Bondarenko's double and Zubkov's goal helped the Pitmen” win three points.
Shakhtarconfidently beat Rukh in the match of the 23rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The match at the Lviv Arena ended with the score 3:1.
The Donetsk club started the meeting with two quick goals – Artem Bondarenko scored a double. , scoring in the 8th and 16th minutes. Both times he was assisted by Alexander Zubkov.
In the 36th minute, the Lviv team managed to reduce the gap in the score through the efforts of the Brazilian Talles. Ilya Kvasnitsa contributed an assist.
However, the “yellow-blacks” could not save themselves from defeat. And the team of Marino Pusic in the second half removed the question of the winner by scoring the third goal. In the 76th minute, Zubkov made a successful finishing move, adding a goal to his two assists.
Review of the match “Shakhtar” – “Rukh”
Thanks to this victory, Shakhtar (49 points) became the sole leader of the UPL. The Donetsk team is now three points ahead of Krivbass and also has a match in hand. “Rukh” (39 points) is in fifth place.
In the next round, Shakhtar will play against Vorskla on April 14. A day earlier, “Rukh” will measure their strength with “Krivbass”.