Tuesday November 1, 2011 Group Stage: Group H Finished Dynamo Stadium

BATE Borisov 1 - 1 AC Milan

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  1. Milan through despite draw

    Milan through despite draw

    AC Milan qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League after drawing 1-1 with BATE Borisov in a Group H clash at the Dynamo Stadium. More

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    Time:90'
    • BATE Borisov
    • AC Milan
    • - The way that group shapes up will be defined by the Milan-Barca result in a few weeks at the San Siro. But Barca still have to beat Plzen later tonight - follow that match here!
    • 90+4 And that is it! A hugely entertaining 1-1 draw and clap clap to BATE, who get their second point of the group stage to rise above Viktoria Plzen and put themselves in a decent spot for making the Europa League. Group H standings
    • 90+3 Abate on the right, now Boateng with the cross AND IBRA WITH THE BICYCLE KICK but he misses the ball!
    • 90+2 Skavysh leads the charge as BATE look to snatch a winner - only three minutes added time and we're in number two already.
    • 90+1 ABBIATI DENIES SKAVYSH! He races away on the counter down the right, he almost gets one-on-one but defenders are back so he shoots and the keeper bats it away!
    • 90' The free-kick is around 28 yards out, a touch to the right... Taiwo wants it but Seedorf and Ibra pull rank. I would fancy Taiwo from here but Ibra takes it and hits the wall.
    • 89' Pavlov gives away a couple of fouls, on Ibra and Nocerino.
    • 88' Milan bossing the ball in these closing stages but BATE are happy to look for the break....
    • 87' Taiwo gets in down the left and shoots from a ridiculous angle, well wide.
    • 86' Skavysh is caught offside. This would be a deserved point for BATE on the basis of this second-half performance - but Milan LOVE a late winner...
    • 85' Renan's free-kick is cleared, the ball is pumped back in by the Brazilian AND SKAVYSH GETS AWAY FROM TAIWO but no, he was offside. The Nigerian breathes a sight of relief. Gordeychuk has come on for the hosts by the way, Bordachev taken off.
    • 84' Volodko is pulled back and kicked by Ambrosini, who talks himself into the book before huffing off.
    • 84' MILAN SUB: Simone Ganz, a youth-team player, replaces Robinho.
    • 83' Ibra is offside as he tries to get on to the through ball. Young striker Ganz is going to come on for Milan.
    • 82' Another foul the other way this time as Radkov clips Ibra. The home fans are in fine voice by the way.
    • 81' Ibra gives away a free-kick after foulding Pavlov. Bit scrappy now.
    • 79' Skavysh on the left has tonnes of space, and options centrally but he cuts inside and ambitiously shoots for the far corner but sends it well over. Should have centred!
    • 78' Milan get a free-kick centrally but 35 yards out. Wide to Robinho, whose cross is met by BOATENG but he heads wide!
    • 77' Boateng gets in behind Simic and he shoots but Gutor blocks, it falls to Boateng again but the Serb blocks with his chest on the line! Milan think it was his arm but no says the ref!
    • 76' BATE SUB: Baha off for Pavlov.
    • 75' High ball in from Nocerino to Ibra but the keeper claims again.
    • 74' Seedorf again over it as Ibra, Robinho and co. step aside... No, Ibra is back now so both are over it.... Short to Ibra, into the wall. Ambrosini tries to shoot but blocked.
    • 74' Boateng is brought down by Yurevich on the edge of the box, to the left of the D. Dangerous position...
    • 73' Seedorf to talk the free-kick and Ibra meets it with the header but it skews off the side of his bonce and flies away to the left.
    • 72' Nocerino weaves in and out on the right before getting pulled back by Bordachev, who does not get booked.
    • 71' Space for BATE to break but Renan runs into Silva. Now Olekhnovitch is booked for a foul on Boateng, even though he got the ball first. Bad decision.
    • 70' Kontsevoi slips and falls into Bonera, hurting himself in the process. Drop ball.
    • 69' MILAN SUB: Aquilani off, he's tired badly and seems nervous, with Seedorf back in the fold after injury.
