On Thursday, July 10, Donetsk’s «Shakhtar» played their first match of the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League against Finnish «Ilves».
Europa League, 1st qualifying round.
«Shakhtar» (Donetsk, Ukraine) — «Ilves» (Tampere, Finland) — 6:0 (2:0)
Goals: Santana (26, 48), Elias (43), Kevin (74),Pedrinho (87), Neverton (89)
«Shakhtar»: 31.Riznyk, 5.Bondar, 13.Pedrinho, 22.Matvienko, 26.Konoplia (17.Tobias, 72), 6.Gomez (29.Nazarina, 85), 10.Sudakov (27.Ocheretko, 58), 11.Kevin, 21.Bondarenko (38.Pedrinho, 58), 30.Santana, 19.Elias (39.Neverton, 72).
The return match between «Shakhtar» and «Ilves» will take place in a week, on July 17, in Tampere. The winner on aggregate will advance to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League, where they will play against Turkish «Besiktas».
