The Premier League. Shakhtar lost in the championship for the first time in a year and a half

01.03.2020 20:54

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The 20th round of the Ukrainian Premier League Championship ended with two matches on Sunday.

For the second time in a row after the Europa League match, Shakhtar's coaching staff has resorted to mass rotation. This time for the match with Vorskla compared to game in Lisbon against Benfica Eight new players in the black and black have entered the starting line-up. 

The hosts spent the first half very aggressively against the miners' experimental squad. And in the 30th minute Alan Patrick, who lost the ball in his own penalty area, could not cope with the pressure from the opponents. Sklyar passed to Stepanyuk, and he opened an account. By the way, a newcomer from Poltava, who is in the last round scored and "Dynamo", held only the second official match for "Vorskla" «

In the second half, 19-year-old Artem Bondarenko, who made his debut in the first team of the Orange and Blacks, came on as a substitute. Donetsk had a territorial advantage, but both opponents had a chance to score. In the 84th minute after the removal of Sklyar, Vorskla remained in the minority, but kept the winning score. Shakhtar suffered its first defeat in the Premier League on August 11, 2018, breaking its unbeaten streak of 48 matches.

The Ukrainian national team players Bolbat (replaced in the 60th minute), Kryvtsov (yellow card), Marlos (yellow card), Konoplyanka took part in the match as part of Shakhtar.

Another match, which took place in Zaporozhye, affected the location of the teams of the leading group. Zorya won a minimal victory over Olimpik and bypassed Dynamo in the table, rising to second place. Victor Skrypnyk's team got three points in a hard fight. The Olympians were worthy opponents, conceding a single ball only at the end of the game, and at the last minute almost won a draw when Shahab's shot was taken by the rack. The VAR system worked on this match, but there were no contradictory episodes that would require the referee to watch the video replays.

20 round

28.02.2020

Dnipro-1 - Dynamo - 3: 1 (0: 1)

29.02.2020

Lviv - Oleksandriya - 1: 1 (0: 1)

Desna - Mariupol - 4: 0 (2: 0)

Kolos - Karpaty - 2: 1 (2: 0)

01.03.2020

Zorya - Olympic - 1: 0 (0: 0)

Goal: Kabayev (77).

Vorskla - Shakhtar - 1: 0 (1: 0)

Goal: Stepanyuk (30).

Sent off: Glazier (84, "B").

Standings