    • 68' Milan again on the move but the cross in from the left is out for a goal kick.
    • 67' Do you think BATE have a chance of snatching a win from this? Or will Milan's quality and experience tell? Let me know on Twitter.
    • 66' MILAN SUB: Nesta comes off for Bonera. Not sure what's wrong with Nesta, who was able to walk off unaided but looked uncomfortable.
    • 65' Nesta appears to be in trouble...
    • 64' Super cross by Nocerino but Simic nods clear from the flying Abate, desperate to make up for his error.
    • 63' BATE SUB: Olekhnovich on for Likhtarovtich.
    • 61' Ambrosini finds Ibra again and he wriggles away from the defenders only for Gutar to block the finish! This keeper is having a great match!
    • 60' Ibra races away down the other end and blasts one just over!
    • 59' Kontsevoi on the left, good cross and Milan's defence miss it AND SKAVYSH CAN FINISH but Taiwo blocks it! It was too high to shoot first time so he had to take a touch on the chest, in which time Taiwo recovered!!
    • 58' SAVE BY ABBIATI! Baha picked it up on the right side of the box and went for a surprise shot! All BATE suddenly!
    • 57' Skavysh bombs down the right but Silva slides in to put behind for a corner.
    • 56' That is BATE's first goal against Milan in four matches.
    • 55' GOAL BATE! Renan tucks the low penalty inside the left-hand post with Abbiati guessing correctly! Look at their faces! Wild celebrations.
    • 54' PENALTY BATE! Abate appeared to shunt Kontsevoi, a silly tackle and a clear penalty!
    • 52' Abbiati scrambles across but Baha's low shot was going wide anyway - only just though!
    • 51' Kontsevoi has a pop from range but weak and straight at Abbiati.
    • 50' Robinho sneaks in again and he can finish this off but his curling effort is tipped away by Gutor! Good save, but he should have scored!
    • 49' Robinho chases on to Ambrosini's ball but again he is offside.
    • 48' The ball drops to Baha on the right side of the box and he drills it low through Taiwo but Abbiati does well to hold on to the ball! He'd have seen that late.
    • 47' There were no changes at the break, by the way. Robinho wide to Abate on the overlap, he takes on Bordachev AND A SUPER FAR-POST CROSS AND THE BALL IS HEADED ACROSS GOAL BY BOATENG BUT ROBINHO CAN'T GET THERE!
    • 46' Great back header from Ibra after Taiwo's cross but Robinho and Boateng can't connect!
    • 46' The second half is underway.
    • 45' No added time and it's 1-0 to Milan thanks to Ibra, assisted by Robinho who is lucky to be on the pitch.
    • 44' Ambrosini tries a ball from the left but it sails out for a goal kick.
    • 43' Ibra feeds Boateng down the right but his low cross is blocked behind for a corner to Milan. Robinho takes short to Abate, they exchange passes and the Brazilian crosses but cleared - for now.
    • 42' Volodko spreads it wide but Abate is in to clear. Milan happy to ride the half out now it seems as they sit deeper.
    • 41' Simic is berating Robinho for that miss and with good reason - he caught him with a naughty tackle earlier that the ref let go.
    • 40' WHAT A MISS FROM ROBINHO! He strikes the outside of the post after springing the offside trap, running 40 yards and rounding the keeper! He did all the hard work but shanked the finish!
    • 39' JUST OVER BY RADKOV! The defender got forward to attack a superb low ball by Baha but he flicked his near-post finish over!
    • 38' The corner is sent deep to Bordachev but the cross is headed clear. The breakdown favours BATE but Nesta slides in to clear. Still with BATE though, a decent spell this...
    • 37' Kontsevoi races down the left but is challenged strongly by Abate. Corner BATE.
    • 36' Boateng manages to dig out a right-wing cross under pressure but Gutor claims.
    • 35' A touch of confusion in the Milan box as Nesta and Silva get their wires crossed while Renan knocks it in, he latches on to the loose ball and goes down untouched with the ball Abbiati's anyway.
    • 34' A rare move forward for BATE but Skavysh is offside.
    • 33' Milan still bossing it with BATE having lost much of their early confidence. Ibra slides Aquilani in but the keeper slides out to gather first.
