Everton vs Dynamo Kyiv

An Everton fan was recognised for his work in helping people in Ukraine by coming onto the pitch to score a penalty in their friendly against Dynamo Kyiv.

I love them, my father, my mother." Paul Stratton was brought on as a substitute by Frank Lampard and converted his penalty in front of the home faithful at Goodison Park. He was greeted to a standing ovation from the fans, and was also embraced by the Everton players. An Everton super-fan was recognised for his work in helping people in Ukraine by coming onto the pitch to score a penalty in their friendly against Dynamo Kyiv on Friday.

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Clement did similar during the second half of last season as he attempted to improve Everton's fortunes in that sense. Dynamo Kyiv found themselves in similar scenarios throughout Friday evening's match and did create some chances, but didn't manage to find the back of the net. As revealed earlier this month, Ashley Cole has been handed a new behind-the-scenes role at Everton before the start of the 2022/23 season. From there, the England No.1 picked out a pinpoint pass to the right flank where Patterson had found space to comfortably win an aerial duel to set up a potential attack for his side. While the mascot situation might have been something very new for this pre-season game, soon things returned back to normality. And, Jordan Pickford had seemingly also been given the same instructions.

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While Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoresheet for Everton with a goal in the first half and Dwight McNeil bagged a brace, Stratton became the most talked about point of the match. Stratton was then spotted kissing the Everton badge on his shirt, before exchanging a few words with coach Frank Lampard. After the match, Everton took to their official Twitter handle and shared the video of Stratton hitting the penalty kick. It should be mentioned that, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Stratton traveled all the way to the Ukrainian border in Poland, 1300 miles away from his home. Stratton didn’t disappoint his fellow Everton fans as he converted the penalty kick into a goal and helped the English side earn a 4-0 win against the Ukrainian club. The fan was revealed as a 44-year-old man named Paul Stratton, who made headlines for his efforts to help the Ukrainian refugees who were affected by the Russia-Ukraine war. As Stratton made his way out to the field, the entire crowd at Goodison Park cheered him up and were much elated to see him score a goal.