Бачка Топола and Спартак Здрепцева КРВ played out a 2:2 draw in the Prva Liga regular season on Wednesday evening. The result leaves the home side unbeaten in six matches with twelve points, while the visitors move up to eighth place with nine. We had backed the hosts for victory at 57 per cent confidence, but the match took a different shape once the first red card arrived.
A. Stojanovic opened the scoring in the ninth minute before the game turned at the other end. N. Simic received a red card in the thirteenth minute, and the visitors immediately brought on A. Petrovic in reply. Enzo doubled the home lead in the thirty-third minute, and Бачка Топола seemed set for all three points. By then the visitors were down to ten men.
The momentum shifted after half-time when J. Mulato pulled one back in the fifty-third minute. A. Pavlovic picked up a booking in the fifty-first minute, and the home side began to feel the pressure. Mulato was substituted in the eighty-ninth minute, but his impact had already been felt. The visitors worked themselves into the contest, despite having only one corner compared to the hosts' ten.
Spartak equalised in the ninety-sixth minute to complete their comeback. N. Bastajic came on for the visitors in the ninety-third minute, a late change that appeared to have a purpose. The home side had three yellow cards and one red, while the visitors collected four yellows and played with ten men for the final forty minutes. And here's the thing — the red card changed everything, but the visitors still found a way back into it.
Statistics tell a story of dominance without conversion. Бачка Топола registered 132 attacks and five shots on target for two goals, while Спартак managed 120 attacks and six shots on target for two goals. The visitors were more clinical despite the numerical disadvantage, and their away record now stands at two wins, three draws and one loss. The hosts remain unbeaten but will be disappointed they could not hold on.