Match Report
Everton U21 went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; Sporting Braga U21 sat 6th on 4 — an 8-point gap. Sporting Braga U21's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Everton U21 were scoring 3.25 and conceding 0.5, Sporting Braga U21 1.5 and 2, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Haig Avenue (capacity 6,008). On the scoreboard, Everton U21 led 4-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Everton U21: S. Quirk (5'), S. Mills (19'), I. Price (23'), M. Hunt (38'), C. Whitaker (66')