KIEV. Shakhtar Donetsk tops Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 after O. Zubkov scored just 1 goal (53′). Shakhtar Donetsk capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the NSK Olimpijs’kyj stadium in Kiev on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Yaroslav Kozyk with the assistance of Semen Shlonchak and Andriy Skrypka. The 4th official was Dmytro Panchyshyn. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 11.25 degrees Celsius or 52.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 96 Attack 84
- 58 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Shakhtar Donetsk had a strong ball possession 56% while Dynamo Kyiv was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dynamo Kyiv had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Shakhtar Donetsk managed to find the solution to win this match.
Dynamo Kyiv shot 15 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Shakhtar Donetsk shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Dynamo Kyiv received 4 yellow cards (Volodymyr Shepeliev, Vladyslav Dubinchak, Maksym Diachuk and Mykola Shaparenko). On the opposite side, Shakhtar Donetsk received 4 yellow cards (Valeriy Bondar, Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Dmytro Kryskiv and Mykola Matvienko).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Dynamo Kyiv will stay with 16 points like Kolos Kovalivka to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Shakhtar Donetsk will have 24 points like Dnipro-1 to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Dynamo Kyiv will play away with Rukh Vynnyky on the 25th of May with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Dynamo Kyiv (2 draws).
Shakhtar Donetsk will play away agasint Polessya on the 25th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Shakhtar Donetsk (0 draws).
Dynamo Kyiv – Formation
Dynamo Kyiv
47'
83'
Dynamo Kyiv started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mircea Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Heorhiy Bushchan, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Denys Popov, Maksym Diachuk, Oleksandr Karavayev, Volodymyr Shepeliev, Volodymyr Brazhko, Nazar Voloshyn, Mykola Shaparenko, Vladyslav Dubinchak and Benito.
The home team had on the bench: Kostiantyn Vivcharenko, Matviy Ponomarenko, Vladyslav Supryaga, Navin Malysh, Taras Mykhavko, Roman Salenko, Oleksandr Syrota, Ruslan Neshcheret, Anton Tsarenko, Kristian Bilovar, Valentyn Morgun and Reshat Ramadani.
Substitutions
Dynamo Kyiv made 2 changes: Benito for Vladyslav Supryaga (83′) and Mykola Shaparenko for Anton Tsarenko (83′).
Shakhtar Donetsk – Formation
Shakhtar Donetsk
53'
Shakhtar Donetsk started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Marino Pusic played with: Dmytro Riznyk, Yukhym Konoplya, Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matvienko, Irakli Azarovi, Taras Stepanenko , Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleksandr Zubkov, Georgiy Sudakov, Newerton and Danylo Sikan.
These were the players on the bench: Artur Rudko, Denil Castillo, Eguinaldo, Maryan Shved, Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Kevin Kelsy, Dmytro Chygrynskyi, Dmytro Topalov, Novatus Miroshi, Yegor Nazaryna, Yaroslav Rakitskyi and Oleksiy Kashchuk.
Substitutions
Shakhtar Donetsk made 4 changes: Irakli Azarovi for Yaroslav Rakitskyi (34′), Oleksandr Zubkov for Giorgi Gocholeishvili (76′), Newerton for Yegor Nazaryna (76′) and Danylo Sikan for Kevin Kelsy (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
