Good deeds always have their reward and this is known to 100 % by Everton of the Premier League, who made an impressive gesture with an amateur who had stood out for his help to the refugees in the Ukraine as a result of the war with Russia.
With regard to the first “Match for Peace” between Everton and Dynamo kyiv, the English team’s board invited Paul Stratton, the name of the Liverpool team’s fan, who has been in charge of recent months traveling to Poland to bring supplies to the thousands of refugees arriving from Ukraine fleeing the conflict.
His story about him went viral on social networks and the team contacted the fan, who was not expected to leave him until he stepped onto the pitch as just another player.
In the final minutes of the match, DT Frank Lampard He called and admitted him to collect a maximum sentence and thank him for his work with the refugees, in a gesture that he will surely not forget.
As if it were a professional match, the referee called Stratton and told him the rules when kicking the penalty; he later cashed it in and although it didn’t officially count for the score in Everton’s 3-0 victory over the Ukrainians, the fans enjoyed it like never before.
After kicking to his left and sending the ball into the back of the net, Stratton ran and celebrated with the public like any other footballer and was congratulated by the players themselves after the goal.
Before finishing the festivities, he kissed the team’s shield and then left the field, but with a story in his pocket that he will surely tell all his offspring.