Sahtar Makes Round Of 16

First 5 return matches have been played in the round of 32 in the Uefa Cup.

After 3:3 in Istanbul, in Alkmaar, AZ and Fenerbachce offered a real treat to football lovers. In the 21^st minute a shock to the hosts, Kezman penetrated the right wing and passed a sharp ball to the place where Tumer Metin feels best, and the guests take the lead.

AZ had not even recovered when in the 34^th minute, a new shock, Kezman penetrates the defense again and this time Alex was at the right place at the right time to bring the lead up to 2:0 for Fenerbahce. At the start of the second half AZ’s trainer Van Gaal brings in Martens and Jenner which proves to be a great move, because it was Martens in the 63^rd minute who diminished Fenerbahce’s lead to 2:1 after a pass from de Zeeuwa.

After that the guests miss a few chances, and the punishment comes in the 86^th minute when Opdam scores from Jenner’s pass for 2:2, and a pass to the next round because of larger amount of goals as guests.

In France’s Nancy at the home team with the same name, Sahtar appeared as guests which include the Croatian players Srna and Pletikosa. In a very even match, it all came down to a moment of inspiration by Fernandinho in the 70^th minute, which with his third goal of the season brings victory to Sahtar and entry into the next round. Srna played all 90 minutes, whilst Pletikosa watched the game from the bench.

At Ewood Park, Leverkusen came to defend their 3:2 advantage against Blackburn gained on their home field. They managed to keep their goal untouched, and it ended 0:0. Marko Babic played for the guests for 90 minutes.

Maccabi from Haifa with a minimal victory of 1:0 eliminated the 2005 winner Moscow’s CSKA. The only goal was by Colautti in the 14^th minute.

Benfica beat Dinamo in Bucharest 2:1, and with that confirmed the quarter finals. For the hosts the striker was Munteanu in the 23^rd minute, only to have Anderson and Katsouranis score for Benfica in the second half.