Celta 1 -
Fenerbahçe 0
Celta: Esteban; Angel
(Gustavo López 21'), Contreras, Tamas, Placente; Oubiña, Iriney
(Jesús Perera 73'); Jonathan Aspas, Canobbio, Nené; Baiano (Yago
92'). 4-2-3-1. Fenerbahce: Volkan; Onder, Lugano, Edu, Ugur Boral
(Tumer 81'); Alex, Appiah, Deniz (Mehmet Yozgatli 82'), Aurelio; Tuncay, Kezman
(Deivid 71'). 4-4-2.
Goals: 1-0. 78.
Canobbio. Free kick from outside of area into bottom corner of net.
Celta are second in their
group after a 1-0 win over Zico's Fenerbahçe, although they still need
to draw in two weeks' time in Palermo if they are to reach the next round. The
Galicians had a couple of chances from dead ball kicks early on, Tamas heading
over Nené's free kick and Volkan saving comfortably from Canobbio soon
afterwards. With ten minutes on the clock though the Turkish side were awarded
a penalty when Angel fouled Tuncay, but Esteban guessed correctly and dived to
save Alex's spot kick.
Canobbio could have put the
hosts ahead soon afterwards with a shot which Volkan turned around the post,
but for the rest of the first half the visitors were on top, Tamas clearing off
the line from Alex and ex Atlético Madrid striker Kezman forcing a good
save out of Esteban.
Volkan made another good
save from Baiano after the restart, but Fenerbahçe could have taken the
lead when Alex headed against the woodwork, and then Appiah shot against the
post. But Baiano just failed to turn in Canobbio's cross, and with twelve
minutes to go Canobbio finally broke the ice with a free kick which went past
the defensive wall wide of the keeper. It was enough to give Fernando
Vázquez's side their first win in this most difficult of groups, but if
they don't get a point in Italy in a fortnight's time it will have all been in
vain. |