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Non-league Boreham Wood's FA Cup dream was ended by two goals from Salomon Rondon as the Everton striker secured his side a second successive FA Cup quarter-final spot with a laboured 2-0 win at Goodison Park.
LIVERPOOL, England : Salomon Rondon scored twice as Premier League Everton made heavy weather of beating fifth-tier Boreham Wood 2-0 in their FA Cup fifth-round clash at a rain-soaked Goodison Park on Thursday.
Everton set up an FA Cup quarter-final clash with Crystal Palace as a Salomon Rondon brace helped them to a labored 2-0 win over National League outfit Boreham Wood. The Blues had 80 per cent of the possession in the opening 45 minutes but could not find the breakthrough, leading to Frank Lampard bringing Richarlison on in the second half. Ad/> Their main attacking threat though was full-back Jonjoe Kenny, delivering two pinpoint crosses for Rondon who, after heading the first over the bar, squeezed in the second at the near post to open the scoring on 57 minutes.
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