Maribor grab late leveller to hold Spartak to 1-1 draw
Soccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow's Andrei Yeschenko in action with Maribor's Damjan Bohar REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic
(Reuters) - Slovenia's Maribor held Spartak Moscow to a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser by Damjan Bohar in their Champions League Group E match on Wednesday.
Bohar beat Spartak goalkeeper Artem Rebrov in the 85th minute with a drive from the edge of the box that sailed into the top left corner of the net.
Spartak midfielder Alexander Samedov buried the ball in the top left corner in the 59th minute to give his side the lead after Maribor goalkeeper Jasmin Handanovic had parried a shot.
Soccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Maribor's Marwan Kabha and Martin Kramaric in action with Spartak Moscow's Quincy Promes REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic
The goalless first half, filled with missed opportunities, was briefly interrupted after a flare flew onto the centre of the pitch.
(Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Toby Davis)
Soccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow's Aleksandr Samedov celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow's Aleksandr Samedov in action with Maribor's Blaz Vrhovec REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow fans watch on from the stands REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow's Quincy Promes REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow coach Massimo Carrera REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow's Aleksandr Samedov and Maribor's Valon Ahmedi react to a referee decision REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow's Fernando is fouled by Maribor's Marwan Kabha REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Maribor's Damjan Bohar in action with Spartak Moscow's Luiz Adriano REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Maribor's Valon Ahmedi in action with Spartak Moscow's Salvatore Bocchetti REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Maribor's Damjan Bohar celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Spartak Moscow's Aleksandr Samedov REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSoccer Football - Champions League - NK Maribor vs Spartak Moscow - Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia - September 13, 2017 Fans let off flares in the stands REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.