Moreno header earns KuPS a draw in Europa League but work to do in Craiova

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kups-nLBbqJDS/univ-craiova-bsd9fGaK/?mid=KvyYhWTG"]KuPS 1-1 Universitatea Craiova[/a][/b][/p][p]Defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sabah-baku/fNGcxbyr/"]Sabah Baku[/a] in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) qualifiers had demoted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS[/a] to the UEL, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-u-craiova/nNhLpi8p/"]Universitatea Craiova[/a]'s loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/levski-sofia/E5OOzgs4/"]Levski Sofia[/a] had seen them enter this round via the same method. [/p][p]It seemed the home side had put their UCL disappointment behind them after just five minutes when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/armah-bob-nii/4nbMBYMa/"]Bob Armah[/a] found the net, only to be denied by the offside flag. But from then on, the away side took control.[/p][p]Either side of the 30-minute mark, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baiaram-stefan/z9fwglZ5/"]Stefan Baiaram[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mekvabishvili-anzor/xEvKuK7K/"]Anzor Mekvabishvili[/a] both brought the best out of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/riihimaki-hemmo/QoB9IGF2/"]Hemmo Riihimaki[/a], before [b]Baiaram finally got the better of the KuPS goalkeeper in the 38th minute,  getting on the end of a fine [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rus-adrian/tQ9LN1fh/"]Adrian Rus[/a] cross[/b] and guiding the ball in off the post.[/p][embed guid="1a6ec73d-bb7c-42ac-a550-81355a5578d5" url="https://x.com/KuPS1923/status/2085417246453575822" social-type="twitter" /][p]Credit to the Finnish champions, the came out of the blocks quickly in the second half and maintained the pressure - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreno-jaime/SnTwttL9/"]Jaime Moreno[/a] went close with the best early chance but was thwarted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/popescu-laurentiu/djBAuhl6/"]Laurentiu Popescu[/a], though the Nicaraguan's perserverance was rewarded inside the final 20 minutes.[/p][p][b]Moreno climbed highest at the near post to send [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jyry-tommi/6BJCj58h/"]Tommi Jyry[/a]'s corner flying past Popescu with his head to draw the Kuopio side level.[/b][/p][p]KuPS came under pressure late on, but Riihimaki was alert to efforts from a couple of efforts from Teles to ensure his side will travel to Romania for the return fixture on 13th August with the scores level.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/europa-league/"]Follow all the UEL qualifiers on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]