bate slip to shock home defeat by shakhter published: tuesday 16 july 2013, 21.53cet
bate borisov 0-1 shakhter karagandy
last season's group stage contenders were undone by sergei khizhnichenko's second-half goal for the champions of kazakhstan.
by oleg sokol
kazakhstani side fc shakhter karagandy caused quite a stir by winning 1-0 away to last season's uefa champions league group stage contenders fc bate borisov in today's second qualifying round first leg in belarus.
the key moment came three minutes after half-time when sergei khizhnichenko's low shot beat bate keeper andrei gorbunov for the only goal. although bate – one of just two teams to beat eventual champions fc bayern münchen in the 2012/13 competition – dominated possession, they were unable to break down viktor kumykov's tactically adept troops who afforded them no space throughout a tight encounter in borisov.
home coach viktor goncharenko saw a one-on-one opportunity go to waste when vitali rodionov was unable to outwit aleksandr mokin soon after the half-hour mark, while ilya aleksievich's header drew a save from mokin moments before the interval.
shakhter, whose sole first-half attempt of note had been a speculative long-range shot from roger cañas, then delivered the sucker punch of khizhnichenko's goal, which came following good work by aleksandar simčević. a remarkable result was secured for the away side when mokin kept out rodionov's strike from distance late on. the tie resumes in karagandy next tuesday, 23 july.
