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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andy Hunter

Everton reward young fan who flew from Australia for postponed Merseyside derby

Everton fan Mackenzie Kinsella, 15, travelled from Australia for his first Merseyside derby only for the game to be called off.
Everton fan Mackenzie Kinsella, 15, travelled from Australia for his first Merseyside derby only for the game to be called off. Photograph: Liverpool Echo

It was not the final league derby at Goodison Park but Everton have ensured the young fan who travelled from Australia for the game did not have a wasted journey after all.

Mackenzie Kinsella, a 15-year-old from Sydney, used his savings to attend the historic Merseyside derby only for the match to be postponed four hours before kick-off on Saturday because of the impact of Storm Darragh. A rearranged date for Everton’s final league meeting with Liverpool at Goodison has yet to be decided.

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