Europa League. Shakhtar lost to Roma for the second time and dropped out of the tournament

18.03.2021 22:47

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In the return match at the capital's NSC "Olympic" miners had to play three missed in Rome m'but it turned out to be too difficult a task for them.

The day before it became known that the match will take place without spectators, which, of course, did not add optimism to Donetsk, who also lost Ismail, who was injured. Apart from the Brazilian defender, compared to the first match, Marlos and Tyson, who started the game in reserve, were not among the first 11. Three changes also took place at Roma - the injured Mkhitaryan was out of action, and the authors of the week-old goals of Mancini and El-Shaarawi were in reserve.

Shakhtar's players immediately tried to move the game closer to Roma's goal, but the guests struck the first blow - Cristante won the penalty shootout and scored above the goal. The Pitmen had the first moment in the 13th minute: the attack after the transfer from the flank was completed by Alan Patrick, who did not do it in the best way.

Later, the Orange and Blacks took the initiative, and the main events took place mainly in the middle of the field of the Italian club. Dangerous passes from the right flank took place several times, where Dodo, Tete and central midfielders successfully combined to help them. There were attempts to score long-range shots by Alan Patrick and Solomon. But all this was not enough even for one goal.

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And at the beginning of the second half, all questions were removed by Mayoral, who completed one of the few attacks of "Roma". Karsdorp went with the ball to Shakhtar's penalty area and gave it to the center, while Kryvtsov, interrupting the pass, only supported the opponent.

After that, the Romans began to feel even more confident, casually creating a few moments at the gates of Trubin. But the hosts managed to score. After a free kick and a discount by Alan Patrick, Moraes scored. However, the Orange-Blacks failed to develop success, instead allowing Romi to catch them in a failed attempt to create an artificial offside, and Mayoral made a double. The Pitmen lost to the Italian club for the second time and ended their European Cup campaign.  

As part of Shakhtar, footballers came on the field, called for the March collection national team of Ukraine: Trubin, Kryvtsov, Matvienko, Moraes (goal replaced in the 77th minute), Marlos (came on as a substitute in the 60th minute), Konoplyanka (came on as a substitute in the 60th minute).

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Europa League. 1/8 finals. Match answer

Shakhtar (Ukraine) - Roma (Italy) - 1: 2 (0: 0)

Goals: Moraes (59) - Mayoral (48, 72).

Shakhtar: Trubin, Dodo (Bolbat, 82), Krivtsov (k), Vitao, Matvienko, Maicon, Alan Patrick (Konoplyanka, 60), Marcos Antonio, Solomon (Sudakov, 77), Tete (Marlos, 60), Moraes (Dentinho, 77) ).

Substitutions: Shevchenko, Pyatov, Bondar, Khocholava, Cipriano, Tyson, Fernando.

Trainer: Louis Castro.

Roma: Pau Lopez, Ibáñez (Mancini, 46), Cristante (k), Cumbulla, Villar, Diavara (Pellegrini, 59), Spinazzola (Calafiori, 58), Karsdorp, C. Perez, Pedro (El Shaarawy, 75), Mayoral.

Substitutions: Mirante, Fusato, Santon, B. Perez, Dzeko.

Trainer: Paulo Fonseca.

Referee: Antonio Mateu Laos (Spain).

Booked: Marcos Antonio (38), Alan Patrick (55) - Ibáñez (25), Karsdorp (57).

March 18. Kiev. NSC Olimpiiskyi

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