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The match has reached full-time.
- 92mins
Gokdeniz Karadeniz produces a cross.
- 91mins
Shot by Lazaros Christodoulopoulos from outside the area goes high over the crossbar.
- 88mins
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos challenges Gonzalez Cesar Navas unfairly and gives away a free kick. Gonzalez Cesar Navas restarts play with the free kick.
- 88mins
The ball is delivered by Cristian Ansaldi, Kostas Katsouranis makes a clearance.
- 86mins
Header from deep inside the area by Vitali Kaleshin goes over the bar.
- 86mins
Alexander Ryazantsev decides to take a short corner.
- 84mins
Gokdeniz Karadeniz fouled by Stergos Marinos, the ref awards a free kick. The referee shows Stergos Marinos a yellow card. Aleksei Medvedev on for Sergey Kornilenko. Cristian Ansaldi takes the free kick.
- 84mins
Stergos Marinos challenges Gokdeniz Karadeniz unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stergos Marinos receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Aleksei Medvedev replaces Sergey Kornilenko. Cristian Ansaldi restarts play with the free kick.
- 83mins
Foul by Stergos Marinos on Gokdeniz Karadeniz, free kick awarded. Bebars Natcho delivers the ball, Obafemi Martins takes a shot. Save by Alexandros Tzorvas.
- 83mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Cristian Noboa by Lazaros Christodoulopoulos. Direct free kick taken by Cristian Noboa.
- 82mins
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos sends in a cross, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Sidney Govou goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
- 82mins
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos takes a outswinging corner.
- 81mins
Nikos Spyropoulos has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.
- 80mins
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos takes the outswinging corner, Header from close in by Junior Simao misses to the right of the goal.
- 79mins
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos on for Giorgos Karagounis.
- 78mins
Short corner taken by Cristian Noboa.
- 78mins
Gonzalez Cesar Navas takes a shot. Save by Alexandros Tzorvas.
- 78mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Cristian Noboa.
- 77mins
Alexander Ryazantsev takes a shot. Save by Alexandros Tzorvas.
- 77mins
Gilberto Silva takes a shot. Save by Sergei Ryzhikov.
- 76mins
Junior Simao takes a shot. Save made by Sergei Ryzhikov.
- 75mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Giorgos Karagounis on Cristian Noboa. Giorgos Karagounis receives a caution. Bebars Natcho takes the free kick.
- 75mins
Loukas Vyntra delivers the ball, Sergei Ryzhikov makes a save.
- 75mins
Cristian Noboa gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gilberto Silva. Giorgos Karagounis takes the free kick.
- 73mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stergos Marinos by Cristian Ansaldi. Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Sergey Kornilenko makes a clearance.
- 72mins
(Rubin Kazan) makes a substitution, with Gokdeniz Karadeniz coming on for Alan Kasaev. Obafemi Martins comes on in place of Marques Carlos Eduardo.
- 70mins
Unfair challenge on Alan Kasaev by Loukas Vyntra results in a free kick. Loukas Vyntra booked for unsporting behaviour. Cristian Noboa shoots direct from the free kick, save by Alexandros Tzorvas.
- 69mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Giorgos Karagounis by Alan Kasaev. Gilberto Silva takes the free kick.
- 69mins
Gonzalez Cesar Navas challenges Cedric Kante unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alexandros Tzorvas takes the direct free kick.
- 68mins
Sanz Luis Garcia leaves the field to be replaced by Sidney Govou.
- 67mins
Unfair challenge on Alan Kasaev by Loukas Vyntra results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Bebars Natcho, Cedric Kante makes a clearance.
- 66mins
Alan Kasaev fouled by Sanz Luis Garcia, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Cristian Ansaldi.
- 64mins
Gilberto Silva concedes a free kick for a foul on Cristian Noboa. Cristian Noboa takes the direct free kick.
- 62mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Cedric Kante on Bebars Natcho. Free kick taken by Bebars Natcho.
- 59mins
Sergey Kornilenko takes a shot. Save by Alexandros Tzorvas.
- 58mins
Djibril Cisse has an effort at goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 58mins
Corner taken right-footed by Cristian Noboa.
- 57mins
Stergos Marinos comes on in place of Jean Alain Boumsong.
- 55mins
Sergey Kornilenko concedes a free kick for a foul on Nikos Spyropoulos. Direct free kick taken by Jean Alain Boumsong.
- 51mins
Gilberto Silva takes a shot. Save by Sergei Ryzhikov.
- 51mins
Foul by Alexander Ryazantsev on Gilberto Silva, free kick awarded. Kostas Katsouranis takes the free kick.
