Everton’s pre-season efforts are well and truly underway with a 3-3 draw on the road to Irish side Sligo Rovers on Friday night.
Sean Dyche‘s side were certainly put through their paces in Ireland after finding themselves two goals behind in the second half.
However, Youssef Chermiti was able to save Everton‘s blushes with a brace in the second 45 minutes to secure them a draw.
The Toffees have been active in the transfer market with two new faces through the doors at Goodison Park.
Tim Iroegbunam marked the first signing of the summer with Iliman Ndiaye arriving shortly after him to Merseyside.
Both of them were on display against Rovers on Friday with Ndiaye doing something which left the crowd in disbelief.
What Iliman Ndiaye did vs Sligo Rovers to wow the fans
Everton were made to work for the draw in Ireland on Friday night with the home side really putting in a display for their home fans.
The game was Everton’s first run out of the summer ahead of their trip to Salford City over the coming days.
However, the quality eventually showed as the Toffees were able to pull themselves level through some brilliance from Chermiti.
But it was not just the Portuguese forward who impressed with Ndiaye also putting on a show for the crowd on his first appearance for Everton.
Only one media outlet from the United Kingdom was present at the match in Sligo with the Liverpool Echo sharing some of the moments which may have gone unnoticed.
And they shared a moment from Ndiaye in the second half which really impressed both sets of fans.
“But Ndiaye also showed moments of trickery and skill and at one point inspired audible gasps from the crowd as he shimmied past several home players as he threatened to get into the box,” wrote journalist Joe Thomas.
Tim Iroegbunam also impressed vs Sligo Rovers
With Amadou Onana set to join Aston Villa in a deal worth around £50m, Everton will be looking for players to step up in midfield.
And it seems as if the 21-year-old who arrived from Aston Villa earlier this summer, Iroegbunam, did showed some positive signs in the game against Sligo Rovers.
“The second-half substitutions provided Everton supporters with their first glimpse of new signings Tim Iroegbunam and Iliman Ndiaye,” Thomas added.
Both impressed and helped to turn the momentum in favour of the Blues, with Chermiti eventually getting the goals to prevent defeat.”
