Everton footballer hugs woman after hitting her with ball

The Belgian international, Romelu Lukaku's stray shot during practice struck a woman in the stands

Everton’s striker, Romelu Lukaku, won more than just the match on Saturday as he walked in to the stands to apologize to a woman whom he had accidentally struck with a ball in the English Premier League match against Southampton.

Lukaku hits a Saints fan during the warm up and went straight over to apologise personally! #SOUvEFC #EFC #lukaku pic.twitter.com/R4wPMaP5Av

— ScouseScene (@scousescene) August 15, 2015

The Belgian international's stray shot struck the woman in the stands and he was apologetic as soon as he saw it happen.

.@RomeluLukaku9 climbs into the stands and apologises to a #SaintsFC fan after hitting her with a stray shot. http://t.co/l1V1BcgYA5

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) August 15, 2015

Lukaku proved to be a real challenge for the Southampton defence as the 22-year-old scored twice in the first half- a header followed by a smooth finish- against The Saints. Everton’s reliable goalkeeper, Tim Howard, made four saves during the match.