    • 32' Boateng has a dig from some range out but, while the power is good, it is straight at Gutor, who pulls it into his chest gratefully.
    • 31' Ambrosini drives down the left, back to Taiwo, now Ibra and the cross comes in but half-cleared by BATE. Still Milan come with Abate on the right, a one-two between Ibra and Aquilani but the through ball doesn't come and BATE clear to touch.
    • 30' Milan utterly dominant now, with BATE unable to get their feet on the ball.
    • 29' Still with Milan, who have had possession for nigh on four minutes now. Ibra slides it in for Robinho but just beyond his outstretched leg and the keeper gathers.
    • 28' Aquilani takes, headed clear but Nocerino picks it up and crosses. Simic heads to touch though.
    • 27' Milan controlling the ball now as they work it out of a tight spot on the right, wide left now with Taiwo, inside to Ibra AND ROBINHO WITH THE SHOT but tipped over by Gutor again! Corner.
    • 26' Milan with a spell of possession football as they look to consolidate their lead. Great ball wide to Abate, who crosses in low but behind the attackers and cleared by BATE.
    • 25' BATE come again but the pass from Renan Bressan is overhit and out for a goal kick.
    • 24' Renan takes the corner, Abbiati claims and Milan break! They have men over as Ibra knocks it to Robinho but Silva is offside apparently. Close.
    • 23' GREAT SAVE ABBIATI! Close-range header from Skavysh after a super cross by Kontsevoi. Corner.
    • 22' GOAL MILAN! Ibrahimovic with a low finish past the keeper, totally unmarked after losing the two centre halves, who thought Ibrahimovic was offside when Robinho played it forward - actually he was knocking it on to himself, Ibra checking his run before moving diagonally to pick up the return pass. All stemmed from Ibra chasing down and tackling the defender.
    • 21' Poor cross from Ibra on the right, sailing well out for a goal kick.
    • 20' Free-kick Milan now after Silva was brought down on the left side of the box immediately after Ibra's shot was saved. Ibra will take this, I'd have backed Taiwo... FIZZING LOW SHOT AND KEPT OUT BY GUTOR AGAIN! Super effort, but Gutor would have been disappointed to get beaten at the near post.
    • 19' Silva on the run now, he cuts inside and feeds IBRA WITH THE SHOT but Gutor bats it away!
    • 18' Taiwo with a testing low ball across the box but Ibra can't reach it.
    • 17' That was the first clear-cut chance of the match - it took Aquilani too long to get the ball under control, in which time the BATE defender was able to inervene.
    • 16' MILAN CHANCE! Aquilani should have scored but Bordachev blocks his close-range finish after a scramble in the six-yard box. Boateng and Robinho involved.
    • 14' Renan has a pop but well over.
    • 12' Foul by Nesta on halfway, leaving Likhtarovitch in a heap. Long in but Abbiati claims.
    • 11' Renan wide to Baha, a bit of space on the left but he goes back to Bordachev amd the move breaks down.
    • 10' Robinho is played through by Aquilani but strays offside. Poor from the Brazilian, he had the run on the defence who were way too high up given their relative lack of pace.
    • 9' Skavysh leads a counter again and he hits the target with a shot from 20 yards but Abbiati gathers easily.
    • 8' Baha gives it away and now Milan break. Boateng spreads it wide, great ball to Nocerino, now Aquilani can shoot but high and wide.
    • 7' BATE counter from the corner, Skavysh with a superb turn on halfway but Abate is super quick and races back to challenge. The hosts keep the ball well now as Milan get men back.
    • 6' Robinho combines with Ibra and the Swede smacks in a rising drive that the keeper tips over. Corner. Nice one-two.
    • 5' Nocerino again on the left but he can't get the cross in. Seeing a bit of the ball.
    • 4' Taiwo covers Robinho after he loses the ball. Milan come forward but Nocerino fails to find Ibra.
    • 3' BATE come forward again but Baha overhits the cross just when there was space for a ball in. Good hold-up play by Skavysh.
    • 2' Baha comes forward and Abate challenges Bordachev, back to Baha via Renan but overhit for a goal-kick.
