Marino Pusic's team made comeback in the second half.
Shakhtarbeat Kolos in the match of the 20th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The match at the Lviv Arena ended with a score of 3:2.
The Kovalevites took the lead in the opening of the match – already in the sixth minute Oleg Ilyin during his team's counterattack, he entered the Pitmen's penalty area and accurately fired into the near corner.
However, after the break, the Donetsk team managed to turn the tide of the match. In the 50th minute, the score was equalized by the Orange-and-Blacks' Brazilian newcomer Kevin.
In the 65th minute, Marino Pusic's team took the lead with a kick Lassina Traore scored with a header.
At the end of the match, the Donetsk club cleared up all questions about the winner – in the 89th minute, Kevin scored a double after a pass from Georgy Sudakov.
In the 90th + 5th minute, the team from Kovalivka reduced the gap – Lassina Traore cut the ball into his own net after a corner from Kolos, but this did not stop the Pitmen from holding on to the victory.
Review of the match “Shakhtar” – “Kolos”
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Thanks to this victory, “Shakhtar” (40 points) reached the first place in the UPL standings. The Donetsk team beat Dnepr-1, which has 38 points and has played two more matches. Kolos (24 points) is in eighth place.
In the next round of the Ukrainian championship, the Pitmen will play against Mynai on March 12, and the Kovalivtsi will meet Kryvbas away on March 16.