HAMBURG. Shakhtar Donetsk defeats Antwerp 1-0 after M. Matvienko scored just 1 goal (12′). Antwerp lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Imtech Arena stadium in Hamburg on Tuesday and it started at 11:45 am local time. In front of 47,209 spectators. The referee was Bartosz Frankowski who had the assistance of Marcin Boniek and Jacub Winkler. The 4th official was Patryk Gryckiewicz. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 0.56 degrees Celsius or 33.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 6 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 87 Attack 117
- 43 Dangerous attack 77
- 65 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 57% while Shakhtar Donetsk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Shakhtar Donetsk succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Shakhtar Donetsk shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Shakhtar Donetsk received 2 yellow cards (Giorgi Gocholeishvili and Dmytro Riznyk). Regarding the opposition, Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (Arbnor Muja, Soumaila Coulibaly and Gyrano Kerk).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Shakhtar Donetsk will have 9 points like Porto to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Antwerp will stay with 0 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
Shakhtar Donetsk – Formation
Shakhtar Donetsk
90'
12'
89'
Shakhtar Donetsk started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Marino Pusic decided to play with the following team: Yukhym Konoplya, Dmytro Riznyk , Giorgi Gocholeishvili , Valeriy Bondar , Mykola Matvienko , Irakli Azarovi , Taras Stepanenko , Oleksandr Zubkov , Dmytro Kryskiv , Georgiy Sudakov , Newerton and Danylo Sikan .
The home team had on the bench: Yaroslav Rakitskyi, Artur Rudko, Stav Lemkin, Denil Castillo, Eguinaldo, Kevin Kelsy, Dmytro Topalov, Artem Bondarenko , Pedrinho, Oleg Ocheretko, Eduard Kozik and Oleksiy Kashchuk.
Substitutions
Shakhtar Donetsk made 2 changes: Dmytro Kryskiv for Artem Bondarenko (70′) and Dmytro Kryskiv for Kevin Kelsy (89′).
Player of the match: Dmytro Riznyk
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shakhtar Donetsk was the goalkeeper: Dmytro Riznyk. His rating is 9.18. He performed 6 saves.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark van Bommel played with: Ritchie De Laet, Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Toby Alderweireld , Soumaila Coulibaly , Owen Wijndal , Arthur Vermeeren , Alhassan Yusuf , Gyrano Kerk , Michel Ange Balikwisha , Arbnor Muja and Vincent Janssen .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Zeno Van Den Bosch, Senne Lammens, George Ilenikhena , Chidera Ejuke , Milan Smits, Kobe Corbanie and Niels Devalckeneer.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 3 changes: Gyrano Kerk for Chidera Ejuke (46′), Gyrano Kerk for Chidera Ejuke (46′) and Newerton for George Ilenikhena (73′).
Player of the match: Arthur Vermeeren
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Arthur Vermeeren.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Lazio – Celtic – 2-0
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Antwerp – 1-0
- Feyenoord – Atlético Madrid – 1-3
- Paris Saint Germain – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Milan – Borussia Dortmund – 1-3
- Manchester City – RB Leipzig – 3-2
- Young Boys – Crvena Zvezda – 2-0
- FC Barcelona – Porto – 2-1