    • 1' Good skill from Abate to nutmeg Bordachev, but the move breaks down infield and the hosts clear.
    • 1' Milan get the match underway, in their usual Rossoneri strip with BATE in canary yellow.
    • 16:58 If you feel compelled to engage, vent, harass or suchlike, you can follow and yell at me on Twitter, like a madman on a bus full of madmen. @Reda_Maher
    • 16:55 FACT: BATE Borisov have won none of their nine Champions League games (four draws, five losses).
    • 16:50 HEAD TO HEAD: These teams have played three times - last month and over two legs in the 2001-02 UEFA Cup - with Milan scoring a total of eight goals to BATE's zero in three wins for the Rossoneri.
    • 16:45 Milan team news: Seedorf returns to the bench but Pato is out. The only fully-fit senior Milan forwards start - Ibrahimovic and Robinho - with Kevin-Prince Boateng continuing as the main attacking midfielder. Young forward Simone Ganz is on the bench in the absence of Pato, Cassano and Pippo Inzaghi.
    • 16:40 BATE team news: Kezman is on the bench, while Pavlov is also a sub after his return from injury.
    • 16:35 TEAMS - BATE: Gutor, Yurevich, Radkov, Bordachev, Simic, Likhtarovich, Alexander Volodko, Bressan, Baga, Skavysh, Kontsevoy; Subs: Chesnovskiy, Gordeychuk, Pavlov, Olekhnovich, Maksim Volodko, Rudik, Kezman /// AC Milan: Abbiati, Thiago Silva, Taiwo, Nesta, Abate, Aquilani, Nocerino, Ambrosini, Boateng, Ibrahimovic, Robinho; Subs: Amelia, Seedorf, Bonera, Emanuelson, De Sciglio, Ganz, Yepes
    • 16:30 Massimiliano Allegri: "During our game in Milan, BATE played some good football. They have many quality players and everyone in our team should understand that it will not be an easy game. Tomorrow we will play for Antonio as well and it is a great pity that he won't be playing as he has been in great form recently. Everybody is looking forward to his return."
    • 16:25 Viktor Goncharenko: "We had a bad game against Barcelona, but played some better football in Milan and I want to believe we can play even better tomorrow. We have analysed them thoroughly and have to get the most useful things on board. To win, even to score first, we have to keep cool heads at the back and play more aggressively in attack. The support is very important as well. We owed them something after the Barcelona game and if we are united we can hopefully get a result."
    • 16:20 Yegor Filipenko (back) looks set to miss the rest of the group stage for BATE after picking up an injury on international duty, while VItali Rodionov and Evgeni Kuntsevich (both knee) are long-term absentees. Aleksandr Pavlov made his return from three months on the sidelines with a torn adductor in the reverse fixture against Milan in Italy. Ex-Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman is tipped to start by coach Viktor Gonacharenko despite a niggling thigh injury.
    • 16:15 Otherwise for Milan, Philippe Mexes is undergoing surgery on his left hand after injuring it in the win over Roma, while Gennaro Gattuso has an eye problem which has forced him out of action since the opening day of the season. Clarence Seedorf (knee), Mathieu Flamini (knee) are also long-term injuries, while Luca Antonini (ankle), Pato (thigh) are doubts. More on Mexes here!
    • 16:10 Cassano is "improving", Milan said, while insisting that no diagnosis has been officially made. "AC Milan inform that the news in circulation containing a hypothetical diagnosis on Antonio Cassano's state of health cannot be considered true as it does not come from an accredited medical source," Milan said. "AC Milan underline that Antonio Cassano is in a phase of marked improvement and in the next few days will undergo further medical examinations." More here!
    • 16:05 All the gossip today is about poor Antonio Cassano. The mercurial Milan forward was taken sick at the weekend and it is rumoured he may have suffered a minor stroke. His team-mates have promised to win for him as everyone in football wishes him a speedy recovery.
    • 16:00 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Milan's trip to BATE Borisov of Belarus - kicking off at 5pm UK time.

