Overview
- PSV led 2-0 from first‑half pressure and a second‑half strike after a corner before Everton reversed the match in a 19‑minute spell.
- Tait introduced Ademide Akarakiri, Malik Olayiwola and Kingsford Boakye on 58 minutes, shifting to a sturdier setup that changed the momentum.
- Olayiwola scored within 90 seconds of coming on and Boakye equalised three minutes later, with both goals arriving from substitutes.
- Sixteen-year-old Shea Pita won a late penalty and converted it himself to seal the turnaround in front of the Gwladys Street end.
- Referee Oliver Mackey waved away a late PSV penalty appeal, with one report saying PSV were incensed and another praising the officiating, as Everton look ahead to facing Monaco after an opening group loss to Real Madrid U21s.