Tuesday September 13, 2011 Group Stage: Group H Finished Synot Tip Aréna

Viktoria Plzen 1 - 1 BATE Borisov

  • Bakos 45’
  • Renan Bressan 69’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Viktoria Plzen
    • BATE Borisov
    • 90+3 That's it, final whistle, a draw and what is this? A late equaliser for Milan in their game against Barcelona 2-2, I think defender Thiago has it!
    • 90+2 Duris has a pop from range but well wide.
    • 90+1 Tackles and blocks flying in now, no-one wants to lose this...
    • 90' Three minutes added time being played.
    • 89' Kolar has a dig as a clearance drops to him but a shocking effort, miles wide.
    • 88' Swung into the box, half-cleared and it drops to Duris but he leaves it for Hora but his shot is blocked.
    • 87' Before the free-kick is taken, Hora - a striker - comes on for Pilar.
    • 86' Olekhnovich very lucky not to see a second yellow for a late one. Just a free-kick.
    • 85' Wasted corner, swung out of play.
    • 84' Brave keeping by Cech as he flies out to meet a dangerous cross which Bystron also spots, the defender heading over as he saw Alex flying in on the keeper.
    • 83' BATE SUB: Volodko(2) comes on for Gordeychuk.
    • 82' Another change for BATE... I think teenager Max Volodko is coming on...
    • 81' Pilar is booked for nothing really, bundling over an opponent. The ref brandishes the card with a flourish.
    • 80' Plzen are going for the win that, in their eyes, is probably their only chance of a three-point haul in this campaign. Playing almost a 3-3-4 now...
    • 78' PLZEN SUB: Trapp comes on for Limbersky. A winger for a full-back.
    • 77' A bit of confusion over a Plzen sub... Wrong number up from the fourth official.
    • 76' BATE SUB: Kezman, tired now and understandably so, off for Alex. Brazilian this lad.
    • 75' Rajtoral snuffs out a BATE attack as he heads to touch.
    • 74' Bakos almost gets on to the end of a deflected ball but Bordachev clears.
    • 73' Kezman wins a free-kick but the hosts are furious that Pilar was pushed and kicked in the head earlier with no whistle.
    • 72' BATE SUB: Renan looks furious at being taken off for Kontsevoi. He has scored and been sent off before and the boss clearly thinks the 22-year-old is a loose cannon.
    • 71' Renan is booked for a late challenge.
    • 70' PLZEN SUB: Petrzela off for Duris.
    • 69' That is Rudik's ninth goal of the season (remember, Belarus are two-thirds of the way through their domestic campaign).
    • 68' BATE EQUALISE! Renan Bressan slides it under the keeper, great ball by Rudik to assist, split the defence in two.
    • 67' Short by Baha, a one-two with Rudik and a teasing cross but the home side clear - just.
    • 66' Foul on Volodko by Pilar, BATE have a free-kick from range... Baha over it...
    • 65' Great play by Petrzela to nutmeg the defender but Filipenko is across to hoof out.
    • 64' Renan almost wriggles through but read by Bystron and Cech completes the clearance.
    • 63' Kolar is booked for a foul on Bressan.
    • 62' The hosts cut and it drops to Bakos who is onside but he fires straight at the keeper! Weak and straight, should have scored!
    • 61' Great spell of dominance for the hosts this as the balls pepper the BATE boz...
    • 60' Plzen attack now but it breaks down on the right wing and the visitors have a throw.
    • 59' Well, Kezzer's still got it in terms of finishing it seems - he just seems a touch off the pace. Is it all mental? Can a player suffer for that long?
    • 58' KEZMAN SCORES! But no! Flag is up! What a take and finish though, taking the high ball on the chest and thrashing the volley into the roof of the net!
    • 57' BATE again with a good spell of possession. Kezman on the run now and they back off him so he shoots, but it flies over the angle of post and bar.
    • 56' Renan on the right slips it inside to Volodko but he blasts it well wide.
    • 54' Plzen have been, on the balance of things, the better team. But as we've seen BATE are dangerous and aren't afraid to shoot!
    • 53' Well Rajtoral was horsing about there but somewhat fortunately wins a free-kick. Horvath to take, great low ball to the edge of the box with a queue of team-mates waiting for it but Limbersky mis-hits it. Right idea, wrong man.
    • 52' Break is on for Plzen find space on the right, but Rajtoral runs into trouble and BATE clear.
    • 51' Barcelona have taken the lead against Milan by the way, a superb David Villa free-kick.
    • 50' Renan on the right unleashes a curler from an impossible angle but it's well over. Poor. The gaffer lets him know.
    • 49' Bressan gets it wide to Baha but his cross hits Rajtoral and goes behind for a corner.
    • 48' Kezman puts it wide right and Renan almost finds Baha with a super low ball but in bounces behind him and away!
    • 47' ... He tries the lob when everyone saw a cross, and - while it's a good idea with the keeper stranded - he gets the execution wrong and sends it sailing wide.
    • 46' Early free-kick for the home side which Jiracek will take...
    • 46' BATE get the second half underway.
    • - That is Marek Bakos's seventh goal in the Champions League after his six in qualifying.
    • 45+1 Half time and Plzen lead 1-0!
    • 45+1 LOVELY GOAL! Plzen are ahead and in some style! Bakos with a sliding finish at the far post after a super turn and low cross by Jiracek following Pilar's nice pass.
    • 45' Just the one minute added time.
    • 44' Kezman races down the left but there is no support and he crosses straight at Cech.
    • 43' Rudik with a super run and his through-ball almost puts Renan one-on-one, but Cech manages to gather.
    • 42' Both sides are working hard but there have not been too many clear-cut chances. BATE have come into it after a good start by Plzen.
    • 41' Two Plzen players have hit the deck, one is Jiracek, but play on says the ref as Rudik runs at the defence, weaving in and out but shooting straight at Cech.
    • 40' Decent stuff now from BATE, who are growing into this game and are bossing possession with Plzen hemmed back in their final third.
    • 39' Another corner for BATE as Filipenko meets it, knocking the ball into the danger zone but no-one is there to finish it off!
    • 38' Barcelona have levelled in their match with Milan - Abate all at sea to allow Messi to find an unmarked Pedro.
    • 37' Good defending by Bystron to head the corner away. Volodko has a pop but the keeper claims.
