UMAN. Shakhtar Donetsk tops Kolos Kovalivka with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Nazaryna (25′) and a goal from O. Kashchuk (45′). Shakhtar Donetsk made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

Shakhtar Donetsk remained with 10 players after Giorgi Gocholeishvili received a red card in the 39′. Still, Shakhtar Donetsk still managed to win this contest playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Stadion Uman’fermmash stadium in Uman on Sunday and it started at 7:00 am local time. The referee was Vitaliy Romanov assisted by Oleksandr Zhukov and Oleksandr Korniyko. The 4th official was Oleksandr Kalyonov. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 35.07 degrees Celsius or 95.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Shakhtar Donetsk had a superior ball possession 56% while Kolos Kovalivka was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kolos Kovalivka was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Shakhtar Donetsk was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Kolos Kovalivka shot 14 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Shakhtar Donetsk shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Kolos Kovalivka received 1 yellow card (Mykyta Burda). Talking about the opposition, Shakhtar Donetsk received 1 yellow card (Heorhii Sudakov).

Also, Shakhtar Donetsk didn’t end the match with 11 players after Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar Donetsk) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (39′).

Standings

After playing this match, Kolos Kovalivka will stay with 8 points like Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Shakhtar Donetsk will have 11 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Kolos Kovalivka will host Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on the 3rd of September with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Shakhtar Donetsk will play away agasint Minai on the 2nd of September with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Shakhtar Donetsk (1 draw).

Kolos Kovalivka – Formation

Kolos Kovalivka started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Yaroslav Vyshnyak decided to play with the following team: Kiril Fesyun, Catalin Cucos, Roman Honcharenko, Mykyta Burda, Andrei Tsurikov, Oleksandr Demchenko, Pavlo Orikhovskyi, Valeriy Luchkevych, Sergiy Myakushko, Andrii Bohdanov and Denys Bezborodko.

The home team had on the bench: Valentyn Gorokh, Vladyslav Veleten, Rangel, Vadym Milko, Oleksandr Chornomorets, Anton Salabay, Ivan Pakholyuk, Oleh Kryvoruchko, Serhiy Bolbat and Artem Husol.

Substitutions

Kolos Kovalivka made 4 changes: Andrii Bohdanov for Serhiy Bolbat (41′), Oleksandr Demchenko for Vladyslav Veleten (60′), Denys Bezborodko for Anton Salabay (46′) and Sergiy Myakushko for Rangel (82′).

Shakhtar Donetsk – Formation

Shakhtar Donetsk started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Patrick van Leeuwen played with: Dmytro Riznyk, Irakli Azarovi, Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Mykola Matviyenko, Eduard Kozik, Taras Stepanenko, Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleksandr Zubkov, Yehor Nazaryna, Oleksiy Kashchuk and Danylo Sikan.

These were the players on the bench: Denil Castillo, Marian Shved, Heorhii Sudakov, Tymur Puzankov, Bogdan Viunnyk, Kevin Kelsy, Dmytro Topalov, Yukhym Konoplia, Marian Faryna, Newertton, Yaroslav Rakitskyi and Denys Tvardovskyi.

Substitutions

Shakhtar Donetsk made 5 changes: Oleksiy Kashchuk for Yukhym Konoplia (64′), Oleksandr Zubkov for Bogdan Viunnyk (64′), Eduard Kozik for Yaroslav Rakitskyi (64′), Danylo Sikan for Heorhii Sudakov (64′) and Taras Stepanenko for Denil Castillo (75′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Kolos Kovalivka – Shakhtar Donetsk – 0-2
• Minai – Zorya – 1-1
• Vorskla – Chornomorets – 2-1