Hajduk Split vs Everton, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Play-off Round
· 2nd Leg - Everton win 3-1 on aggregate1 - 1
2nd Leg - Everton win 3-1 on aggregate
Sigurdsson scores sensational goal as Everton go into group stage
Gylfi Sigurdsson marked his first Everton start with a spectacular goal to help put Ronald Koeman's side into the group stages of the Europa League.
Match Timeline
- 43': Josip Radosevic (Hajduk Split) Goal at 43'
- 45': Aaron Lennon (Everton) Substitution at 45'
- 46': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) Goal at 46'
- 65': Ahmed Saidi (Hajduk Split) Penalty - Missed at 65'
- 72': Muhamed Besic (Everton) Yellow Card at 72'
- 72': Tom Davies (Everton) Substitution at 72'
- 74': Josip Radosevic (Hajduk Split) Yellow Card at 74'
- 74': Fran Tudor (Hajduk Split) Substitution at 74'
- 84': Zvonimir Kozulj (Hajduk Split) Substitution at 85'
- 85': Franko Kovacević (Hajduk Split) Substitution at 85'
- 89': Ante Erceg (Hajduk Split) Yellow Card at 89'
Game Information
Venue: Stadion Poljud
Location: Split, Croatia
Attendance: 31,645
Line-Ups
Hajduk Split
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dante Stipica (GK) |
| 3 | Borja López |
| 27 | Hysen Memolla |
| 23 | Zoran Nizic |
| 17 | Josip Juranovic |
| 5 | Hamza Barry |
| 90 | Savvas Gkentsoglou |
| 14 | Josip Radosevic |
| 8 | Nikola Vlasic |
| 50 | Ante Erceg |
| 22 | Ahmed Said |
Everton
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 3 | Leighton Baines |
| 4 | Michael Keane |
| 15 | Cuco Martina |
| 5 | Ashley Williams |
| 29 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 31 | Ademola Lookman |
| 2 | Morgan Schneiderlin |
| 21 | Muhamed Besic |
| 18 | Gylfi Sigurdsson |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney |
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