1.  In the end, they just collapsed, surrendering a Cup-record five goals to Russian striker Oleg Salenko.

2.  Deportivo dominated play in the first half at its Riazor stadium, starting with a first-minute attack led by Russian striker Dimitri Radchtenko.

3.  Heerenveen drew level when a speculative, long-range free kick by Russian striker Igor Korneev slipped through the hands of Roda goalkeeper Ruud Hesp.

4.  In the PSV-RKC game, Waalwijk opened the scoring with two quick goals by Russian striker Juri Petrov and Belgian midfielder Garry de Graef.

5.  Russian striker Igor Kolyvanov tallied a goal and an assist a four-minute span of the second half for Bologna.

6.  Russian striker Sergei Kiryakov, set up by Anthony Yeboah, scored a hat trick as Hamburg blasted Duisburg.

7.  Racing dominated the first part of the second half, with a goal from Russian striker Iishat Faisulin seven minutes in and from Luis Fernandez five minutes later.

8.  Russian striker Igor Kolyvanov tallied a goal and an assist in a four-minute span of the second half for Bologna.

9.  Dusseldorf are also negotiating with English first division side Millwall for Russian striker Sergei Yuran.

10.  The Russian striker fired over a relatively harmless-looking cross and Lama snatching at it steered the ball into his net.