Bily claims late leveller

18 October 2009 07:37
Russian winger Diniyar Bilyaletdinov grabbed his first goal for Everton with a late equaliser in the 1-1 draw against 10-man Wolves. Wolves looked like they were heading for their second away win of the season when Kevin Doyle netted his third goal of the campaign for the midlanders with 15 minutes left. But Bilyaletdinov rammed home the equaliser after 88 minutes before Austrian striker Stefan Maierhofer received his marching orders. Everton went close when Louis Saha latched on to a long ball from Sylvain Distin and set up Tim Cahill for a rising shot on the run which flashed over the crossbar. Wolves caused Everton problems when they got the ball into the danger zone and Doyle produced a fine turn and shot from 15 yards to forced Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard into a fine save to his right. Hennessey made a fine point-blank save when Bilyaletdinov found himself clear on the right of the box, the Wales goalkeeper bravely getting his body in the way. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake forced Howard into a plunging save before Ayegbeni Yakubu broke down the left and fired a shot across goal. Wolves grabbed the lead after 75 minutes from the increasingly impressive Doyle. He latched on to a long clearance from Hennessey straight down the middle, and ran on to guide his shot wide of Howard. Everton grabbed an equaliser after 88 minutes when Jo crossed from the left and Bilyaletdinov arrived on the far post to drive home, before Maierhofer was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Howard in injury time.

Source: Eurosport