Heitinga off in Toffees defeat

21 July 2011 07:26
Everton made an inauspicious start to their US tour as they lost 1-0 to Philadelphia Union, with John Heitinga seeing red.[LNB] The Tofffees struggled to cope with the sweltering conditions and went down to an 88th-minute effort from Christian Hernandez.[LNB]David Moyes' night was further soured in injury-time when John Heitinga saw red after picking up a second booking.[LNB]Both clubs struggled to create many openings in the first half in the stifling heat in front of a crowd of 18,582.[LNB]But the game opened up after the break as both sides made a number of substitutions, although Everton could not find a way through.[LNB]Jermaine Beckford spurned the Toffees' best chance after a clever ball from the impressive Mikel Arteta.[LNB]Hernandez, who came on as a 71st-minute substitute, fired home a left-footed strike to settle the contest late on and earn Union a prized scalp.[LNB]The Toffees will visit the nation's capital this weekend to take on DC United.

Source: Team_Talk