Shiners close gap with Oleksandria and Dynamo in the Ukrainian championship table.
Shakhtar beat Zorya in the match of the 13th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Arena Lviv ended with a score of 3:1.
After the first half, the Luhansk team had a minimal advantage in the score – in the 37th minute, Oleksandr Yatsyk hit the far top corner with a powerful shot from the left flank of the penalty area.
At the start of the second half, the Donetsk team not only bounced back, but also took the lead. In the 51st minute, Artem Bondarenko converted a penalty after Roman Vantukh fouled him in his own penalty area.
And then in the 54th minute, Brazilian Kevin scored a precise goal after a cross from his compatriot Vinicius Tobias from the right flank.
The final point in the match was made in the 90+3rd minute, when the Brazilian defender of the Luhansk club Jordan scored an own goal, cutting the ball into his own net after a cross from Alexander Zubkov from the right flank.
Review of the match “Shakhtar” – “Zorya”
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After this victory, “Shakhtar” (26 points) remained in third place in the UPL, but got closer to the championship leaders “Oleksandria” (32 points) and “Dynamo” (29 points), which has a match in hand. Zorya (15 points) is in tenth place.
In the next round of the UPL, which will take place after the international break, Shakhtar will play Ingulets on November 23, and Zorya will face Poliesie on November 25.