UEFA Europa League

Everton vs MFK Ruzomberok, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Third Qualifying Round

· 1st Leg
Everton
  • 65': Leighton Baines
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
MFK Ruzomberok

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    Match Timeline

    • 54': Simon Kupec (MFK Ruzomberok) Yellow Card at 54'
    • 61': Sandro Ramírez (Everton) Substitution at 61'
    • 65': Leighton Baines (Everton) Goal at 65'
    • 72': Tihomir Kostadinov (MFK Ruzomberok) Substitution at 72'
    • 79': Nermin Haskic (MFK Ruzomberok) Yellow Card at 79'
    • 82': Ademola Lookman (Everton) Substitution at 82'
    • 83': Milos Lacny (MFK Ruzomberok) Substitution at 83'
    • 86': Tom Davies (Everton) Substitution at 86'
    • 89': Stefan Gerec (MFK Ruzomberok) Substitution at 89'

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Goodison Park
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 32,124

    Line-Ups

    EVE Everton

    No. Name
    22 Maarten Stekelenburg (GK)
    3 Leighton Baines
    5 Ashley Williams
    15 Cuco Martina
    4 Michael Keane
    20 Davy Klaassen
    11 Kevin Mirallas
    17 Idrissa Gueye
    29 Dominic Calvert-Lewin
    2 Morgan Schneiderlin
    10 Wayne Rooney
    Everton Substitutes:
    Sandro, Tom Davies, Jordan Pickford, Ademola Lookman, Phil Jagielka, Gareth Barry, Mason Holgate.

    MFK MFK Ruzomberok

    No. Name
    33 Matus Macik (GK)
    3 Ján Maslo
    2 Dominik Kruzliak
    14 Simon Kupec Yellow Card
    17 Peter Maslo
    8 Dalibor Takáč
    11 Matej Kochan
    6 Kristi Qose
    23 Erik Daniel
    7 Péter Gál-Andrezly
    10 Nermin Haskic Yellow Card
    MFK Ruzomberok Substitutes:
    Marek Sapara, Matej Curma, Lubos Hajduch, Stefan Gerec, Tihomir Kostadinov, Jozef Menich, Milos Lacny.

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