Nordsjaelland lost a lead to Godoy's late goal with ten men

FC Nordsjaelland drew 2-2 with CSKA Sofia at Right to Dream Park, as Leandro Godoy's late goal ended a lead the home side held with ten men.

Justin Janssen received a second yellow card in the 76th minute, leaving FC Nordsjaelland with ten men while they were still in front. Ibrahim Adel had put them ahead in the 67th minute, but Leandro Godoy struck again for CSKA Sofia in the 88th to make it 2-2. The red card shaped the closing stages more than anything else in the match.

Adel's two goals were the most productive display on the home side, and they earned him a rating of 10, the top mark of the game. He was the player who turned a tight contest into a chance for his team to win, before the numbers from the rest of the match reminded everyone how difficult that lead was to hold.

Nordsjaelland had 55% of the ball, a little below their usual 59%, and took only 12 shots, well under the 18.8 they average. Their chances were better than usual, though. Their expected goals figure, a measure of how good the chances were rather than how many there were, was 1.18, against a normal figure of 0.45 for this side.

CSKA Sofia had 45% of the possession and 15 shots, which was more than the 12.4 a typical side in this league takes. Their expected goals of 1.02 sat below the league's usual 1.32, so many of their efforts came from harder positions. Godoy's first goal came in the 8th minute, after Stefano Sensi had set him up, and his second was his only other scoring moment.

Nordsjaelland usually concede about 1.78 expected goals in a match, so the visitors' chances were far fewer than normal for the home defence. The goals still went in, though, and the home side conceded two, against an average of 0.6 in their recent games. Andreas Hansen made four saves at the other end, and the home side's last six results read five wins and a draw.

CSKA Sofia arrive at this point after losing four of their previous six matches, and they leave with a point. Godoy has now scored in both halves of the game, in the 8th and the 88th minute.

Player of the matchIbrahim Adel2 goals10.0

Leandro Godoy1 goal8.2

Fedor Lapoukhov4 saves7.7

Stefano Sensi1 assist7.6