been a bit sloppy at times but has made some great challenges.
Here we go then, second half.... no changes for Everton...
Chance there for Jo withing seconds of the restart into side netting at close range
almost a goal managed to get past the goalie but the angle was too tight...
Thanks guys. You’re doing a sterling job. :)
mistake by hibbo but everton win it back...looking a bit sharper...well in cahill that was immense
Moyes has them looking a little more interested
nice long ball by rodwell and jo chases it down and its another corner.. header by someone but its cleared and river plate break.. cleared by lescott great play by cahill ends with baxter putting the ball behind..
pienaar looks spent.. good possession by the blues... river on the counter again..offside
Fellaini felled right outside box.....looks like Baines....cheeky clip around the wall and wide right
good turn poor shot by river plate...great turn by either fellaini or jo and felled... free kick just left of centre... baines... not to far wide
Quit the hoofball "quarterback" pass! Both Lescott and Yobo guilty now.
nice play by baxter out to hibbo tried a clever pass.. you know it did’nt work lol, lescoott spanks it 70 yards and out of touch.
Is it me (or the feed) or is this pitch very narrow?
Well worked move by River Plate ends in a fierce shot just wide...
very nice 1-2 Baxter and Pienaar , then to Fellaini....blocked shot
Baines tries to go past his man, loses ball, commits foul just inside our half
nice approach play ends in fellaini blocked shot... better by baxter this half.. river plate are chaseing hard now... subs might be on the way...
Looking much better last 5-7 minutes...River Plate warming up some subs
The game seems to be passing Rodwell by at the moment. Hibbert lets it run behind our goal and they get the corner. Scramble in box from corner, Everton eventually get it away. RP bringing subs on ..
fucking superb challenge by pienaar
great play by jo comes to nothing though.. saha, vaughn and neville coming on... hibbo with a poor touch out for a throw baxter, fellaini and jo to come off
neville is playing on the right...
Fellaini and Jo did alright given how everyone else was playing. Baxter OK in flashes, didn’t do much wrong. Figure Moyes has seen enough of them and wants to see what Saha and Vaughan can do, while bringing Neville on to sort Rodwell out on the field.
Fellaini and jo were our best performers today without being spectacular
Pienaar keeps getting fouled .. as usual only gets one in two of those committed; but him getting some attention means we’re playing more through the left and on the ground ... back to the regular season game plan.
Did Pienaar just go off? Heard some announcement and thought I heard his name but didn’t see anything?
gone a bit quiet... free kick to everton...baines to take... good delivery and out for a corner..baines again.. free kick to plate.
booking for yobo and a free kick to plate headed over
Cahill just took a knock on the right knee - expect he’ll be off soon too.
nice play down the left but baines gives the ball away
Strong shout for a penalty from Everton as a player (Cahill?) gets flattened trying to get on end of cross from right; ref laughs it off.
penalty... how is it not a penalty??? get this... a great cross by hibbo
Yobo launches a decent ball from RH halfway to LH penalty area, and for once it nearly connects
RP at sixes and sevens on edge of area and someone (my stream is fuzzy!) gets a nice turn and shoots high
2 mins to go; RP fans celebrating. Nice play CM out to Hibbert or Neville, awful "through" ball. Wasted.
Been watching for the last 25 mins and I haven’t seen a single shot on target by either team. Looks like a really shit game.
Saha looks very poor. Bad touches and giving the ball away.
Hard tackle LB (Baines) and RP player goes into Hollywood mode. Cue physio and clock runs down. Better second half from Everton, not great but better than a tepid and disinterested first half. At least we took the game into RP’s half with some intent. Clearly to compete with the likes of RP we need some more players who can hold the ball and take a player on with confidence.
Alex you’re right; its no spectacle and nothing like as good as what I saw of the Chelsea - Milan game yesterday.
I’ve lost my feed!!!! goodnight all..
Full time. 0-1. Nothing new learned really.
We learnt that staying up to watch Everton in pointless pre season friendlies at 4:50am is a bad idea.
Yes well I am in Austin TX USA so its not so bad for me .. cannot imagine staying awake watching that at 4am .. ;-)
I should have looked up this information beforehand, but some interesting info here. Namely RP aren’t doing that well. And the relegation system is quite different to the leagues we know, with 3 season averages being taken into account. Reduces the lottery effect for established teams I guess...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primera_División_Argentina_2008–09#Torneo_Clausura
Thanks Nick & Julian for the commentary. Sunday 4pm in New Zealand so off to Billy Burkes Irish Bar now for a couple of Guinness!
