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Vidi’s two goal defeat at the home of BATE – Europa League – HIGHLIGHTS
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A goal in each half gave BATE the three group points to leapfrog Vidi into second in the table.
FC BATE Borisov 2-0 (1-0) Vidi FC
Goals: Signevich 23, Ivanic 85
FC BATE Borisov: Denis — Filipovic, Dragun, Ivanic, Hleb (Skavysh 66), Signevich, Rios, Filipenko (Polyakov 46), Stasevich (Gordeichuk 89), Volkov, Baga
Vidi FC: Kovácsik — Stopira, Vinícius, Juhász, Fiola — Hadzic, Pátkai (Hodzic 64), Nego (Kovács 66) — Milanov, Huszti (Nikolov 74) — Scsepovics
Venue: Bariszav Borisov Arena, Attendance: 8,963
Referees: Carlos Del CerroJuan YusteRoberto AlonsoRaúl CabaneroJosé SanchezSantigo Jaime Latre
The modern Borisov Arena in Belarus was the setting for match 5 of Group L in the Europa League group stage. The squad travelled out on Wednesday and based themselves in Minsk ahead of the game. BATE Borisov went into the game with three points less than Vidi and knew that they had to avoid a fourth successive defeat in the group to keep alive hopes of reaching the knockout phase. MOL Vidi were looking for a third successive win, which would secure their qualification with a game to spare. The two met in September in Budapest and it was BATE who emerged winners that evening thanks to a 2-0 win.
However, a freezing -8c cold evening in the middle of Belarus was the scene where a win for Vidi would secure a place in the knockout stage in February.
Around 8000 were present to create a good atmosphere inside the arena. Marko Nikolic picked the following eleven: Kovácsik – Fiola, Juhász, Vinícius, Stopira – Nego, Hadzic, Pátkai – Huszti, Milanov – Scepovics.
The first 10 minutes saw the home side press Vidi back under pressure. Signevich and then Ivanic had good chances, but they did not find the back of the net. Vidi also had a dangerous chance after 15 minutes with a Stopira header and then a BATE defender clearing after good work from Milanov. Unfortunately the second chance ended up in the back of Kovácsik’s net after Signevich headed into the far corner from 7 meters (1-0).
