adminGOALS from Seamus Coleman, Leighton Baines and Kevin Mirallas helped Everton to an impressive 4-1 win over a Wolfsburg side featuring former Chelsea star Kevin De Bruyne and ex-Arsenal man Nicklas Bendtner in their opening Europa League Group Stage clash.
The Toffees started strongly and were quickly rewarded when Diego Benaglio sent Steven Naismith’s effort into the back of the net after just 15 minutes.
The former Rangers star felt he should have been awarded a penalty on the half-hour mark before Coleman pounced just before half-time to put his side two-up with a great diving header.
Roberto Martinez’s men wasted no time in getting forward after the restart, with Aidan McGeady winning a penalty in the 46th minute which was finished off in style by England international Leighton Baines.
Belgium international Mirallas wrapped up the win in the 87th minute with a clinical effort to send the Goodison Park crowd into raptures before Ricardo Rodriguez fired in a cracking free-kick to earn the visitors a consolation goal.
Martinez will be hoping his side can boost their chances of qualifying for the next round when they visit FK Krasnodar on October 2nd, although the Spaniard may be forced to field a weakened side with the fixture sandwiched between Premier League clashes against Liverpool and Manchester United. — Express Sport
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