KHARKIV. Sheriff was capable to clinch a draw against Shakhtar Donetsk with a late goal from B. Nikolov scored in the (90′) after Shakhtar Donetsk got a lead with a goal from F. (42′). Shakhtar Donetsk was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%)
The match was played at the Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist stadium in Kharkiv on Tuesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Donatas Rumšas who had the assistance of Aleksandras Radiušas and Dovydas Sužiedėlis. The 4th official was Robertas Valikonis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3 degrees Celsius or 37.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 19 Total 12
- 5 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 66
- 66 Dangerous attack 41
- 103 Ball safe 61
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Shakhtar Donetsk had a strong ball possession 69% while Sheriff was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shakhtar Donetsk was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Shakhtar Donetsk to win the match.
Shakhtar Donetsk shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Sheriff shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Shakhtar Donetsk received 2 yellow cards (Fernando and M. Mudryk). Talking about the opposition, Sheriff received 2 yellow cards (E. Addo and G. Dulanto).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this encounter, Shakhtar Donetsk will have 2 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Sheriff will have 7 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Shakhtar Donetsk – Formation
Shakhtar Donetsk
86'
10'
42'
Shakhtar Donetsk started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Andriy Pyatov , Dodô , Valeriy Bondar , Serhiy Kryvtsov , Viktor Korniienko , Marcos Antonio , Marlos , Artem Bondarenko , Heorhii Sudakov , Manor Solomon and Fernando .
The home team had on the bench: Junior Moraes, Tetê , Vitão, Danylo Sikan, Yukhym Konoplia, Maycon , Mykhailo Mudryk , Oleksiy Shevchenko , Yevhen Konoplyanka, Mykola Matviyenko, Anatolii Trubin and Ismaily .
Substitutions
Shakhtar Donetsk made 5 changes: G. Sudakov for Tete (46′), Fernando for M. Mudryk (46′), A. Bondarenko for Maycon (67′), V. Korniienko for Ismaily (67′) and A. Pyatov for O. Shevchenko (86′).
Best player: Serhiy Kryvtsov
The most impressive player for Shakhtar Donetsk was Serhiy Kryvtsov.
His rating is with 117 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Sheriff – Formation
Sheriff
Sheriff started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Yury Vernydub played with: Giorgos Athanasiadis , Fernando Costanza , Danilo Arboleda , Gustavo Dulanto , Cristiano , Adama Traore , Edmund Addo , Bruno , Dimitrios Kolovos , Sebastien Thill and Momo Yansane .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Serafim Cojocari, Alexandr Belousov, Stjepan Radeljić, Dumitru Celeadnic, Frank Castañeda, Maxim Cojocaru, Keston Julien, Serghei Paşcenco and Boban Nikolov .
Substitutions
Sheriff made only 1 change substituting D. Kolovos for B. Nikolov (46′).
Best player: Edmund Addo
The player that probably impressed the most for Sheriff was Edmund Addo.
His rating is with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Sheriff – 1-1
- Real Madrid – Inter – 2-0
- Ajax – Sporting CP – 4-2
- Borussia Dortmund – Beşiktaş – 5-0
- Porto – Atlético Madrid – 1-3
- Milan – Liverpool – 1-2
- RB Leipzig – Manchester City – 2-1
- Paris Saint Germain – Club Brugge – 4-1