    • 36' Wide from Gordeychuck as he cuts in from the left after a super run! Deflected, corner.
    • 35' Water break as a BATE player gets treatment for a crack on the jon. Rudik it is.
    • 34' Almost a mad rush from the keeper Gutor as he raced out to meet a long ball but comes far too centrally. He makes it in the end.
    • 33' BATE skipper Filipenko saves the day with a super flicked header away as Bakos and Kolar flew in to meet a super cross from Horvath.
    • 32' Both sides exchange attacks with no result, the game opening up a bit.
    • 30' If you're wondering who Marko Simic is, so am I. He is 24, plays as a full-back and has scored five goals this season. He's not the striker of the same name I was thinking of.
    • 29' KEZMAN INTO THE SIDE NETTING! He rolls back the years with a great run off the last defender, forced wide and with no support he has to shoot and he's convinced it was deflected. Nope, just wide. Simic, his fellow Serb, with the pass.
    • 28' Cech takes his time over the goal kick. A lot of time...
    • 27' First BATE corner ends in a long-range effort from Olekhnovich, which goes well wide.
    • 25' Bystron likes to get forward and he's at it again, however his shot is well off target. if you think you recognise him you may well do - he has played fro Banik Ostrava and Levski Sofia in the UEFA Cup.
    • 24' Jiracek thinks he was fouled and is rolling around on the edge of the BATE box. Now Kezman does the same for BATE, but he was kicked.
    • 23' Bordachev clears as Plzen try to hem the visitors back. The hosts counter now as Jiracek crosses but Bakos doesn't get there and it sails out for a throw.
    • 22' Kezman has his first shot but well over. He clearly feels he has something to prove after his career tailed badly at PSG. Still only 32, has a few years left...
    • 21' Pilar with some great skill to work the half chance but he can't combine with Kolar and BATE clear.
    • 19' A clash between Bystron and Volodko but no foul says the ref.
    • 18' If you think BATE gaffer Viktor Goncharenko looks young, that's because he is - 33, and in charge for three seasons now.
    • 17' Kezman has been very quiet. He gets a touch but the move breaks down, not his fault.
    • 16' Olekhinovich is booked for a foul onm Petrzela.
    • 15' Kolar on the move now, he cuts inside from the left and it opens up but his low drive is easy for Gutor. Should have done better.
    • 14' Renan wastes the throw as Plzen have it back in midfield. Attempted diagonal ball from Kolar looking for Bajos but out for a throw.
    • 13' Gordeychuck on the right but he's held off by the defenders and out for a throw. Almost a devastating break there.
    • 12' The corner is an outswinger but cleared by BATE, who launch a break...
    • 11' Plzen have a free-kick then, edge of the box to the left, 25 yards out, Bakos over it... blocked by the wall and the keeper, who should claim, hesitates and it's a corner.
    • 10' Jiracek, who won his first cap against Scotland recently, turns beautifully to release Limbersky, who is fouled by Renan.
    • 8' More pressure from the home side. BATE break though as baga brings it clear... now it drops to Baha who shoots, deflected but well held by the keeper.
    • 7' A brief spell on the ball for BATE results in a free-kick to the hosts.
    • 6' Meanwhile, the impressive Pilar wins another corner, but it's out for a goal kick. He's been bright. Little Pilar, 22, was recently capped by the Czechs and has scored thrice in four games since joining Plzen this summer.
    • 6' By the way, Barca have started dreadfully in the other game - click here for LIVE comments!
    • 5' Great play by Pilar down the left but Kolar loses out and BATE clear. Not for long though as the home side come right back at them...
    • 4' Bystron rises to meet the corner and the big defender heads over! Unmarked, should have kept it down.
    • 3' Good initial spell this for Plzen as Pilar wins a corner on the left.
    • 2' There's already been a goal in the other match in this group - and it's gone to Milan, Pato running through the defence to put them 1-0 up at the mighty Barcelona.
    • 1' The first half is underway.
    • 19:40 The teams are out. Plzen in blue-red, BATE in yellow.
    • 19:35 Packed out stadium in the Czech Republic.
    • 19:30 Tonight's ref is Referee: Laurent Duhamel of France. When he isn't reffing, Laurent is a leisure centre manager.
    • 19:25 For Plzen, Milan Bakos whacked in six goals during qualifying; however he has only managed one league goal so far this season, in the 3-2 win at Sigma Olomouc, after which he was promptly sent off.
    • 19:20 Players to watch? Well in addition to Kezman, BATE boast a tidy Brazilian playmaker called Renan Bressan. He is 22, and gets goals. He is also now eligible to play for Belarus. Maksim Skavysh is highly rated and was decent for the Belarus U21 side that surprised everyone last summer.
    • 19:15 A familiar name for Premier League fans then - a certain Mateja Kezman is starting for BATE. He joined at the end of the transfer window after leaving Hong Kong.
    • 19:10 TEAMS - Plzen: Cech, Limberski, Bystron, Cisovsky, Pilar, Horvath, Petrzela, Jiracek, Kolar, Rajtoral, Bakos; Subs Subs: Danek, Duris, Trapp, Reznik, Sevinsky, Darida, Hora /// BATE: Gutor, Bordachev, Filipenko, Simic, Volodko, Renan, Gordeychuk, Olekhnovich, Baga, Rudik, Kezman; Subs: Chesnovskiy, Patotski, Kontsevoy, Alex Porfirio, Radkov, Aleksiyan, Maksim Volodko
    • 19:05 These teams maye never have played each other but some of their players have - at U21 level for Belarus and Czech Republic. BATE's Yegor Filipenko scored the winner as Belarus U21 beat the Czechs to third place at the European U21 Championships this summer.
    • 19:00 Despite a relative lack of European pedigree, both sides are on excellent continental runs at the moment - Plzen have won their last six matches (all qualifiers) while BATE are unbeaten in eight, drawing three and winning five.
    • 18:55 FACT: It is Viktoria Plzen's first Champions League and BATE's second campaign at this stage. Plzen (of 'Pilsner' beer fame) won their first Czech title last season - in their centenary year.
    • 18:50 There is no head-to-head between these clubs, or between either club and a team from their opponents' country.
    • 18:45 Hello folks, welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Champions League Group H clash between Viktoria Plzen of the Czech Republic, and BATE Borisov of Belarus. Kicking off at 745pm UK time!