- 49mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Djibril Cisse on Sergei Ryzhikov. Sergei Ryzhikov takes the free kick.
- 48mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jean Alain Boumsong on Cristian Ansaldi. Free kick crossed right-footed by Alan Kasaev, clearance by Cedric Kante.
- 46mins
Centre by Alan Kasaev, Sergey Kornilenko takes a shot.
- 45mins
Cristian Ansaldi has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.
The game restarts for the second half.
The referee calls an end to the first half.
- 43mins
Gilberto Silva takes a long range shot harmlessly clearing the crossbar.
- 43mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sanz Luis Garcia by Salvatore Bocchetti. Free kick taken by Sanz Luis Garcia.
- 40mins
Alan Kasaev sends in a cross, Header from close in by Sergey Kornilenko misses to the right of the target.
- 39mins
Alexander Ryazantsev takes a shot. Alexandros Tzorvas makes a fantastic save.
- 37mins
Unfair challenge on Vitali Kaleshin by Cedric Kante results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Vitali Kaleshin.
- 37mins
The ball is sent over by Giorgos Karagounis, clearance made by Gonzalez Cesar Navas.
- 34mins
Alan Kasaev crosses the ball, clearance made by Cedric Kante.
- 32mins
Gilberto Silva concedes a free kick for a foul on Vitali Kaleshin. Free kick crossed left-footed by Marques Carlos Eduardo from right wing, save by Alexandros Tzorvas.
- 31mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Salvatore Bocchetti on Sanz Luis Garcia. Jean Alain Boumsong takes the free kick.
- 28mins
Marques Carlos Eduardo is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Alexandros Tzorvas takes the free kick.
- 27mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Cristian Ansaldi on Giorgos Karagounis. Jean Alain Boumsong takes the direct free kick.
- 27mins
The ball is swung over by Vitali Kaleshin, Kostas Katsouranis manages to make a clearance.
- 24mins
Centre by Cristian Ansaldi, Kostas Katsouranis makes a clearance. Cristian Ansaldi has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses left.
- 23mins
Corner taken by Giorgos Karagounis from the left by-line played to the near post, Sergey Kornilenko makes a clearance.
- 23mins
Sanz Luis Garcia takes a shot. Salvatore Bocchetti gets a block in.
- 22mins
Cristian Noboa concedes a free kick for a foul on Nikos Spyropoulos. Free kick crossed by Giorgos Karagounis, Gonzalez Cesar Navas makes a clearance.
- 21mins
Sanz Luis Garcia takes a shot. Blocked by Gonzalez Cesar Navas.
- 20mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Giorgos Karagounis by Cristian Noboa. Free kick taken by Giorgos Karagounis.
- 18mins
Shot by Cristian Noboa from outside the box goes high over the target.
- 16mins
Short corner taken by Cristian Noboa. The ball is delivered by Alexander Ryazantsev.
- 14mins
Sergey Kornilenko takes a shot. Save by Alexandros Tzorvas.
- 13mins
Alexander Ryazantsev sends in a cross, clearance made by Djibril Cisse.
- 13mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alexander Ryazantsev by Cedric Kante. Cristian Noboa restarts play with the free kick.
- 12mins
Right-footed shot by Giorgos Karagounis missed to the right of the net.
- 11mins
Marques Carlos Eduardo is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Cedric Kante.
- 7mins
Cristian Noboa takes a shot. Save by Alexandros Tzorvas.
- 6mins
Unfair challenge on Alan Kasaev by Loukas Vyntra results in a free kick. Sergei Ryzhikov restarts play with the free kick.
- 4mins
Sanz Luis Garcia crosses the ball, save by Sergei Ryzhikov.
- 3mins
Cristian Ansaldi concedes a free kick for a foul on Sanz Luis Garcia. Free kick crossed left-footed by Sanz Luis Garcia from right channel, Gonzalez Cesar Navas manages to make a clearance.
- 2mins
The referee gives a free kick against Sergey Kornilenko for handball. Alexandros Tzorvas takes the direct free kick.
Free kick taken by Sanz Luis Garcia. Djibril Cisse takes a shot. Unfair challenge on Salvatore Bocchetti by Kostas Katsouranis results in a free kick. Sergei Ryzhikov takes the direct free kick.
The referee gets the game underway.
