Karma salvages 1-1 draw against Electricity with stoppage-time penalty in Iraqi Premier League

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Karma came from behind to draw 1-1 with Electricity in matchweek 3 of the Iraqi Premier League Stars at Zawra Stadium in Baghdad on Saturday. The match, which kicked off at 6:45 p.m. local time, ended goalless at halftime before Electricity broke the deadlock through Diego Santos in the 77th minute. Karma were reduced to 10 men in the 62nd minute when Ayoub Modern received a second yellow card. Playing a man down, the visitors were awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time, which Wakaa Ramadan converted in the 90+2 minute to level the score. The result lifted Karma to 5 points, moving them up to fourth place in the standings, while Electricity stayed on 2 points and remained 16th.