On Saturday evening in England, at Liverpool's "Goodison Park" stadium, the English Premier League second round match between two teams who finished last season in the top half of the table will be played. Everton welcomed Arsenal at home.
From the very first minutes of the match, Roberto Martinez's players took the initiative and already in the first part of the match took the lead. In the 19th minute after a set piece, Seamus Coleman ran into the penalty area and beat goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Throughout the first half, the Gunners looked lost, made rough mistakes, and unsuccessfully tried to attack the opponent's goal.
At the end of the first half, the score became 2-0 after a quick counterattack. Steven Naismith scored. However, in the replay, it was clear that he was offside, but the sideline referee did not notice.
From the beginning of the second half, Arsene Wenger decided to bring in Olivier Giroud, who replaced Alexis Sanchez.
The scene on the field gradually changed. The Arsenal players increasingly held their ground in Tim Howard's penalty area and created more and more opportunities for shots. O. Giroud wasted three great opportunities.
Despite the improved attacking play, in defense the Gunners still looked lost, and the Everton players had opportunities to finish the match.
However, as the match approached its end, the visitors equalized the score: Santi Cazorla on the left side dribbled past several opponents and passed the ball to Aaron Ramsey who was waiting near the goal.
In the final minutes of regular time, the score became level. Initially poorly passed from the right side, the ball ended up with Nacho Monreal on the left, and the Spaniard headed it into the penalty area, where O. Giroud sent it into the goal with his head.
This goal led to a draw in the eventful clash between Everton and Arsenal.
Everton 2 - 2 Arsenal
19' [1 - 0] S. Coleman
45' [2 - 0] S. Naismith
83' [2 - 1] A. Ramsey
90' [2 - 2] O. Giroud
Starting lineups:
Everton: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka (c), Distin, Baines, Barry, McCarthy, Mirallas, Naismith, Pienaar, Lukaku.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Debuchy, Mertesacker (c), Chambers, Monreal, Flamini, Ox, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis
