Ten-men Rubin Kazan battled from a goal down to draw at PAOK Salonika and reach the last 32 of the Europa League.
Nelson Valdez equalises to send ten-men Russians through
Ten-men Rubin Kazan battled from a goal down to draw at PAOK Salonika and reach the last 32 of the Europa League.
Rubin goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov was sent off in the 13th minute for what was deemed a professional foul on Georgios Georgiadis and Vieirinha tucked away the spot-kick.
But Nelson Valdez's equaliser early in the second half took the Russians through at the expense of Spurs, who won 4-0 at Shamrock Rovers in Group A's other game.
A draw was enough to send Rubin through but the visitors got off to the worst possible start with the dismissal of Ryzhikov.
Vieirinha was kept waiting three minutes to take the resulting penalty as substitute goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis came on, but the Portuguese made no mistake with a penalty drilled low to the new man's right.
Passing game
PAOK were content to play their patient passing game as they looked sure of being group winners, while Rubin were clearly determined not to let the deficit widen.
The Russians made the perfect start to the second half as Valdez received possession from Bebras Natcho from the right and despatched a shot home from 12 yards in the 48th minute.
Arlauskis then produced a stunning save to keep the match level nine minutes later, getting down brilliantly to his left to parry away Georgiadis' powerful right-foot strike after Vieirinha's cross from the right picked him out.
The pace of the game slowed, with the draw suiting both sides, although PAOK did not sit back and came agonisingly close to a winner in the final minute of normal time when substitute Giorgos Fotakis headed Lino's cross from the left just over.
