Pafos and Riga FC both changed the game from the bench, and the goals came from those changes. Caio Ferreira came on for Riga and put them ahead; Ken Sema entered for Pafos and then supplied Biel for the equalizer. The draw was not a case of one side simply wearing the other down: the final shot counts were close, and each team had a spell when a fresh player found the decisive opening. It is a good reminder to watch what a substitution changes in the next attack, not just who comes off.
Our provisional event log records Ferreira’s goal shortly after his introduction and Sema’s assist after his own arrival. The final stats show 17 Pafos shots and 16 for Riga FC. Pafos next visit Nea Salamis; I’m curious whether Sema again becomes the connector when Pafos need to change the shape of a game.
