KHARKIV. Shakhtar Donetsk had a surprising win over Minaj with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by G. Sudakov (24′) and a goal from D. Sikan (30′). Shakhtar Donetsk was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist stadium in Kharkiv on Tuesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Volodymyr Novokhatny assisted by Dmytro Ohanesian and . The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.66 degrees Celsius or 34.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 36 Total 3
- 14 On Target 1
- 17 Off Target 4
- 10 Shots blocked 1
- 157 Attack 61
- 164 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Shakhtar Donetsk was in firm control of the ball 66% while Minaj was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shakhtar Donetsk was putting more pressure with 164 dangerous attacks and 36 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shakhtar Donetsk won the match.
Shakhtar Donetsk shot 36 times, 14 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Minaj shot 3 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Shakhtar Donetsk didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Minaj received 3 yellow cards (Denys Ustymenko, Timur Korablin and Serhii Korniychuk).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Shakhtar Donetsk has 41 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Minaj will stays with 10 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Shakhtar Donetsk will play away against Obolon’-Brovar on the 30th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Shakhtar Donetsk (0 draws).
Minaj will host Oleksandria on the 30th of March with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Oleksandria (2 draws).
Shakhtar Donetsk – Formation
Shakhtar Donetsk
24'
85'
Shakhtar Donetsk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marino Pusic decided to play with the following team: Dmytro Riznyk, Yukhym Konoplya, Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matvienko, Irakli Azarovi, Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleksandr Zubkov, Artem Bondarenko, Georgiy Sudakov, Kevin and Danylo Sikan.
The home team had on the bench: Artur Rudko, Lassina Traoré , Maryan Shved, Giorgi Gocholeishvili, Kevin Kelsy, Pedrinho, Viktor Tsukanov, Novatus Miroshi, Yegor Nazaryna, Denys Barchenko and Denys Tvardovskyi.
Substitutions
Shakhtar Donetsk made 3 changes: Kevin for Viktor Tsukanov (64′), Danylo Sikan for Lassina Traoré (73′) and Artem Bondarenko for Yegor Nazaryna (85′).
Minaj – Formation
Minaj
23'
Minaj started with a 5-2-3 line-up (5-2-3).
Zeljko Ljubenovic played with: Yegor Gunichev, Oleksandr Kemkin, Bohdan Chuiev, Kyrylo Prokopchuk, Yevhen Skyba, Taras Dmytruk, Serhii Petko, Vadym Vitenchuk, Serhii Korniychuk, Vladyslav Vakula and Artur Remenyak.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Vasyl Vashkeba, Ivan Matyushenko, Denys Ustymenko, Pavlo Tyshchuk, Ivan Demydenko, Oleksandr Bandura, Nazariy Vorobchak, Kiril Popov, Dmytro Niemchaninov, Vladyslav Semotiuk, Yaroslav Kysyl and Timur Korablin.
Substitutions
Minaj made 5 changes: Serhii Korniychuk for Timur Korablin (46′), Vadym Vitenchuk for Vladyslav Semotiuk (64′), Artur Remenyak for Kiril Popov (74′), Yegor Gunichev for Denys Ustymenko (74′) and Vladyslav Vakula for Pavlo Tyshchuk (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Dynamo Kyiv – Zorya – 2-0
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Minaj – 2-0
- LNZ Cherkasy – Dnipro-1 – 1-1
