Villarreal 2 - Everton 1
Villarreal: Barbosa;
Javi Venta (Kromkamp 15'), Quique Alvarez, Gonzalo Rodríguez,
Arruabarrena; Riquelme, Marcos Senna, Josico, Sorín; Diego
Forlán, Figueroa (Tacchinardi 82'). 4-4-2. Everton: Martyn;
Hibbert, Yobo, Wier, Phil Neville; Davies (McFadden 79'), Arteta, Cahill,
Kilbane (Osman 58'), Ferguson, Bent. 4-4-2.
Goals: 1-0. 20.
Sorín. Took short pass from Riquelme and hit deflected shot past keeper.
1-1. 70. Arteta. Bent free kick over wall and into top corner of net.
2-1. 92. Diego Forlán. Turned Sorín's cross past Martyn on
rapid breakaway.
Villarreal will join Betis,
Real Madrid and Barcelona in tomorrow's draw after beating Everton 4-2 on
aggregate. The Spaniards were a goal up from the first leg at Goodison Park,
and they increased their lead when Sorín picked up a pass from Riquelme
and fired in a shot which was deflected in off Weir midway through the first
half. And only a string of saves by Martyn from Diego Forlán and
Riquelme prevented the visitors from falling further behind by the break.
The Everton players were
going in hard, and Kilbane was lucky to be let off a second booking soon after
the restart. Villarreal kept up the pressure though, and Martyn was in action
again to keep out Forlán, Riquelme and Sorín. But Fergusson sent
out a warning with a header just wide, and twenty minutes from the end ex
Barcelona and Real Sociedad midfielder levelled the scores when he curled a
free kick past Barbosa.
Another goal from the
English side would have taken the game into extra time, and Fergusson thought
he had done so when he headed past the keeper only for referee Collina to rule
out his strike for a possible foul. After that Pellegrini's side defended
furiously until two minutes in to injury time, when Sorín got away down
the left wing on a rapid breakaway and set up Diego Forlán for him put
the result beyond Everton's reach. |