“Andre Goncalves levels for Veres after a wave of fresh legs from the bench finally breaks Karpaty's resistance.”
PivotalKarpaty struck early through Fellipe Vieira after a string of corners, then spent the rest of the afternoon defending for their lives as Veres poured forward with 61 dangerous attacks to just 34 and a lopsided 17-4 shot count. Yan Kostenko's 64th-minute red card for Karpaty made the task even harder, and Veres eventually made the numbers count when Andre Goncalves equalized in the 82nd minute after a flurry of substitutions freshened up their attack. The result leaves Karpaty frustrated at failing to hold on despite a disciplined defensive shift with three saves and just one shot on target conceded, while Veres will feel they deserved more given their dominance but must be encouraged by the character shown to salvage a point down a man's disadvantage in numbers on the pitch. For Karpaty, sitting third, dropping points at home against a side controlling the game so heavily is a concerning sign heading into a congested run of fixtures.
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