  • Summary

    • 90+3 Abate on the right, now Boateng with the cross AND IBRA WITH THE BICYCLE KICK but he misses the ball!
    • 90+1 ABBIATI DENIES SKAVYSH! He races away on the counter down the right, he almost gets one-on-one but defenders are back so he shoots and the keeper bats it away!
    • 79' Skavysh on the left has tonnes of space, and options centrally but he cuts inside and ambitiously shoots for the far corner but sends it well over. Should have centred!
    • 78' Milan get a free-kick centrally but 35 yards out. Wide to Robinho, whose cross is met by BOATENG but he heads wide!
    • 77' Boateng gets in behind Simic and he shoots but Gutor blocks, it falls to Boateng again but the Serb blocks with his chest on the line! Milan think it was his arm but no says the ref!
    • 61' Ambrosini finds Ibra again and he wriggles away from the defenders only for Gutar to block the finish! This keeper is having a great match!
    • 60' Ibra races away down the other end and blasts one just over!
    • 59' Kontsevoi on the left, good cross and Milan's defence miss it AND SKAVYSH CAN FINISH but Taiwo blocks it! It was too high to shoot first time so he had to take a touch on the chest, in which time Taiwo recovered!!
    • 58' SAVE BY ABBIATI! Baha picked it up on the right side of the box and went for a surprise shot! All BATE suddenly!
    • 55' GOAL BATE! Renan tucks the low penalty inside the left-hand post with Abbiati guessing correctly! Look at their faces! Wild celebrations.
    • 54' PENALTY BATE! Abate appeared to shunt Kontsevoi, a silly tackle and a clear penalty!
    • 52' Abbiati scrambles across but Baha's low shot was going wide anyway - only just though!
    • 50' Robinho sneaks in again and he can finish this off but his curling effort is tipped away by Gutor! Good save, but he should have scored!
    • 48' The ball drops to Baha on the right side of the box and he drills it low through Taiwo but Abbiati does well to hold on to the ball! He'd have seen that late.
    • 47' There were no changes at the break, by the way. Robinho wide to Abate on the overlap, he takes on Bordachev AND A SUPER FAR-POST CROSS AND THE BALL IS HEADED ACROSS GOAL BY BOATENG BUT ROBINHO CAN'T GET THERE!
    • 40' WHAT A MISS FROM ROBINHO! He strikes the outside of the post after springing the offside trap, running 40 yards and rounding the keeper! He did all the hard work but shanked the finish!
    • 39' JUST OVER BY RADKOV! The defender got forward to attack a superb low ball by Baha but he flicked his near-post finish over!
    • 27' Milan controlling the ball now as they work it out of a tight spot on the right, wide left now with Taiwo, inside to Ibra AND ROBINHO WITH THE SHOT but tipped over by Gutor again! Corner.
    • 23' GREAT SAVE ABBIATI! Close-range header from Skavysh after a super cross by Kontsevoi. Corner.
    • 22' GOAL MILAN! Ibrahimovic with a low finish past the keeper, totally unmarked after losing the two centre halves, who thought Ibrahimovic was offside when Robinho played it forward - actually he was knocking it on to himself, Ibra checking his run before moving diagonally to pick up the return pass. All stemmed from Ibra chasing down and tackling the defender.
    • 20' Free-kick Milan now after Silva was brought down on the left side of the box immediately after Ibra's shot was saved. Ibra will take this, I'd have backed Taiwo... FIZZING LOW SHOT AND KEPT OUT BY GUTOR AGAIN! Super effort, but Gutor would have been disappointed to get beaten at the near post.
    • 19' Silva on the run now, he cuts inside and feeds IBRA WITH THE SHOT but Gutor bats it away!
    • 16' MILAN CHANCE! Aquilani should have scored but Bordachev blocks his close-range finish after a scramble in the six-yard box. Boateng and Robinho involved.
    • 6' Robinho combines with Ibra and the Swede smacks in a rising drive that the keeper tips over. Corner. Nice one-two.
    • 16:35 TEAMS - BATE: Gutor, Yurevich, Radkov, Bordachev, Simic, Likhtarovich, Alexander Volodko, Bressan, Baga, Skavysh, Kontsevoy; Subs: Chesnovskiy, Gordeychuk, Pavlov, Olekhnovich, Maksim Volodko, Rudik, Kezman /// AC Milan: Abbiati, Thiago Silva, Taiwo, Nesta, Abate, Aquilani, Nocerino, Ambrosini, Boateng, Ibrahimovic, Robinho; Subs: Amelia, Seedorf, Bonera, Emanuelson, De Sciglio, Ganz, Yepes

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  • BATE Borisov

    Manager: Viktor Goncharenko

  • AC Milan

    Manager: Massimiliano Allegri

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      Substitution Out63′ 6.1 7
      Substitution Out84′ 6 7
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      Substitution Out69′ 5.7 5
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