Everton manager Ronald Koeman hailed Gylfi Sigurdsson’s “incredible” goal after the Icelander helped send his side into the group stages of the Europa League after a 1-1 away draw with Hajduk Split.
The Premier League side were defending a 2-0 lead from the play-off first leg at Goodison Park.
Wayne Rooney was back in action a day after announcing his retirement from international football with England, but it was the home side who threatened early on.
Split, though, were left in stunned silence less than a minute after the restart when Iceland midfielder Sigurdsson – who completed his £45million move from Swansea last week and came on as a substitute against Manchester City – looped the ball in with an angled drive from just inside the Hajduk half.
