GROUP H BATE Borisov 1 AC Milan 1:AC MILAN were held to a 1-1 draw by a spirited BATE Borisov yesterday after a first half of domination evaporated into a struggle to claim a point.
But the seven-times European Cup winners reached the last 16 thanks to Barcelona’s win at Viktoria Plzen and their better record over BATE.
Milan’s Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave the visitors the lead in the 22nd minute after taking the ball off a defender, giving it to Robinho and then calmly slotting in the return
pass with the home defence absent.
BATE equalised in the 55th minute when Brazilian Renan Bressan converted a penalty after Ignazio Abate took down Artyom Kontsevoi.
BATE BORISOV: Gutor, Yurevich, Radkov, Bordachev, Simic, Likhtarovich (Olekhnovich 63), Alexander Volodko, Bressan, Baga (Pavlov 76), Skavysh, Kontsevoy (Gordeychuk 84). Subs not used: Chesnovskiy, Maksim Volodko, Rudik, Kezman. Booked: Olekhnovich.
AC MILAN: Abbiati, Thiago Silva, Taiwo, Nesta (Bonera 67), Abate, Aquilani (Seedorf 69), Nocerino, Ambrosini, Boateng, Ibrahimovic, Robinho (Ganz 83). Subs not used: Amelia, Emanuelson, De Sciglio, Yepes. Booked: Ambrosini.
Referee: Peter Rasmussen(Denmark).