  • Summary

    • 68' BATE EQUALISE! Renan Bressan slides it under the keeper, great ball by Rudik to assist, split the defence in two.
    • 62' The hosts cut and it drops to Bakos who is onside but he fires straight at the keeper! Weak and straight, should have scored!
    • 58' KEZMAN SCORES! But no! Flag is up! What a take and finish though, taking the high ball on the chest and thrashing the volley into the roof of the net!
    • 53' Well Rajtoral was horsing about there but somewhat fortunately wins a free-kick. Horvath to take, great low ball to the edge of the box with a queue of team-mates waiting for it but Limbersky mis-hits it. Right idea, wrong man.
    • 48' Kezman puts it wide right and Renan almost finds Baha with a super low ball but in bounces behind him and away!
    • 45+1 LOVELY GOAL! Plzen are ahead and in some style! Bakos with a sliding finish at the far post after a super turn and low cross by Jiracek following Pilar's nice pass.
    • 39' Another corner for BATE as Filipenko meets it, knocking the ball into the danger zone but no-one is there to finish it off!
    • 36' Wide from Gordeychuck as he cuts in from the left after a super run! Deflected, corner.
    • 29' KEZMAN INTO THE SIDE NETTING! He rolls back the years with a great run off the last defender, forced wide and with no support he has to shoot and he's convinced it was deflected. Nope, just wide. Simic, his fellow Serb, with the pass.
    • 4' Bystron rises to meet the corner and the big defender heads over! Unmarked, should have kept it down.
    • 19:10 TEAMS - Plzen: Cech, Limberski, Bystron, Cisovsky, Pilar, Horvath, Petrzela, Jiracek, Kolar, Rajtoral, Bakos; Subs Subs: Danek, Duris, Trapp, Reznik, Sevinsky, Darida, Hora /// BATE: Gutor, Bordachev, Filipenko, Simic, Volodko, Renan, Gordeychuk, Olekhnovich, Baga, Rudik, Kezman; Subs: Chesnovskiy, Patotski, Kontsevoy, Alex Porfirio, Radkov, Aleksiyan, Maksim Volodko

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Viktoria Plzen

    Manager: Pavel Vrba

  • BATE Borisov

    Manager: Viktor Goncharenko

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