The Premier League. Shakhtar defeated Zorya in their last match of the year and widened the gap between the pursuers

14.12.2019 23:19

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Today there were three matches of the 18th round of the Premier League, which completes the competitive program of 2019.

In the central match of the weekend, Shakhtar defeated Zorya in a draw. Luhansk, which a week ago beat Dynamo, and this time acted on counter courses against one of the greats of Ukrainian football. Viktor Skrypnyk's wards beat the goal even more often than the opponent and created a lot of scoring opportunities.

However, the high class of miners allowed them to earn three points even in such a match. Moraes scored after a corner, successfully guarding the rebound, and Marlos scored from the penalty spot. Luhansk managed to beat Pyatov only once, when Lednev realized the transfer of Kochergin. After this victory, Shakhtar's distance from the nearest pursuer, which is currently Zorya, has already reached 16 points.

The Donetsk national team included Pyatov, Kryvtsov, Matvienko, Marlos (goal, yellow card), Konoplyanka, Kovalenko (substituted in the 64th minute), Moraes (goal, yellow card, replaced in the 88th minute). minutes). Candidate for Andriy Shevchenko's team Ivanisen played a full match for Zorya and earned a warning.

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As for other matches, Lviv beat Kolos, which allowed Egishe Melikyan's team to break away from outsiders, Karpaty and Vorskla by four points. The "townspeople" were not prevented from winning and removing the goalkeeper Sarnavsky, who, interrupting the opponent's attack, played with his hands outside the penalty area. In the minority, the hosts even scored their third goal.

In the meeting of "Olympic" with "Mariupol", which are direct competitors in the fight for the sixth place in the first stage of the championship, the will of the Azov team won.

18 round

14.12.2019

Lviv - Kolos - 3: 2 (2: 1)

Goals: Renan (13), Tatarkov (32, from the penalty spot), Alvaro (73) - Paramonov (29), Lysenko (90 + 4).

Sent off: Sarnavsky (60, "L").

Zorya - Shakhtar - 1: 2 (0: 0)

Goals: Lednev (61) - Moraes (54), Marlos (84, from the penalty spot).

"Olympic" - "Mariupol" - 1: 2 (0: 0)

Goals: Shahab (49) - Churko (53, from the penalty spot), Lukyanchuk (89, own goal).

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