Trabzonspor | 1 - 1 | Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Halil Altintop (23') |  | Ricardo Álvarez Puig (18') |
| Arkadiusz Glowacki (42) |  | Cristian Chivu (11) |
| Sertkan Balci (56) | | Ricardo Álvarez Puig (85) |
| Date | : | Tue, Nov 22, 2011 | Time | : | 20:45 CET |
| Play on | : | UEFA Champions League |
Trabzonspor vs Inter Milan Highlights 2011
Inter Milan reached the stage of the Champions League knockout and point secured top spot in Group B after the first half Ricardo Alvarez goal helped them to a 1-1 draw at Trabzonspor.
Inter began the night with his progress and guaranteed after group rivals Lille beat CSKA Moscow in a previous study kick-off, but the point was enough to assure Turkey that can not be caught first.
Tonight's result leaves Trabzonspor in second place with six points, but they are only one point ahead of Lille and CSKA.
Inter Claudio Ranieri was right to approach the tie with caution being caught by the Turkish side 1-0 in the first round of Group B facilities early in the season.
The first efforts Burak Yilmaz Ondrej Celustka and did nothing to ease Italian nerves and the home team pushed for an opener with Giray Kacar coming before Yilmaz also launched a volley into the arms of Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
Inter took their first game against the run of play on 17 minutes when Alvarez swept home a low shot from the right side of penalty area after a clean ball from the left of Diego Milito.
The home side responded well with the shot just wide of Yilmaz before equalized five minutes later, when Halil Altintop opened a 25-yard effort high into the roof of the net of Julius Caesar.
The danger was Yilmaz a blocked shot in the box after Walter Samuel Alanzinho was about to give the Turkish side the lead when his left-footed shot from 20 yards was deflected by email about Julius Caesar.
The keeper also saved well from Yilmaz before Inter had a chance to regain their lead when Mauro Zárate right foot shot from the edge of the box was tipped around the post by Tolga Zengin.
Trabzonspor started the second half with Didier Zokora shot over the bar from long range, then Yilmaz saw another opportunity go begging as his 20 yard effort was beaten by Julio Cesar.
Dejan Stankovic refused Zengin with a diving save on 55 minutes, while Milito missed the target with a header from six meters Ranieri's men began to grow in confidence.
Yilmaz remains a constant threat, but the best opportunity and the local team's final claim three valuable points came on 76 minutes when a header from Adrian Mierzejewski from the center of the box bounced off the post.
Trabzonspor vs Inter Milan Last 5 match
| Trabzonspor | Inter Milan |
| Nov 18, 2011, Mersin İdman Yurdu 1 - 1 Trabzonspor | Nov 19, 2011, FC Internazionale Milano 2 - 1 Cagliari |
| Nov 6, 2011, Trabzonspor 2 - 1 Kayserispor | Nov 2, 2011, FC Internazionale Milano 2 - 1 Lille |
| Nov 2, 2011, Trabzonspor 0 - 0 PFC CSKA Moskva | Oct 29, 2011, FC Internazionale Milano 1 - 2 Juventus |
| Oct 29, 2011, Gaziantepspor 0 - 1 Trabzonspor | Oct 26, 2011, Atalanta 1 - 1 FC Internazionale Milano |
| Oct 26, 2011, Trabzonspor 2 - 2 Antalyaspor A.S. | Oct 23, 2011, FC Internazionale Milano 1 - 0 Chievo |
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