With thunder and lightning in the air before kick-off, Kevin Mirallas promptly delivered a thunderbolt of his own to light up this pre-season friendly with FC Twente as Everton stepped up their preparations for the new season in fine style.
Mirallas laid the foundations for this comprehensive victory with a breathtaking strike on the stroke of half-time.
Then, not to be upstaged by the Belgian, Aaron Lennon marked his return to the first team squad by climbing off the bench to score a sublime individual goal for Ronald Koeman’s men.
To cap a productive night’s work for the Blues, there was still time for Kieran Dowell to continue his own personal goal of the season competition, the young midfielder following up his spectacular strike in Tanzania last week with another scintillating finish as Everton brushed aside their Eredivisie opponents.