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Metalist had two men sent-off in a crazy ending to this first-round clash, Oleksandr Babych and Seweryn Gancarczyk, but even with nine men against them, Everton could not clinch this game.

They went ahead in the first half through Joleon Lescott, and with mayhem going on at the other end they conceded a late equaliser to Brazilian midfielder Venans Zeze.

Kharkiv's tackling bordered on the wild at times, and twice early on they broke quickly to see Sergiy Valyayev and then Oleksandr Rykun send 20-yarders flying just over.

They had Milan Obradovic booked for a 22nd-minute tackle on Johnson, but on 23 minutes Everton got their breakthrough - James McFadden lifted the ball into the box for Lescott to head home from six yards.

Kharkiv sent on Olexiy Antonov and the Brazilian Zeze for Onyekachi Nwoha and Rykun. But after Vitalie Bordian had been booked for kicking the ball away from a free-kick, the Ukrainians had a man sent-off and survived a twice-taken penalty.

The spot-kick was given on 68 minutes when Oleksandr Babych was penalised for pulling down Lescott in the box. Kharkiv were furious and Seweryn Gancarczyk was sent-off for arguing.

Johnson then fired the penalty home, only to be made to take it again because of encroachment. Second time around he saw his second effort saved by Goryainov.

Worse was to follow for Everton - Metalist took off substitute Antonov and replaced him with Hicham Mahdoufi on 76 minutes and, with the new man's first touch, he flicked the ball through Lescott's legs to allow Zeze to fire home the equaliser.

Two minutes from time Johnson amazingly wasted another spot-kick, firing high over after Babych had pulled down Anichebe. The Metalist defender, booked for the first penalty he conceded, was shown another yellow and then red for this offence.