Match Preview
Kornilenko seeks six-point return Russian champions Rubin Kazan have to take maximum points from their next two Champions League games in order to keep their qualification hopes alive, according to striker Sergei Kornilenko. With just two points from their opening three Group D games, Kurban Berdyev's men need to pick up wins against Panathinaikos and FC Copenhagen in three weeks to go into their final group game at Barcelona with a chance of progressing. "We want six points from these games, but even if we succeed qualification will probably not be in our hands," Kornilenko told www.uefa.com. "We are no worse than Panathinaikos and we can beat them, especially with our fans behind us." The 27-year-old scored his first two goals for Rubin since his loan move from Zenit St Petersburg in the 2-0 win at PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara on Friday, the first goal ending the club's 304-minute drought, and he hopes that he can continue his form against Panathinaikos. "It was a relief (to score)," he said. "To start with, I lacked a little understanding with my team-mates, sometimes luck and sometimes the right skills. Rubin really expected goals when they took me on loan, so now I feel much better." Rubin have won their last seven games at home in the league and are looking to go a ninth game unbeaten, but will have to chase the points without Roman Sharonov who has a season-ending knee injury. Panathinaikos, who like Rubin are well adrift of the other two sides in the group, sit bottom on one point, but go into the fixture boosted by Saturday's 2-1 derby win over Olympiakos. A brace from France striker Djibril Cisse, who now has seven goals this season, was enough to earn Panathinaikos a come-from-behind win, and they travel to Russia needing just two more goals to bring up 300 in European competition. Gilberto Silva is back from a ban and Cedric Kante should be okay to play after returning from a hand injury at the weekend, but there are injury doubts over Sebastian Leto (knee) and Sotiris Ninin (foot).
Rubin Kazan
Panathinaikos
- Sergei Ryzhikov
- Vitali Kaleshin
- Gonzalez Cesar Navas
- Salvatore Bocchetti
- Cristian Ansaldi
- Alexander Ryazantsev
- Cristian Noboa
- Bebars Natcho
- Alan Kasaev
- Marques Carlos Eduardo
- Sergey Kornilenko
- SUBS
- Giedrius Arlauskis
- Oleg Kuzmin
- Lasha Salukvadze
- Rafal Murawski
- Aleksei Medvedev
- Obafemi Martins
- Gokdeniz Karadeniz
Home
Away
- Alexandros Tzorvas
- Loukas Vyntra
- Cedric Kante
- Kostas Katsouranis
- Jean Alain Boumsong
- Nikos Spyropoulos
- Gilberto Silva
- Junior Simao
- Sanz Luis Garcia
- Djibril Cisse
- Giorgos Karagounis
- SUBS
- Orestis Karnezis
- Josu Sarriegi
- George Ioannidis
- Sidney Govou
- Damien Plessis
- Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
- Stergos Marinos
Match Report
Stalemate hampers duo`s qualification hopes Rubin Kazan and Panathinaikos saw their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League knock-out stage recede further with a goalless draw in Russia. The hosts were the only side to carve out any chances of note, with Alexander Ryazantsev's fierce header which goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas did well to turn away the closest they came to breaking the deadlock. The Greeks barely threatened after the first minute when Tzorvas' opposite number Sergei Ryzhikov picked up a backpass, the resulting indirect free-kick coming to nothing. The point apiece left Rubin and Pana in third and fourth place in Group D respectively, some way adrift of leading duo FC Copenhagen and Barcelona. Rubin almost shot themselves in the foot in the opening minute when Salvatore Bocchetti's backpass sold Sergei Ryzhikov a little short and the goalkeeper had to dive on the ball with Djibril Cisse closing in. The free-kick was teed up for the Frenchman, who drove his low shot into the wall. At the other end Sergey Kornilenko drove in a shot to the near post from a very acute angle on the right which Tzorvas saved with his feet. Rubin were looking the most likely to open the scoring, with the vision and quick-feet of Carlos Eduardo their best source of attacking inspiration. And Alexander Ryazantsev brought a fine save out of Tzorvas in the 40th minute when he met a cross from the right with a powerful header on the run which the keeper got strong palms to and pushed out. Kornilenko then made a mess of on a glorious headed chance when unmarked at the far post, not getting a good enough contact on the ball from Alan Kasaev's left-wing cross and glancing it tamely wide. The Russians started the second half as they had finished the first and Kornilenko intelligently flicked on a low cross from the left at the near post, but no one read it and the ball flew across the face of goal. Ryazantsev tested Tzorvas again in the 78th minute, the keeper saving his effort with his feet, and frustrated the hosts again by keeping out Cesar Navas' weak shot a minute later. Substitute Obafemi Martins then got his leg to a Bebars Natcho free-kick but Tzorvas reacted very well to make the save from point-blank range as Rubin failed to find a way through.
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