On Thursday, July 17, Donetsk’s Shakhtar played the second leg of the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League against Finnish team Ilves.
Recall that the first match, nominally home for the “miners,” took place in Ljubljana and ended in a crushing victory for Shakhtar with a score of 6:0.
Europa League, 2nd qualifying round. Second leg
“Ilves” (Tampere, Finland) — “Shakhtar” (Donetsk, Ukraine) — 0:0
First match — 0:6
“Shakhtar”: 31.Riznyk, 5.Bondar (C), 16.Azarov, 17.Tobias (12.Gocholeishvili, 55), 18.Grama, 7.Eginaldo (9.Sved, 55), 21.Bondarenko (10.Sudakov, 68), 27.Ocheretko, 38.Pedrinho (29.Nazarina, 81), 39.Neverton, 2.Traore (19.Elias, 68).
Thus, based on the results of the two matches (6:0, 0:0), Shakhtar advanced to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League. The opponent of the Donetsk team at this stage of the tournament will be Turkish team Besiktas. The first match will take place next Thursday, July 24, in Istanbul, and the return match a week later, July 31, in Krakow.
