Tuesday, September 30, 2014

UEFA Champions League, Group H: Shakhtar Blow Two-Goal Lead, Settle For Draw With Visiting Dragons; BATE Knock Off Athletic Bilbao

Two games in Group H of the UEFA Champions League were played on Tuesday.

At Lviv, Ukraine:
Martínez earns Porto stunning draw at Shakhtar
Jackson Martinez scored twice in the final minutes (89', 90'+3, that's him celebrating) as FC Porto come from two goals down to gain a 2-2 road draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.  Alex Teixeira (52') and Luiz Adriano (85') delivered the goals for the Ukrainian club, who played this match in Lviv due to the ongoing pro-Russian unrest in the eastern part of the country.

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At Barysaw, Belarus:
First-half strikes help BATE best Athletic
Denis Paliakou (19', that's him celebrating with teammates) and Aleksandr Karnitskiy (41') delivered the goals as FC BATE Borisov knocked off visiting Athletic Bilbao 2-1.

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GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. FC Porto (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS: 4)
2. FC BATE Borisov (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
3. Shakhtar Donetsk (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

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