Lokomotiv Moscow 1 - Besiktas 3

Referees: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Almanya)(***), Harald Sathr (Danimarka)(**), Markus Scheibel (Almanya)(**)

BESIKTAS: Shorunmu(****), Halilagic(****)[84' Rahim(**)], Erman(***), Ümit (***), Karhan(****)[80' Yasin(*)], Nihat(****), Tayfur(****), Munch(****), Ibrahim(****), Ahmet(****), Nouma(****)[63' Khlestov(*)]

Wednesday 23rd August 2000

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Report by Uefa.com

Turkish club Besiktas JK scored an easy 3-1 away win over Lokomotiv Moscow at the Luzhniki stadium to stroll into the UEFA Champions League First Group-Match Stage following a 6-1 aggregate victory.

Nouma on target

French striker Pascal Nouma dashed any hopes of Lokomotiv making a comeback after trailing 3-0 from the Third Qualifying Round first leg when he scored the all-important away goal in the 28th minute. Although Lokomotiv defender Igor Cherevchenko equalised shortly after the interval, the Russians failed to build on their momentum. Instead, Besiktas regained the lead in the 72nd minute, when striker Nihat beat Russia goalkeeper Ruslan Nigmatullin after a great solo run. Nihat Kahveci, who also scored in the first leg, placed a rising shot into the top of the net after dribbling past three Lokomotiv defenders. Besiktas captain Tayfur Havutçu sealed a well-deserved victory when he beat Nigmatullin from close range three minutes from time. 

Minute silence

Before the match both teams observed a minute's silence in memory of the 118 Russian sailors who died on the sunken submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea. 

REPORT Lokomotiv Moscow 1 Besiktas 3 

Wednesday 23rd August 2000 by OneFootball.com

Besiktas, of Turkey eased into the group stages of the Champions’ League by crashing in three goals in Russia to secure a famous 6-1 aggregate victory.

Locomotiv were optimistic that they would be able to overturn the first-leg deficit, but when Chyugainov's awkward clearance was intercepted by Pascal Nouma after 28 minutes, any lingering hopes of a comeback evaporated. The Frenchman had no difficulty beating Nigmatullin to score a vital away goal that left Locomotiv needing five.

Dzhanashiya was full of running in attack for Locomotiv, but he lacked the pace to escape the strong Besiktas defence.

The Russians did level the scoring through Cherevchenko after 50 minutes, but the goal failed to inject any genuine belief into the home side.

Besiktas secured their qualification with a flourish. First Nihat gave the Turks the lead on the night with a superb individual goal after 73 minutes. Tayfur then rounded off a great night with a third goal just four minutes from time.

Lokomotiv Moscow: Nigmatullin, Cherevchenko Drozdov (Yevseyev, 70), Lavrik, Nizhegorodov, Chugainov, Sarkisyan, Pimenov, Dzhanashia (Bulykin, 69), Loskov, Kharlachyov (Azevedo, 45).

Besiktas: Shorunmu; Karahan (Yasin, 80), Tayfur, Halilagic (Zafer, 84), Dursun, Nihat, Munch, Bozkurt, Guracar, Uzulmez, Nouma (Khlestov, 63).

Referee: Lutz Frohlih (Germany).