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| 48' | Half time. CSKA 1-0 Inter. |
| 47' | Ibrahimovic is booked for protesting. |
| 47' | Stankovic is flagged offside as he meets Ibrahimovic's through ball. |
| 46' | Ibrahimovic runs on to Cambiasso's ball over the CSKA defence and shoots. The Swede's effort spins off Ignaschevich and finishes in the arms of Mandrykin. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of added time. |
| 45' | The Russian champions are forced to make a second change in just a matter of minutes as Aleksei Berezutski comes off injured following Figo's challenge. Gazzaev brings on Anton Grigoriev. |
| 43' | Figo is yellow-carded for a foul on Aleksei Berezutski. |
| 42' | CSKA replace the injured Dudu with another Brazilian - Eduardo. |
| 41' | Aldonin runs on goal and, luckily for us, sends a weak shot straight at Julio Cesar. |
| 40' | Crespo flicks Figo's right-wing cross into the path of Ibrahimovic whose back-post header is saved by Mandrykin. The flag goes up for offside. |
| 39' | Zhirkov creates havoc in the Inter box but Samuel shows all his experience with a well-timed interception. |
| 38' | CSKA goalscorer Jo heads clear a Figo left-wing free kick. |
| 36' | Maxwell sends in a deep cross from the left. Crespo's acrobatic volley at the far post finds the sidenetting. |
| 34' | Inter hit back and win a right-wing corner. Nothing comes of Figo's cross. |
| 34' | Valery Gazzaev's side pile on the pressure and almost score a second through Carvalho but Zanetti blocks. |
| 32' | CSKA take the lead. Jo lobs Julio Cesar from just inside the Inter box after receiving from Carvalho and shrugging off a challenge from Ivan Cordoba. |
| 30' | CSKA close to an opener. Khirkov wins a duel with Figo on the edge of the area and feeds Dudu who fires wide from close range. |
| 28' | Stankovic's floated cross for Ibrahimovic is intercepted by Aleksei Berezutski, who heads to safety. |
| 27' | Jo runs to the left edge of the Inter area and threads through for Zhirkov, who hasn't read the move. |
| 25' | Ignaschevich blocks Ibrahimovic's right-wing cross with his foot and clears with his head. |
| 25' | Ignaschevich blocks with his foot and clears Ibrahimovic's right-wing cross with his head. |
| 23' | Samuel hooks behind to deny Jo a clear-cut chance. Nothing comes of the Russians' resulting corner. |
| 21' | Maxwell whips in a cross from the left. Ignaschevich heads clear. |
| 20' | The Russians are looking more aggressive as the Nerazzurri try to adjust to the early switch. |
| 18' | Figo sends in a dangerous cross from the right but Ibra fails to connect at the far post after a deflection off CSKA captain Ignaschevich. |
| 17' | Inter bring off the injured Patrick Vieira. On comes Dejan Stankovic. |
| 16' | Cambiasso makes a classy backheeled clearance from a CSKA right-wing free kick. |
| 15' | It looks like Vieira is unable to continue. Bad news for the Nerazzurri (and for France). |
| 14' | Yuri Zhirkov shoots high and wide from a tight angle after Samuel thwarts a Carvahlo counter. |
| 13' | Figo, playing his 100th Champions League match tonight, delivers a right-wing cross. It's headed clear by Vasili Berezutski. |
| 11' | Dacourt blocks a cross from CSKA's exciting Serbian right-winger Krasic. |
| 10' | Carvalho's low effort from distance is on target. Julio Cesar gets down well at his left-hand post to deny his compatriot. |
| 10' | Figo fouls Jo and it's a CSKA free kick in a central position roughly 35 yards out. |
| 8' | Ibrahimovic unleashes a right-foot shot from 40 yards but it doesn't dip enough to trouble Mandrykin. |
| 6' | At the other end Figo swings in a low right-wing cross but Crespo fails to connect. |
| 5' | Another long-range pass by CSKA. This time it's for Jo. Cordoba outpaces the Brazilian and let's the ball roll behind for a goal kick. |
| 4' | Carvalho is several yards offside as he runs to meet a long-range pass. |
| 2' | Ignaschevich blasts clear after Ibra and Crespo fail to capitalise on a Maxwell free kick. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Lokomotiv Stadium in Russia's capital for our Matchday 3 clash with PFC CSKA Moscow (full name: Professional Football Club Central Sports Club of Army Moscow). |
| 1' | Ivan Cordoba rises to head clear the corner. |
| 1' | CSKA attack Inter from the outset and Jo wins his team a corner kick. |
| 1' | Michael Riley blows his whistle, and CSKA kick off. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!!!!! |
