Everton boss Sean Dyche was delighted with their preseason win against Sporting CP.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck from the spot for the only goal of the game.
Dyche told evertontv: There's still some extra sharpness to come, but those games are important.
It's still not the real thing, of course, but fantastic turnout in numbers from the Evertonians. We thank them for that.
Playing European sides, we know they are very methodical. Very technical in the sense of keeping the ball, which is good. It's kind of like that in the Premier League. Maybe a bit slower at times than the Premier League, but you know, that kind of feel. So, your shape is important, your tactical understanding and then how you break their game up.
Overall we did that well at times. A bit wasteful in transition a couple of times, the first half more so. But second half we were slightly more productive and got about them better. There were some good habits in there, but we aren't nave to the fact that the Premier League is different. Still, we use these games wisely."