On 26 February, one of the matches of the 18th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Alexandria (Oleksandriya) and Shakhtar (Donetsk) met.
Александрия - Шахтер - 0:0. Чемпионат Украины, 18-й тур. Обзор матча, статистикаUkrainian Championship, round 18
Alexandria (Alexandria ) - Shakhtar (Donetsk ) - 0:0 (0:0)
Warnings: Kevin (24), D. Kryskiv (50)
Review of the match Oleksandriya - Shakhtar:
In the Premier League match between Alexandria and Shakhtar Donetsk, both teams fought hard but in the end failed to score against their opponents, resulting in a goalless draw. The match took place at the KSC Nika stadium, where the fans were looking forward to an exciting football game. Several things happened in the first half: two yellow cards were shown. Alexandria's player M. Ferreira received a warning on 22 minutes, while Shakhtar Donetsk's Kevin - on 24 minutes. Despite several chances from both sides, the score remained 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, Shakhtar Donetsk made several substitutions in an attempt to break the deadlock. On 35 minutes, O. Zubkov came on in place of M. Shved, on 46 minutes Eguinaldo replaced D. Sikan, and on 55 minutes D. Kryskiv made room for T. Stepanenko. In addition, Kevin was replaced by L. Traore in the 55th minute.
There were also changes in Alexandria's line-up: K. Kovalets replaced O. Belyaev on 67th minute, A. Shulyansky replaced Geovani on the same minute, and A. Kulakov replaced De on 72nd minute. Despite the substitutions, neither team could succeed and the match ended in a stalemate. Tension grew as the match progressed, and in the 65th minute O. Martyniuk, a player of Alexandria, received a yellow card. In the 82nd minute the referee showed another yellow card to the hosts, although the name of the player is not mentioned in the match report. In general, both teams made maximum efforts, but neither of them could get the winning goal. A draw meant that both Alexandria and Shakhtar Donetsk would take one point each, keeping their positions in the standings unchanged. Despite the lack of goals, the match was tense and hard-fought, and the fans were in suspense until the final whistle.
The next round of matches await the rivals: Oleksandriya vs Zorya, Shakhtar vs Kryvbas.
Statistics of the match Oleksandriya - Shakhtar:
| Alexandria | Shakhtar | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Kicks to the goal | 0 |
| 0 | Blows | 0 |
| 0 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from outside the box | 0 |
| 0 | Offences | 0 |
| 0 | Corners | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Ball possession | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Keeper saves | 0 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |
