Almeida somehow missed the target after rising to meet Simao's inviting deep cross, while Tiago wasted another good opening whenhenodded wide from Fabio Coentrao's driven centre.
Austrian Scharner broke the deadlock in the 57th minute as he headed home Charles N'Zogbia's right-wing cross, then Jordi Gomez hit Everton's woodwork, but French forward Saha leveled on 62 whenhenodded in a Baines corner.