March 5, one of the matches of the 16th matchday of the Ukrainian Premier League took place. They met Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv) and Shakhtar (Donetsk).
Ukrainian Championship, round 16
Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv) - Shakhtar (Donetsk) - 0:7 (0:4)
Goals: О. Zubkov (5), B. Mykhaylichenko (13), L. Traore (38), O. Zubkov (41), Kurilo (56), I. Petryak (58), Y. Rakitskiyi (66)
Warnings: Л. Traore (14)
In the Premier League match between Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Shakhtar Donetsk at the Arena Lviv, the latter dominated, winning 7-0. Shakhtar Donetsk got off to a flying start, scoring two quick goals in the first 13 minutes of the match. Oleg Zubkov opened the scoring on 5 minutes, and B. Mykhailychenko doubled the lead. Metalist defense hardly kept Shakhtar's attacks in check, and L. Traore scored twice before the end of the first half. Just before the break, Oleg Zubkov scored his second goal of the game, giving Shakhtar a comfortable 4-0 lead. The second half began with several substitutions on both teams. B. Vachiberadze and A. Remeniuk came on for Metalist, while Shakhtar's Oleg Zubkov and T. Stepanenko were replaced by I. Petryak and Yu. The substitutions didn't seem to have had the desired effect as Shakhtar continued to dominate. However, the match had its share of drama: on 56 minutes, Ilya Kurylo scored his fifth goal of the match. Shakhtar continued to pester the opposition and on 58 minutes, Ilya Petryak opened the scoring.
On 59 minutes, L. Traore was replaced by D. On 59 minutes, Traore was replaced by Dmytro Sikan and Andriy Bondarenko was replaced by Kryskev. Shakhtar's lead further increased when Rakitskiy netted a 59th-minute goal. Rakitskiy netted on 66 minutes. On 67 and 68 minutes, instead of Igor Henrique and Vitaliy Ostrovskiy, R. Rusin and A. Chiruk Yurievich appeared in Metalist respectively. In the final minutes of the game there were new replacements: on the 72nd minute G. Sudakov appeared on the 72nd minute and on the 85th minute K. Bychok replaced V. Dmytrenko in Metalist. The match ended with a confident 7-0 win for Shakhtar. In general, the match was a demonstration of Shakhtar Donetsk dominance, which was impressive both in attack and defense. Kharkiv Metalist 1925 hardly contained their opponents and could not create a single clear-cut chance. Thanks to the victory "Shakhtar" came close to the top of the Premier League standings, and Kharkiv Metalist 1925 will try to learn from this defeat and get even in the next match.
In the next round the following matches are waiting for the rivals: Chernomorets - Metalist 1925, Kryvbas - Shakhtar.
| Metalist 1925 | Shakhtar | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals on goal | 9 |
| 8 | Strokes | 16 |
| 1 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 11 | Violations | 12 |
| 4 | Corner | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 0 | Ball possession | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |