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Everton match briefly stopped after trouble among away crowd at Goodison Park

Published 21:23 17 Aug 2017 BST

Robert Redmond
Everton match briefly stopped after trouble among away crowd at Goodison Park

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This isn't good to see.

Everton's Europa League tie was briefly stopped on Thursday evening. The Toffees hosted Croatian side Hajduk Split in the first leg of a qualifier for the tournament, and impressed in the first half, scoring twice and taking command of the tie. Before the match, new signing Gylfi Sigurdsson was presented to the crowd at Goodison Park, and another new signing opened the scoring for Ronald Koeman's team. Michael Keane scored with a header at the back post. https://twitter.com/Everton/status/898268987435474944 Idrissa Gana Gueye then made it 2-0, after Wayne Rooney picked him out with a nice pass. https://twitter.com/Everton/status/898273990120222720 However, the first half was marred by ugly scenes just after Everton's first goal. Some of the away fans threw objects onto the pitch, forcing the referee to halt the game as police and stewards attempted to get the situation under control. https://twitter.com/GregOK/status/898267851454377985 https://twitter.com/philkecho/status/898267662907654144 You can watch a video of the incident here. The game resumed within a few minutes, and Everton took a 2-0 lead into half-time. https://twitter.com/CroatianSoccer/status/898268177611726848

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Everton match briefly stopped after trouble among away crowd at Goodison Park