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Bate Borisov v Everton Live!
All over. Been a performance of real character from Everton. They've not been at their best and were put under real pressure from the impressive hosts, but the scoreboard tells the story at the end of the night.
90+3 BATE pressing as the clock ticks down but Distin hacks clear with the final act of the match.
90+3 Jo heads this corner clear and when it's worked back in, Howard gathers unchallenged. He pumps the ball forward and Agard gets away from two defenders, but does so illegally. He puts the ball in the net and is promptly booked for wasting time.
90+2 A more patient approach bears fruit in the form of a corner.
90+2 BATE still pressing but there's not the quality they had earlier - they're lumping rather hopeful balls forward and Distin and Hibbert are dealing with them.
90+1 Everton bring Jose Baxter on for 'Billy'.
90 Corner taken short to Krivets. He smashes in a shot which Cahill deflects behind. Referee hasn't seen it though so it's a goal-kick.
90 So close from BATE. Yurevich cuts in from the right and unleashes a shot with his left but it drifts just wide. Corner.
89 Ball whipped in and Sosnovskiy climbs highest but the ball is a bit behind him and he can't get the header on target.
88 BATE nearly benefit from a slip from Hibbert but Rodionov's shot deflects off the backtracking full-back turned centre-half and behind for a corner.
87 Krivets' corner is half-cleared but BATE come again until Gosling thunders into the challenge to clear. Not been his best of games, but that's certainly done the trick.
86 Corner to BATE now, with Hibbert having to turn the ball behind.
85 BATE not done yet. They break forward and Stasevich fires in a right-footed shot from 12 yards which deflects wide off Rodionov.
84 Looks like Cahill took a blow on the top of the foot but he's moving more freely now. Well enough, in fact, to foul Sosnovskiy centrally.
83 Everton knocking the ball around much more confidently now. Cahill down after a robust challenge, though. Looks OK to continue, but certainly hobbling.
82 Decent chance for BATE to restore parity but Rodionov is just a little too heavy with his first touch, allowing Hibbert to snap back at him and force the BATE man to drag his shot wide of goal.
81 Another change for BATE - Goaryan, a former team-mate of 'Billy' - on for the goalscorer Likhtarovich.
80 Everton bring Kieran Agard on for Yakubu, who looks tired.
79 AEK still 1-0 up against Benfica in the other game in this
group so as things stand it'll be Everton on six points with AEK and Benfica on three and BATE yet to get off the mark.
78 BATE respond by bringing Volodko on for Pavlov.
77 GOAL - CAHILL. Incredible! Everton have barely been on their game tonight, but now lead 2-1 and it's a brilliant finish from Cahill. Great flick header from 'Billy' from a Jo cross and Cahill is in behind the defence to loft it over the 'keeper.
75 Cahill reckons he has claims for a free-kick around 35 yards from the BATE goal - but the decision goes the other way. Six of one and half-a-dozen of the other in that challenge.
74 Been really impressed with Bordachov tonight - but this time he slips as he attempts to cross and it's easy for Everton to clear.
73 Bookings stacking up now. It's Osman cautioned this time for a foul on Krivets. Definite foul that one.
72 Krivets skips between Fellaini and Distin and goes down but is booked for a blatant dive. Silly boy.
71 Corner whipped in at the front post and Stasevich attempts an audacious flick. Bounces behind off Hibbert for another corner.
This one is eventually worked into the far post but that man
Fellaini is there to head clear.
70 Krivets gets down the right but just as he is about to get the cross in Distin slides in and turns it behind for a corner.
69 Game on then. Everton certainly haven't been at their best but right now they won't care a jot. It's goals that count and they're level.
68 GOAL - FELLAINI. Baines curls the free-kick in to the back post and inexplicably Fellaini is in five yards of space to head home. Dreadful defending. No chance for the 'keeper.
67 Shitov has come off the worst of the two players in that one - looks like he's taken a smack on the shin or knee. Painful.
66 Yakubu skips down the left and is hacked down by a crude challenge from Shitov. First booking of the night - and it's deserved.
65 Gosling penalised for a foul on Stasevich. The BATE man clambers back to his feet a little gingerly. Been a night to forget for Gosling I'm afraid.
64 Good spell of possession from Everton until 'Billy' - who has shift across to the right - miscontrols and the ball skips out.
63 Currently 1-0 to AEK Athens in the other game in this group. That would put all four teams on three points after two matches.
62 BATE definitely on top here as they have been for much of the game. All it takes is a goal from Everton, though, and it's game on.
61 Baines hoists a cross in from the left but it's a pretty poor one and Stasevich, helping out at the back, is able to clear easily.
60 Great play from Bordachov down the left and when the ball drops into the box Pavlov has to shift his feet quickly to get a shot away. Unsurprisingly it sails off target.
59 Howard does well to gather a cross from Stasevich with Rodionov scenting a chance at the back post.
58 Cahill does well to get back into his own box to nick the ball off Rodionov's toes and clear. BATE still look a threat going forward.
57 Yakubu gets a cross in which Jo meets with a looping header but it's pretty easy for Yurevich to gather. Some promise for Everton, though.
