Away win puts Celtic through
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August 7, 2009, Friday
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CELTIC ended a six-year wait for an away victory in Europe on Wednesday - the former European champion winning 2-0 at Dinamo Moscow to seal a place in the playoff round for the Champions League group stages.
Moldovan champion FC Sheriff Tiraspol advanced in a dramatic fashion after a last-gasp goal from Nadson earned it a 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague and an away goals win but there was no such joy for Shakhtar Donetsk.
The UEFA Cup holders made a surprise exit, going out on away goals after a 0-0 draw in Romania against FC Timisoara meant their third qualifying round tie ended 2-2 on aggregate.
Belarus side BATE Borisov, which played in the group stages last season, endured a similar fate as it also went out on away goals against Latvians FK Ventspils.
Sergei Krivets scored twice for BATE as it won 2-1 at home on the night but Igor Tigirlas's early strike proved crucial for Ventspils who won the first leg 1-0.
Champions League regular Olympiakos Piraeus beat Slovan Bratislava 2-0 to complete a 4-0 aggregate victory.
It was joined in the playoff round by Bulgarians Levski Sofia, Hungarian champion Debrecen, FC Copenhagen, Cypriots Apoel Nicosia and FC Zurich which won 3-0 against NK Maribor in Slovenia after losing the home leg 3-2.
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray snapped an embarrassing away record for the Glasgow side at the first time of asking.
Scott McDonald's header on the stroke of halftime and a stoppage time goal from Greek striker Georgios Samaras gave Celtic a 2-1 aggregate victory after Mowbray's first competitive game in charge last week ended in a 1-0 defeat against the Russians.
"We got what we deserved," Mowbray told the BBC. "We controlled the game for long periods and got our reward."
Moldovan champion FC Sheriff Tiraspol advanced in a dramatic fashion after a last-gasp goal from Nadson earned it a 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague and an away goals win but there was no such joy for Shakhtar Donetsk.
The UEFA Cup holders made a surprise exit, going out on away goals after a 0-0 draw in Romania against FC Timisoara meant their third qualifying round tie ended 2-2 on aggregate.
Belarus side BATE Borisov, which played in the group stages last season, endured a similar fate as it also went out on away goals against Latvians FK Ventspils.
Sergei Krivets scored twice for BATE as it won 2-1 at home on the night but Igor Tigirlas's early strike proved crucial for Ventspils who won the first leg 1-0.
Champions League regular Olympiakos Piraeus beat Slovan Bratislava 2-0 to complete a 4-0 aggregate victory.
It was joined in the playoff round by Bulgarians Levski Sofia, Hungarian champion Debrecen, FC Copenhagen, Cypriots Apoel Nicosia and FC Zurich which won 3-0 against NK Maribor in Slovenia after losing the home leg 3-2.
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray snapped an embarrassing away record for the Glasgow side at the first time of asking.
Scott McDonald's header on the stroke of halftime and a stoppage time goal from Greek striker Georgios Samaras gave Celtic a 2-1 aggregate victory after Mowbray's first competitive game in charge last week ended in a 1-0 defeat against the Russians.
"We got what we deserved," Mowbray told the BBC. "We controlled the game for long periods and got our reward."
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