First Ethan Pinnock’s slip allowed Beto to run clear, but in attempting to take the ball around Mark Flekken he instead chipped it into the keeper’s arms, and then Carlos Alcaraz’s headed through-ball sent the Portuguese through again only for Flekken this time to deflect his shot wide.
Fuelled by regret and 15 minutes with a snarling Scotsman, Everton started the second half with renewed commitment to attack, almost scoring inside the first minute when Harrison’s corner, curled towards the near post, somehow failed to cross the line before Schade cleared.
Had Yoane Wissa been on the same wavelength as his teammates they might have taken advantage of this spell, but Lewis-Potter, Bryan Mbeumo and, after a superb run to the byline in the 10th minute, Kevin Schade all crossed low to the near post while their centre-forward loitered near the penalty spot.
Schade’s long throw from the right was allowed to bounce in the area, Mbeumo was unimpeded as he headed it against the bar, and even then there were three defenders better placed to reach the rebound than Wissa, who sprinted past them all to crash it into the net from barely a yard.
But if they continued their recent positive run of form under David Moyes their recently red-hot striker Beto could not, the Portuguese running through on goal three times without once finding a way past Mark Flekken.
