Five-star Torpedo crush Domagnano
Thursday, August 14, 2003
Article summary
FC Torpedo Moskva 5-0 SP Domagnano Torpedo put five past the Sammarinese minnows.
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Goal searching
Domagnano manager Sereno Uraldi admitted before the game that he would be glad if his side could score a goal. Unfortunately for him that seldom looked likely - although his team wasted two opportunities before the onslaught began.
Man of the match
Shirko was the two-goal hero with Torpedo's other goals coming from Vitaly Volkov, Konstantin Zyryanov and Sergei Osipov. Osipov's was the pick of the bunch, coming from a spectacular free-kick.
Special exception
The match in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium was played on artificial turf. The sides played on this surface only as a strict exception granted by the UEFA Presidency and Torpedo will play any future home matches in the competition on natural turf.
