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BATE Barysau Reached Group Stage of Champions League!

BATE held Bulgarian Levski to a 1-1 draw on 27 August in Barysau for a 2:1 on aggregate. BATE Barysau is the first Belarusian club to reach the group stage of the Champions League.

Barysau football players remained in ten in the 43th minute after dismissal of forward Bliznyuk who was shown a second yellow card by an Austrian referee.

Syarhei Sasnouski opened the scoring for the hosts after 14 minutes, Bulgarian Vladimir Gadjev drew level in the 38th minute.

Drawing procedure for the third and final qualifying round takes place tomorrow. The only thing that is clear now is that star teams of world football will come to Belarus.

Alyaksandr Hleb, who began his career in BATE, will also take part in the matches of the Champions League. His new club Barcelona won over Polish Wisla 4-1 on aggregate. The yesterday’s match in Poland ended 0-1, the score was 4-0 in the first match in Barcelona. Belarusian united team’s captain Alyaksandr Hleb came off the substitutes’ bench in the 66th minute making his debut in the new club.

Source:Charter 97 Press Center, August 28, 2008

This article appeared in
Belarusian Review, Vol. 20, No. 3
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