1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
46' | Half time. Inter 1-1 Shakhtar (3-1 on aggregate). |
46' | Adriano goes down in the box as he meets Recoba's curling free kick, but the ref spots a foul by the Brazilian. |
46' | Free kick to Inter 40 yards out on the left channel. |
45' | 1 minute of added time to play. |
45' | Adriano has a long-range left-foot shot blocked. |
44' | At the other end Recoba sends an angled shot well wide of the left post. |
44' | Brandao, who scored four of Shakhtar's five goals in a league match at the weekend, has a 25-metre shot saved by Julio Cesar. |
40' | Recoba's powerful left-foot effort is punched away by Lastuvka. |
39' | Free kick to Inter in a central position 40 yards out for a foul on Adriano. |
38' | Good tackle by Cambiasso on Brandao. The Nerazzurri break but Solari misreads a Recoba move and the visitors regain possession. |
37' | Lewandowski hooks clear as Adriano loses control of the ball in the Ukrainian box. |
36' | Tymoshchuk skips past Cambiasso then has a 20-yard shot saved by Julio Cesar as Shakhtar go close again. |
35' | Seconds later Fandel gives a free kick against the Argentine for going in feet high on Matuzalem. |
35' | In the centre circle Elano shoves Veron off the ball and it's a Nerazzurri free kick. |
33' | Stankovic receives from Recoba then tries a diagonal shot from the right side of the Shakhtar box. It's blocked and the Ukrainians push forward. |
31' | Matuzalem plays wide to Rat on the left wing. The Romanian whips in a cross, Solari makes a headed clearance and Adriano moves forward with the ball. |
29' | Juan Veron has two shots blocked as the Nerazzurri react after a period of Shakhtar pressure. |
27' | Hubschman's cross-shot from the right flashes past the far post and Elano and Brandao fail to get a touch for a certain second goal. |
25' | Shakhtar pull one back through Elano, who slots into the back of the net from eleven yards out after connecting with a pass by Marica, who raced past Materazzi before crossing. Inter 1-1 Shakhtar (3-1 on aggregate). |
23' | Elano tries to feed through to Marica (back on the pitch) but Cordoba intercepts and plays clear. |
21' | Materazzi is okay, but Shakhtar forward Marica is stretchered off for treatment. |
20' | Marica and Materazzi remain on the ground following a collision 10 yards outside the Inter area. |
20' | Recoba opens up play with a delightful first-time pass to the right wing but Rat beats Stankovic to the ball and passes back to keeper Lastuvka. |
18' | Italian Super Cup scorer Veron is yellow-carded for a foul on Hubschman. |
17' | At the other end Brandao gets in the way of Elano's long-range shot. Julio Cesar collects. |
16' | Adriano is tackled by Srna as the Brazilian powers into the Shakhtar box. |
13' | Recoba, who hasn't started a match for Inter since 16 February, partnered Adriano in attack in the 4-1 Champions League qualifying win at home to Basel last year. |
12' | GOOOOAAALLLL!!!!!! Alvaro Recoba gives Inter the lead with a low shot past Lastuvka from the edge of the Shakhtar penalty area. |
12' | Brandao pounces on a loose ball in the Inter box then plays back to Elano, but Cambiasso intercepts and sets up an attack. |
10' | Brandao's through ball for Marica is too long and Inter win a goal kick. |
7' | Shatkhtar close to an opener as Rat crosses from the left and Elano sees his shot deflected out for a corner. |
6' | Pierre Wome, making his competitive debut for the Nerazzurri tonight, combines with Solari on the left then gets to the by-line in the box and crosses. Shakhtar clear. |
4' | Inter win a free kick in the Shakhtar half for a Tymoshchuk foul on Adriano. |
4' | It's Brandao versus Cordoba again on the left wing. This time the Colombian outpaces the Shakhtar striker and plays back to Julio Cesar. |
3' | Brandao wins a duel with Cordoba then falls over in the Nerazzurri box and is lucky not to get booked. |
2' | Brazilian striker Brandao runs on to a Tymoshchuk pass but it's too long and Inter win a goal kick. |
1' | Shakhtar kick off tonight's match behind closed doors at the San Siro. |
1' | Free kick to the visitors in their own half for a Veron foul on Shakhtar captain Tymoshchuk. |
Minute | Text commentary |
47' | Full time. Inter draw 1-1 with Shakhtar and qualify for the Champions League group stage with an aggregate 3-1 victory. |
47' | Excellent defending by Cordoba, who robs Byelik in the box. |
45' | 2 minutes of added time. |
45' | Recoba tries to dribble three opponents as Inter counter attack. He gets past two but loses control of the ball and Tymoshchuk wins possession. |
42' | The Shakhtar sub is straight into the action but his weak shot from 20 yards causes no problems for Julio Cesar. |
41' | Fernandinho replaces Duljaj. |
41' | Dangerous ball across the face of the Inter goal by Srna. No Shakhtar player is on hand and it's a Nerazzurri goal kick. |
38' | Lastuvka saves Za Maria's floated cross-shot from the right. |
37' | David Pizarro is booked for a foul on Matuzalem. |
36' | Mancini makes his third and final substitution. Julio Cruz replaces Adriano. |
36' | Recoba dances among three orange shirts then looks for Ze Maria with a ball to the right wing. Rat intercepts. |
35' | Lastuvka anticipates Adriano to Recoba's left-wing cross as the Nerazzurri look for a second goal. |
32' | Adriano bursts past an opponent on then has his diagonal shot deflected out for a corner by Hubschman. |
31' | Materazzi's far-post header from Recoba's cross is caught by Lastuvka. |
30' | Free kick to Inter out on the left flank for a foul on Adriano. |
28' | Inter bring on Ze Maria for Veron. |
28' | Jadson's effort from 25 yards is high and wide. |
26' | Shakhtar bring on Byelik for Marica. |
24' | Materazzi is booked for a foul on Jadson as Shakhtar storm forward on the break. |
23' | Adriano's powerful left-foot free kick takes a deflection. Right-wing corner kick for Inter. |
23' | Recoba is shoved off the ball by Hubschman. Free kick to us in a central position 30 yards out. |
20' | Lucescu brings on Jadson for Elano. |
19' | Materazzi makes yet another headed clearance from the Shakhtar free kick. |
18' | Solari is booked for on foul on Srna. |
17' | Another Materazzi clearance, this time from Rat's left-wing outswinging cross. |
14' | Adriano combines with Veron as the Nerazzurri counter-attack but the move ends after a Solari foul. |
14' | Marco Materazzi makes a headed clearance from Srna's dangerous right-wing cross. |
12' | Materazzi's long ball forward is over the heads of Recoba and Hubschman and into the hands of Lastuvka. |
8' | Pizarro plays a superb one-two with Adriano then plays square to Recoba, who plays a neat pass back to Santiago Solari. The Argentine left-winger has two shots in quick succession saved by Lastuvka. |
5' | At the left post Julio Cesar catches Rat's diagonal volley. |
4' | Brandao cuts out Veron's crossfield pass to captain Zanetti but loses control of the ball and Cordoba gains possession. |
3' | Elano takes the ball past Veron then at the left-wing by-line crosses in for Marica, who fires wide. |
1' | Inter kick off the second half. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!! |
1' | Shakhtar scare Inter with a quick attacking move which ends as Elano's 20-metre strike finishes wide of the right post. |
1' | Roberto Mancini has made a half-time switch. David Pizarro replaces Dejan Stankovic. |