Donetsk Shakhtar painted a drama with the Dutch PSV in the 5th round of the final stage Champions League 2024/25.
For more details about the match, see RBC-Ukraine.
Champions League, main round, 5th round
PSV – ” Shakhtar – 3:2
Goli: Tilman, 87, 90, Pepi, 90+5 – Sikan, 8, Zubkov, 37
Force: Pedro Henrique, 69 (W, straight red card)
The rulers of the fields from the first Khvylins began to conquer the redoubts of the “Girniks” with robots. Peter Bos' team squeezed Shakhtar into the upper half and tried to find holes in the defense. Shvidko had the opportunity to demonstrate the reaction of Riznik, who pulled Bakayoko’s shot into the distance.
PSV, however, managed to burst into attacking actions. In the 8th quarter, the “farmers” staged a textbook counterattack by Marino Pusic’s team. The goalkeeper threw Konoplya into the gap on the right flank, the latter bumped into Zubkov and crossed to Sikan, and the latter, in a fight with the defencist, pushed the ball over the line.
While PSV came to you, Kriskiv broke through the order from a promising position. The fatigue of the teeth on the nearest stage could not be transferred to the frame of the Hemp lumbar. Before the equator, the “farmers” restored territorial control.
The coming quarter of the year was extremely unsafe for “Shakhtar”. PSV actually mastered the assault on Volodin Riznik: the goalkeeper pulled off two shots from de Jong, a shot from Lang, and a shot from Saibari and Bakayoko. Natomist Junior was rejected due to distance.
“Girniki” only managed to hit Sikan's head into the hands of Benitez. And on the 37th century, Pushich’s podopichna again undeniably gained ground. Hemp pressed Dams on the right flank of the attack and pushed on Zubkov. Toi pinned himself with the ball at someone else's penalty kick and from behind the defencist technically hit the far lower corner.
Before the break, Shakhtar missed the ice without scoring in the morning. Tse Matvienko, after breaking the cut, broke his head over the crossbar. And from the start of the other half, PSV qualified for the “Girniki” half. This morning, on the first 15th round, Tilman broke through the goal, and Pepi beat Riznik with a low blow.
Then the “herik” Pedro Enrique, with a high jump, sent the ball to the side and stood firm in one of the few counterattacks of the guests. In place of the hero, the Brazilian swung to the role of an anti-hero. On the 69th century, having lost the equalizer, he rudely drove into Bakayoko’s leg – straight red.
Most of the “farmers” began to squeeze harder. However, Shakhtar's goalkeeper regained his courage. Riznik will immediately pull out from the nine the round shot of the same Bakayoko. Then he managed to resist two blows from Pepi, a lunge from Tilya and another blow from Bakayoko. But on the 87th line, the goalkeeper caught Tilman by police – while everyone with Riznyk was checking the cross from a free kick, the midfielder unhesitatingly broke through at the near corner, and the keeper fell from the ball over the line.
PSV continued to terrorize the defense of the vicious grandee. Having realized that it would not be possible to take a manual striking position between the penalty kicks, the “farmers” switched to shooting from a distance. On the 90th century, Tilman, having cut off too much space, and because of the penalty between the penalties, he stole from the nine. And at the end of the day, Pepi scored the ball at the goal in the chaos in front of Shakhtar's goal…
