On Thursday, July 24, Donetsk’s Shakhtar played their first match of the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League against Turkish club "Besiktas". The match took place in Istanbul.
Europa League, 2nd Qualifying Round. First Match
“Besiktas” (Istanbul, Turkey) — “Shakhtar” (Donetsk, Ukraine) — 2:4 (1:2)
Goals: Abraham (40 pen.), Mario (87) — Santana (7), Eginaldo (28), Kevin (67, 90+6)
“Shakhtar”: 31.Riznyk, 5.Bondar, 13.Pedrinho, 22.Matviyenko, 26.Konoplya (17.Tobias, 56), 6.Gomes (38.Pedrinho, 56), 10.Sudakov (12.Gocholeishvili, 88), 11.Kevin, 27.Ocheretko, 30.Santana (21.Bondarenko, 76), 7.Eginaldo (39.Neverton, 76).
“Besiktas”: 1.Gyunok, 2.Svensson, 3.Paulista, 14.Uduohai, 39.Yurasek, 5.Tykhnaz (90.Kylychsoy, 81), 7.Rashitsa (17.Yilmaz, 60), 10.Kokchu (23.Muchi, 60), 27.Silva, 83.Fernandes, 9.Abraham (18.Joao Mario, 71).
The return match between “Shakhtar” and “Besiktas” will take place in a week, on July 31.