Contrary to Julian’s post, River are a strong team who simply experienced a "blip" in last season’s Apertura when they finished 20th from 20th teams.
Their recent record is as follows:
Clausura 2008 - Champions
Apertura 2009 - Last Place
Clausura - 8th Place
They recently lost their main striker "Radamel Falcao" to Porto and so big things are expected from Diego Buonanotte and the returning Ariel Ortega in the twilight of his career.
It may hurt to see this again but this is the link to Ortega’s extremely-well executed chip:
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/3041183/
I don’t think we should take too much away from this friendly. Ortega ran past Rodwell and Lescott like they weren’t there but the Argentina season has only just finished and their players will have been stronger and fitter than our rested stars. Roll on the MLS game.
Everton are getting slated by the papers over here... Apparently we "didn’t turn up" and left our two "best and best known" players on the bench in Phil Neville and Tim Howard. They said that Everton could have at least given the fans what they wanted in bringing these two on. Canadians - bless them! They really haven’t a clue about "soccer".
Poor game overall though, however i thought (and i couldn’t be sure it was him due to the poor picture) Wallace played quite well when he came on. Baines was poor and overall the touch was missing from most of the players.
Certainly nothing new seen or found apart from perhaps Wallace.
Off the subject, but talksport have just reported Everton have agreed a £7M deal with Spurs for Alan Hutton.
I am a Canadian Toffee fan who has been to Liverpool and Goodison Park and I am here to tell you about the friendly last night in Edmonton.
First of all, I must tell you the crowd was pro-Everton, with lots of blue jerseys being worn. The crowd was very small for a soccer game of this caliber (10,800) in Edmonton... 37,000 came to see David Beckham and a third rate soccer game last year and we have had crowds as high as 50,000 for Canada vs Brazil. But keep in mind, in Canada, soccer is a fringe sport except for ’the soccer people’ like me.
Anyway, I paid $400 bucks to take my family of four to the game and I expected to see Everton play their best... as was indicated in the newspapers. What actually happened was that River Plate played their top line-up and Everton did not... until too late in the game. We wanted to see Phil Neville and Saha give it their all and win the game... but instead we watched Jo, walking about with that Big Hair. I met up with some people I know from Liverpool who now live in Canada and they were distressed about how the Toffees were performing.
As far as the result went, Everton should have had a penalty kick late in the game but, for 92 minutes, River Plate were first to the ball and that is of course what decided the game... I see Tim Cahill has said that the pitch was bad; well I am sure that it is not like the pitch at Goodison Park but Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton is simply the best natural grass field in Canada — bar none... and the officials erase all the markings for the ’other football’. I have never heard anything but praise for the field from international guests so I think the Aussie is full of you know what...
Have a great day Liverpool... you have a wonderfull city!
Blake... While I appreciate it was not our absolute strongest line up it was certainly a good enough line up, as for wanting Saha ahead of Jo, whom had a very good game, well perhaps if the pitch was of better standard then Saha would of started but to play an injury prone player on that pitch would be a risk.... we have natrual grass where I live, don't mean I call it a pitch! Was pleased to see the lines were removed though.
River Plate were not first to the ball for the whole game. They were the better team but not by that much. Can understand the dissapointment with Howard and the popular Neville not playing but I have no doubt that they both will play against the MLS all stars, arguably a bigger match carrying a bigger attendance and hopefully a better pitch!
I know what you're saying Blake, that's lots of money to have to find for a pre-season friendly. I no longer go to these games, not even at GP, because even though I understand they are merely preparation, I can't help feeling kinda ripped off if my particular favourites are not playing. It sort of brings home how lucky we are to be on the doorstep.
Hope next time we are in your neck of the woods you and your family get better VFM.
Blake, I expected nothing less from this game. It is a pre-season friendly with most of the players only up to about 60% fitness. The pitch was not the greatest and I would expect that River Plate would be first to the ball, as they have only recently finished their season.
It’s no consolation to you with your expenses but you shouldn’t expect too much with pre-season friendlies, the same way I am not expecting much from the Malaga game.
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