56 Bordachov skips away from Gosling all too easily as the youngster's nightmare evening continues but the cross is headed clear by Hibbert centrally.
55 Free-kick drilled into the box by Stasevich but headed clear. BATE come again, though, but the pitch beats Nekhaychik as the ball skips out for an Everton throw.
54 Cahill apparently struggling with an injury. Everton really short of options on the bench though - six teenagers and Carlo Nash.
53 Free-kick to BATE just outside the Everton box on the left as Cahill is penalised for a tug on the shirt of Bordachov. Could easily have been a booking.
52 Yakubu spins away from his marker and sends a hopeful cross in but it's easily cleared. That said, Osman picks it up and skips into the BATE box but again the final ball is a poor one.
51 Yakubu again misunderstands the intentions of a team-mate - this time a ball down the line from 'Billy' catches him on his heels and it's all too easy for BATE to deal with.
50 Corner taken short and eventually the ball is crossed in by Krivets but Everton smuggle it clear. Osman fails to complete the clearance, though, and BATE come again.
49 Hibbert's really done well out of his comfort zone tonight - great sliding tackle this time to prevent Stasevich from latching onto a ball into the Everton box.
48 Stasevich tries to flick a ball over the top of the Everton backline but Hibbert is alert and heads clear.
47 Corner for BATE early in the half. Taken short and worked back to Krivets, but his cross is easily gathered by Howard.
46 Jo playing on for Everton by the way. Wonder if it's the old 'give us 10 minutes and see' or if his knee knock has gone.
45 Back under way. Rain now hammering down. Hope the pitch can soak it up as there were signs towards the end of the first half of the ball holding up.
Quite a change in the betting markets. Sky Bet now make BATE the favourites at evens (from 4/1 pre-match), with the draw 19/10 and Everton 14/5.
So it's BATE 1-0 up at the break. Everton really haven't clicked in the final third, though it could have been so different had Bilyaletdinov's shot sneaked inside the post - or Cahill fired home. Still, the scoreboard tells the story and the Toffees need to up their game after the break that's for sure.
45+2 Shitov gets a cross into the Everton box but it's hacked clear by Distin and that's the last act of the half.
45+1 We'll have a minimum of one minute but you can probably make that at least two given Jo is now being stretchered off.
He's sitting up but doesn't seem too happy. Surely they'll wait until after the break before making a decision?
45 As if Everton don't have enough injury problems already, Jo is now down holding his knee. Doesn't look too happy. Shitov also struggling for BATE. Both call the physios on.
44 Great defending from Distin as he sees off the threat of Krivets with a good turn of pace and clearance inside the area.
43 Better from Yakubu as he skips down the left away from a couple of tacklers and forces a throw deep in BATE territory.
42 Baines slides a decent ball in for Yakubu but he's caught on his heels and the frustration from Baines is clear. Was clear what Baines was planning there but Yakubu just not on the same wavelength.
41 Yakubu tries to spring through the BATE backline onto a long ball from Howard but can't get there quick enough.
40 Ball whipped in low and hard but cleared at the second attempt by BATE at the front post.
39 Bilyaletdinov clips a ball over the top and causes momentary panic in the BATE defensive line but Yakubu has to be content with a corner.
38 Set-piece comes to nothing. Turning into a frustrating old evening for Everton this.
37 Free-kick Everton inside the BATE half as Jo is fouled by Sosonovskiy in the air. Decent chance to send men forward.
36 Good turn from Fellaini just inside the BATE box but the assistant referee has his flag up. Handball possibly. Or maybe a push on the BATE man in front of him.
35 Better from Everton as they knock the ball around patiently. But then Gosling plays a poor ball in and BATE are able to clear.
34 Been a tough night for Gosling so far. This time he's penalised for tripping Krivets as he ran at him.
33 Something awry in attacking areas for Everton at the moment. Take your pick between their strikers not putting enough in and poor service from midfield. It's an age-old argument.
32 Krivets tries to slide in Rodonov down the inside right channel this time, but he's just strayed beyond the last defender.
31 Krivets gets in down the left and tries to find Stasevich with his cross but Baines is across well from left-back to clear the danger.
30 Jo meets a long kick forward from Howard but his flick just evades Yakubu and drifts behind for a goal-kick.
29 BATE forced into a chance with Skavysh replaced by Stasevich up front. Must be an injury as Skavysh has looked lively.
28 Corner comes to nothing but it's worked back into the Everton box only for Fellaini to head it way off target. That said, he was offside in any case. Dreadful header though.
28 'Billy' skips down the left and gets his cross in but Bordachov gets enough on it to half-clear and when the ball is worked back in it's turned behind for an Everton corner.
27 Corner comes to nothing and BATE spring forward down their left once again. Gosling gets back at the crucial time, though, hacking clear at the expense of a throw.
26 Great chance for Everton to level matters. Cahill works a shooting opportunity on his left foot inside the BATE box but drags his shot wide. Did take a bit of a deflection for a corner, but the Australian really should have done better there - and he knows it.