| 1' | The good news for us is that CSKA striker Vagner Love, scorer of two goals in this season's Champions League, misses tonight's clash. |
| 1' | El Jardinero is back available after missing Matchdays 1 & 2 through suspension. So is Cordoba. Burdisso (4 games) and Maicon (1 game) are still disqualified, while Chivu and Suazo are also ruled out of tonight's match after their red cards against PSV. |
| 1' | Inter faced Russian opposition in last season's Champions League, doing the double over Spartak Moscow in Group B (2-1 at home, 1-0 away) with goals from Julio Cruz. |
| 1' | Ignashevich was in the Lokomotiv Moscow team that beat Inter 3-0 in 2003/04. |
| 1' | Tonight's opponents have a pair of identical twins in their defence - Aleksei and Vasili Berezutski. Both players are Russia internationals, as are CSKA keeper Mandrykin, midfielder Yuri Zhirkov and captain Sergei Ignashevich. |
| 1' | Valery Gazzaev led CSKA to an unprecedented treble in 2004/05, when the domestic double winners defeated Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Cup final to become the first Russian team to win a major European competition. |
| 1' | CSKA Moscow usually play their home games at the Dynamo Stadium, which is currently being revamped. Tonight's venue seats 36,000 spectators. |
| 1' | The 'Koni', or Horses as they are affectionately referred to by the fans, have undergone 6 name changes since their founding in 1911. Former names include 'Experimental & Demonstrational Playground of Military Administration'. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter come from behind to win 2-1 against CSKA Moscow. |
| 48' | Figo goes through on goal but Mandrykin is quick out to thwart the Portuguese veteran. |
| 46' | Ibrahimovic close to a third in added time. His sidefooted finish from Cruz' left-wing cross is parried by Mandrykin. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of overtime. |
| 42' | Janczyk shoots wide from the left edge of Inter's area. |
| 42' | Maxwell scythes clear to end a solo run on goal by Rahimic. |
| 40' | Solari fires over from distance after collecting Stankovic's pass. |
| 38' | Solari is booked for a foul on Krasic. |
| 36' | Julio Cesar tips over Carvalho's rising drive from 20 yards. |
| 35' | GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Walter Samuel silences the Lokomotiv Stadium. The Argentine defender's header from Figo's cross is straight at Mandrykin, but somehow the CSKA keeper fails to save and we're 2-1 up in Moscow! |
| 32' | Inter substitution: Santiago Solari on, Olivier Dacourt off. |
| 32' | Dacourt clears after CSKA go close from a corner. |
| 31' | CSKA replace Eduardo with Janczyk. |
| 29' | Jo collects a Zhirkov pass, turns and shoots. It deflects off Cordoba and into the sidenetting. |
| 28' | CSKA clear a Stankovic corner. |
| 27' | Eduardo blocks a Cruz shot as Inter edge closer to a second goal. |
| 26' | Dejan Stankovic rifles a terrific shot over the CSKA bar from 30 yards. What a goal that would have been. |
| 23' | Zhirkov shoots through the legs of Cordoba. Samuel blocks and concedes a corner. |
| 20' | Krasic turns Stankovic on the right and crosses to Eduardo whose looping header is over the crossbar. |
| 17' | Mancini brings on Julio Cruz for Hernan Crespo. |
| 16' | Carvalho booked for diving during a duel with Samuel. |
| 16' | Figo crosses to the far post. Cordoba heads to the other post. Zhirkov clears. |
| 15' | Grigoriev fouls Ibrahimovic and it's a free kick to us about 30 yards out. |
| 13' | Zlatan Ibrahimovic meets Stankovic's right-wing cross and blazes over from the left edge of the six-yard box. |
| 11' | Cambiasso dispossesses Carvalho and sweeps clear as the Russians mount another attack. |
| 10' | CSKA hit back. Julio Cesar saves Rahimic's volley on the turn from a Carvalho free kick. |
| 9' | Inter close to a second. Ibrahimovic's headed pass from Dacourt's ball into the box goes through the legs of Stankovic. |
| 7' | With that goal Hernan has equalled Jair's tally of 11 European Cup/Champions League goals for Inter. |
| 7' | Inter equalise!!!! Hernan Crespo slots past Mandrykin from close range after Cambiasso's cross deflects off the head of Krasic. CSKA Moscow 1-1 Inter. |
| 6' | Cambiasso chests down an Ibrahimovic pass and shoots from distance. It spins off Ignaschevich and goes out for a corner. |
| 6' | Crespo and Ibrahimovic combine for Inter but the Swedish forward loses control of the ball. |
| 4' | Cambiasso overhits his pass for the front men. Mandrykin collects. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half under way. FORZA RAGAZZI!!!! |