Sentence:  United's hopes of mounting a serious response suffered a blow within two minutes of the restart when Evans, who had endured a miserable afternoon, lost concentration and allowed Balotelli to steal in behind him. The defender's only reaction was to haul the Italian down, <WSD>resulting</WSD> in an inevitable red card. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about