Everton lost to Austrian Champions Vienna. Lead was taken by them in 14 minutes as Marko Stankovic moved to Leon Osman and rounded debutant goalkeeper Joel in the Everton net.

Further Blues were found going behind in next 37 minutes. Stankovic doubled the score to bring his country at an advantage. They did not commit any mistake from penalty spot. It was seen that Everton tried to make a comeback but could manage only a goal. This happened only a minute after the previous goal.

It was seen that the Toffees, who made nine half-time substitutions, were not able to find a solution in the second half of the game. Irrespective of the fact that the team had klost, Everton boss Martinez did not seem to be disappointed.

He said, “It's been a very successful week. We've accumulated a lot of work and that's been exactly what we needed and it's given us a very good platform. Today was just to get a run out and we gave everyone 45 minutes more or less”.

He added by saying that his team was playing against a side which was one week away from the start of their season. This was the first game for Everton.