seyirci: 31,400 hakem: martin atkinson (ingiltere)
bate borisov: sergei veremko, aleksandr yurevich, sergei sosnovski, vladimir rzhevski, vitali kazantsev, dmitri likhtarovich (kaptan)(mikhail sivakov 70), aleksandr volodko, ıgor stasevich, sergei kryvets, pavel nekhaychik (vladislav mirchev 87), vitali rodionov (ıvan pecha 90+2). teknik direktör: viktor goncharenko.
juventus: alexander manninger, paolo de ceglie, giorgio chiellini, nicola legrottaglie (dario knezevic 18), zdenek grygera, pavel nedved, mauro camoranesi (claudio marchisio 46), mohamed sissoko, sebastian giovinco, vincenzo ıaquinta (amauri 81), alessandro del piero (kaptan). teknik direktör: claudio ranieri
yardımcı hakemler: peter kirkup (eng), richard west (eng)
4. hakem: stuart attwell (eng)
bate: sergei veremko (gk), dmitri likhtarovich (c) (dk. 70 mikhail sivakov), sergei sosnovski, aleksandr volodko, sergei krivets, pavel nekhaychik (dk. 87 vladislav mirchev), vitali rodionov (dk. 90+2 ivan pecha), igor stasevich, vitali kazantsev, vladimir rzhevski, aleksandr yurevich
yedekler: aleksandr gutor (gk), gennadi bliznyuk, maksim skavysh, anton sakharov
teknik direktör: viktor goncharenko (blr)
juventus: alexander manninger(gk), giorgio chiellini, vincenzo iaquinta (dk. 81 amauri), alessandro del piero(c), pavel nedvěd, mauro camoranesi (dk. 46 claudio marchisio), sebastian giovinco, zdeněk grygera, mohamed sissoko, paolo de ceglie, nicola legrottaglie (dk. 18 dario knežević)
yedekler: antonio chimenti (gk), hasan salihamidžić, cristian molinaro, marco marchionni
iaquinta spoils bate celebrations published: wednesday 1 october 2008, 0.30cet
fc bate borisov 2-2 juventus
bate raced into a two-goal lead in their first home group stage match but vincenzo iaquinta struck twice to cut home celebrations short in belarus.
by trevor haylett
fc bate borisov's home debut in the uefa champions league provided the underdogs with a dream start against juventus, but it was not to last as the visitors were level by half-time, a point leaving them second in group h.
incisive football for the belarussian team, the first from that country to compete at this level, there was the satisfaction of knowing they had played a full part in a wonderful, seesaw encounter. their football was incisive and they had the italian side floundering as sergei kryvets and igor stasevich provided a handsome advantage inside 23 minutes. but vincenzo iaquinta, standing in for the injured david trezeguet, hit back with two goals before the interval.
mounting unease bate wasted no time pouring forward and were encouraged by the ease with which they found their men in dangerous positions. kryvets would not take long to show his striking prowess but first laid on a terrific pass for vitali rodionov who was only denied by mauro camoranesi's challenge. it triggered a rash of corners as the pressure mounted, juve's unease compounded by a head injury which forced nicola legrottaglie off the field.
cool kryvets vitali kazantsev let fly with a dipping shot from 25 metres which dropped narrowly over the bar and with pressure mounting the historic moment arrived as the visitors' defence was dissected with surprising ease. a pass from stasevich was perfectly weighted to dovetail with kryvets's forward run and with giorgio chiellini outpaced the bate forward showed great composure, rounding alexander manninger before sliding in their first uefa champions league goal. legrottaglie was substituted immediately, and juve were soon badly exposed without his height as a routine ball to the far post cleared pavel nedvěd and found stasevich, who directed it into the far corner.
iaquinta responds juventus were rocked, but with bate's confidence sky-high and their commitment to attack unwavering, spaces were available for the visitors to exploit if they could piece their game together. they reduced the deficit in the 29th minute when sebastian giovinco, fast becoming a strong influence on the game, launched a high ball and iaquinta headed home. juve continued to pursue the equaliser before the break and in added time giovinco sent iaquinta in the clear, the striker finishing clinically through the goalkeeper's legs.
chances continue it was the home team who started the second half on the front foot and pavel nekhaychik might have scored but lashed the ball wildly over the top. then aleksandr volodko arrived to meet a cross from the left but his header just missed the target. it seemed unlikely to remain at 2-2; in the other penalty area alessandro del piero got to a high ball before veremko but could not keep his attempt down. del piero came close again late on as juventus took a firmer grip on proceedings but bate never relented in their own search for a winner and their first three points in group h. in added time manninger was forced to go full length to keep out a swirling shot.
) 
