BATE beat Partizani Tirana 2-0 in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round tie at Városi Stadion on Tuesday - the victory clinching a place in the 2nd Qualifying Round for the home side (3-1 aggregate).
Vladislav Malkevich and Aleksandr Shestyuk netted as Kirill Alshevskiy's side clinched victory.
Malkevich opened the scoring for the home side after 71 minutes. The striker finished after combining with Artem Kontsevoy. The home side doubled their advantage in stoppage time through Shestyuk, Dmitri Podstrelov with the assist.
Highlights
WHAT IT MEANS:
BATE are through to the 2nd Qualifying Round on aggregate (3-1), while Partizani Tirana will be transferred to the Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round.
IN THE GOALS:
With zero goal, Malkevich and Shestyuk rank joint first in the early scoring charts for the 2023/2024 Champions League season. The shut-out for Andrey Kudravets was his zeroth clean sheet in zero appearances in the competition this campaign, the most among Champions League keepers.
INJURY CONCERN:
No players were removed due to injury.
VAR IN ACTION:
No calls were overturned as a result of VAR.