25 Jo gets a flick to a hopeful ball forward from Gosling and Yakubu tries to latch onto it, but Veremko is out quickly and pumps the ball downfield.
24 The delivery from Distin is a poor one - his lofted ball forward flies over Jo's head and skips out for a goal-kick.
23 Free-kick Everton in the centre circle as Skavysh is penalised for a robust aerial challenge on Fellaini.
22 Howard out quickly again, this time os Bordachov tries to latch onto yet another ball down the BATE inside left channel.
21 Bilyaletdinov somehow manufactures a ball to Fellaini down the inside left channel but he's crowded out with Yurevich clearing.
20 From the free-kick Baines manages to get a cross in but it's a really poor one and slides straight into Veremko's arms.
19 Distin clips the ball forward to Yakubu and he draws a cheap foul from his marker.
18 Everton very much on the back foot here. BATE are targeting Gosling and getting plenty of joy. Moyes needs to get a message out to his midfielders to give the youngster more help.
17 First goal Everton have conceded since Damien Duff's for Fulham. Wonderful strike, though, not that it's any consolation to the Toffees fans.
16 GOAL - LIKHTAROVICH. Attempted cross into the Everton box is half-blocked by Cahill. It ricochets into the path of Likhtarovich and he fires in an absolute exocet which gives Howard no chance. Brilliant strike.
16 Yurevich tries to spring Nekhaychik over the top of the Everton backline but it skips off the turf and Howard is able to gather.
15 Just discovered the BATE manager is 32 and unsurprisingly there's no younger manager in this season's Europa League. They start them young these days!
14 Lovely backheel from Rodionov on the edge of the Everton box but Hibbert is live to the danger and spins and hacks clear.
13 Nice open feel about the game as BATE break down the left but the ball in is a poor one and Howard gathers unchallenged.
12 Everton spring forward on the counter attack and Bilyaletdinov smacks a wonderful shot in with his left which pings back out off the post. Brilliant strike. Deserved better.
11 Rodionov bursts into the Everton penalty area down the right but Hibbert executes a brilliant sliding tackle to hook the ball away allowing the Toffees to clear the danger.
10 Ball just not sticking in the final third for Everton - there have been plenty of attempted through balls from the likes of Osman in midfield but Yakubu and Jo have had little quality service.
9 Steady rain falling in Minsk. Makes the pitch a nice slick surface so there's plenty of good passing in the early stages.
8 Nekhaychik breaks forward for BATE but Fellaini tracks back to the area in front of his central defenders to challenge and clear. He's providing the cover for Hibbert, who can't be familiar with his role in the middle of the backline.
7 BATE happy to let Everton have the ball deep but as soon as they get within 35 yards of goal the pressure comes on.
6 Ambitious shot from Yakubu from distance deflects off Sosnovskiy and Veremko is able to gather easily.
5 Decent looking ball from Pavlov over the top of the Everton box towards Rodionov but Howard is out towards the edge of his area and gathers well.
4 First free-kick of the game goes the way of BATE as Fellaini is penalised. It's deep in BATE territory though so no immediate danger to the Toffees. Silly challenge though.
3 Decent passing football from Everton - they're patient on the ball and probing for an opening, but the BATE defensive looks organised early on, though.
2 Yurevich floats a cross into the Everton box but Howard is out and claims the ball unchallenged around eight yards out.
1 Early shot coming in from Cahill but it's gathered pretty easily by Veremko. Bright start from the Toffees.
0 Everton get us under way.
Teams out on the pitch as the Europa League anthem rings around the stadium. It'll never beat the originally titled 'Champions League'.
Stewart MacLaren from Torrevieja in Spain reckons: "Everton will win 2-1 with goals from Tim Cahill & Yakubu."
Mike from Calgary writes: "Looks like Moyes has picked a team to win. I thought he would be looking for a draw with all his stars out. Where is Yobo?" Thigh injury apparently, Mike.
How do you see this one panning out then? Let me know your thoughts on reece.killworth@bskyb.com and when time allows I'll publish the best.
Fancy a bet on this one? Sky Bet go 4/1 the home win, 5/2 the draw and 8/13 a win for the Toffees. Yakubu (6/4), Tim Cahill (7/4) and Jo (7/4) top the anytime goalscorer markets.
Our referee is Pavel Balaj from Romania.
Everton: Howard, Gosling, Hibbert, Distin, Baines, Osman, Cahill, Fellaini, Bilyaletdinov, Jo, Yakubu. Subs: Nash, Duffy, Agard, Baxter, Wallace, Mustafi, Akpan.
The teams are in. BATE: Veremko, Yurevich, Shitov, Sosnovskiy, Bordachov, Pavlov, Likhtarovich, Krivets, Rodionov, Nekhaychik, Skavysh. Subs: Hutar, Volodko, Radkov, Stasevich, Baga, Rzhevskiy, Goaryan.
Welcome to our coverage of this Europa League Group I clash. Everton top the table after their 4-0 hammering of AEK Athens last time out while BATE are third after a 2-0 defeat by Benfica.
