ALEKSANDRIYA. Shakhtar Donetsk conquers Metalist 1925 Kharkiv with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Zubkov (59′) and a penalty scored by D. Kryskiv (78′).
The match was played at the KSK Nika stadium in Aleksandriya on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Maksim Kozyryatskiy with the support of Vladimir Korotin and Taras Klymenko. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.69 degrees Celsius or 47.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 18 Total 5
- 7 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 136 Attack 87
- 120 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 0
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Shakhtar Donetsk was in firm control of the ball 55% while Metalist 1925 Kharkiv was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shakhtar Donetsk had a more offensive attitude with 120 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shakhtar Donetsk won the match.
Shakhtar Donetsk shot 18 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Shakhtar Donetsk received 1 yellow card (Taras Stepanenko ). On the opposite side, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv received 1 yellow card (Andrii Boriachuk).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Shakhtar Donetsk has 28 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv will stays with 15 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Shakhtar Donetsk will play away against Polessya on the 25th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Shakhtar Donetsk (1 draw).
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv will host Veres on the 25th of May with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Veres (0 draws).
Shakhtar Donetsk – Formation
Shakhtar Donetsk
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90'
78'
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: Dmytro Riznyk, Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matvienko, Irakli Azarovi, Taras Stepanenko , Oleksandr Zubkov, Dmytro Kryskiv, Artem Bondarenko, Newerton and Danylo Sikan.
The home team had on the bench: Artur Rudko, Stav Lemkin, Denil Castillo, Eguinaldo, Kevin Kelsy, Pedrinho, Novatus Miroshi, Oleg Ocheretko, Yegor Nazaryna, Eduard Kozik, Yaroslav Rakitskyi and Oleksiy Kashchuk.
Substitutions
Shakhtar Donetsk made 4 changes: Artem Bondarenko for Yegor Nazaryna (76′), Danylo Sikan for Kevin Kelsy (87′), Dmytro Kryskiv for Oleg Ocheretko (90′) and Newerton for Eguinaldo (46′).
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – Formation
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Oleg Golodyuk played with: Denys Sydorenko, Maksym Zhychykov, Yevhen Tkachuk, Mykyta Bezuglyy, Vadim Chervak, Andriy Tkachuk, Artem Habelok, Yaroslav Martyniuk, Ari, Andrii Boriachuk and Dmytro Yusov.
These were the players on the bench: Ivan Kovalenko, Rostyslav Rusyn, Andriy Remenyuk, Ihor Potimkov, Abdulla Abdulaiev, Kostiantyn Bychek, Vladyslav Dmytrenko, Oleh Mozil, Andrii Yuriiovych Chyruk and Oleksii Sydorov.
Substitutions
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv made 4 changes: Ari for Rostyslav Rusyn (61′), Andrii Boriachuk for Kostiantyn Bychek (87′), Andriy Tkachuk for Oleksii Sydorov (69′) and Dmytro Yusov for Andrii Yuriiovych Chyruk (61′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
