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Champions League, Gp C Matchday 2 - 3/10/07 (19.45)
Lazio 2 - 2 R Madrid
van Nistelrooy 9, 62 (R), Pandev 32, 76 (L)
Stadio Olimpico
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Goran Pandev bagged a splendid brace as Lazio held Real Madrid 2-2 and
probably deserved all three points.
Tommaso Rocchi was given only a 50 per cent chance of playing this game 24
hours ago, but he made a remarkable recovery from a sprained ankle to lead
the line along with Stefano Mauri and Goran Pandev. Lazio fielded an
attack-minded squad against Los Galacticos, who had Italy captain Fabio
Cannavaro in the heart of defence.
The Biancocelesti had a bright start, as in the opening minutes Sergio Ramos
needed a last-ditch tackle to halt Rocchi, while Cannavaro cut short Pandev's
counter.
However, it was Real who scored at their first attempt. Luciano Zauri and
Guglielmo Stendardo were caught napping when Wesley Sneijder whipped in a
free kick as Ruud van Nistelrooy added to his European tally relatively
undisturbed.
Cannavaro blocked another Pandev attempt from a corner kick, although there
were some penalty appeals for a clumsy Gabriel Heinze challenge on Mauri.
Raul and van Nistelrooy combined and were closed down for a corner, but once
again Cannavaro had to be on World Cup form to stop Pandev and Heinze flung
himself at a Massimo Mutarelli strike.
Pandev really should have done better on 26 minutes when he broke through one
tackle from Cannavaro, but tried to dribble between two other players and
lost the right moment to shoot. Iker Casillas captured a Cristian Ledesma
free kick.
The deserved equaliser finally came on 32 minutes. Rocchi's right-foot strike
was deflected out for a corner. As the clearance failed, Zauri chipped it up
for a looping Stendardo header and Pandev placed his fantastic volley into
the top corner. It was a wonderful goal from the Macedonian and his first in
the Champions League.
Real fought back with Sergio Ramos' lob off target, but Lazio earned the
right to go into the break on level terms.
The Biancocelesti came out fighting for the second half as Rocchi's assist
was too long for Pandev, then the Macedonian just failed to get his head on
the end of a looping Mauri cross at the back post.
Ballotta plucked a van Nistelrooy flick and overhead kick out of the air as
it threatened to slot in at the near post, but at the other end Mauri sprung
the offside trap and somehow didn't make the most of it, forcing Casillas
into a tricky one-handed save.
Ballotta also got down well to block van Nistelrooy's volley into the ground,
but Lazio should have taken the lead on 57 minutes. Pandev's chipped pass
over the defence was hooked down by Rocchi, but the ankle injury may have
hindered him as he turned on to the side-netting from point-blank range.
They were made to pay for those misses, as Real again scored with one of
their only real opportunities. van Nistelrooy sprung the offside trap in
midfield to go clear and he lifted the finish over Ballotta from the edge of
the area.
Rossi opted for fresh legs, introducing Lionel Scaloni and striker Stephen
Makinwa after Heinze was booked for a scything tackle that forced off Behrami.
Lazio finally snatched another equaliser with that man Pandev again. Makinwa
won back the ball in midfield, Pandev drew two defenders towards him, yet
placed a left-foot strike beneath their legs to beat Casillas.
There was confusion when Rossi tried to make his final substitution.
It seemed as if Pandev was the man to go, but he was unhappy and insisted he
could continue, so Mauri came off instead.
Makinwa and Pandev wasted two chances in the same move by misplacing the ball
and Lazio nearly won it at the death with Casillas saving Makinwa's counter.
Yet in stoppages substitute Drenthe threatened to make it 3-2 for Real with a
fierce volley.
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Lazio: Ballotta; Behrami (Scaloni 67), Stendardo, Cribari, Zauri; Mudingayi,
Ledesma, Mutarelli; Mauri (Del Nero 77); Pandev, Rocchi (Makinwa 66)
Real Madrid: Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro, Heinze, Marcelo; Sneijder
(Drenthe 88), Diarra, Guti, Robben (Higuain 78); Raul (Saviola 83), van
Nistelrooy
Ref: De Bleeckere (Bel)
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