Saldado's hat trick gives Valencia 3-0 win at BATE

 Saldado's hat trick gives Valencia 3-0 win at BATE¹

MINSK, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Roberto Soldado's hat trick led Valencia to a 3-0 win at BATE Borisov in a European Champions League group match on Tuesday night in Minsk.

The victory kept alive the Spanish club's hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage.

The Spanish side did not have an easy evening against BATE before the break, but Soldado's converted penalty in the dying seconds of the first half helped the club on its way. The forward made it two after the interval² and got his hat trick in the 69th minute following a fine finish.

BATE then took over the initiative and created a number of dangerous situations, but couldn't score.

Valencia and BATE have both collected six points from three games, and share top spot with Bayern Munich.

1 bate   

v.压制；减弱；n.（制革用的）软化剂

参考例句：

• The cruel landlord would bate him no rent.那个狠心的地主不肯给他减租。
• I was unable to bate my enthusiasm.我无法抑制自己的热切的心情。

2 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。