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Cornered Zarya had few options. Skripnik’s team lost two matches in a row and finished at the bottom of the table. You had to win here and now, and it doesn’t matter if the reigning champion, the eternal middle peasant, or the outsider is playing against you. Without the points scored, the situation would be dire.
The Pitmen were also motivated. Having started well in August with wins in the Europa League, they ended the summer with two losses. First, Inter showed Shakhtar the level of a European great, and then Dynamo won the Super Cup match. Castro’s team is going through a difficult period and only victories will help it get back on the right track.
The game fully confirmed his status as the centerpiece of this round. There was everything: goals, goalkeeper errors, penalties (controversial), pressure and high speeds. I am glad that the public was present at a show like this, because seeing this live is a pleasure. The Pitmen were able to open the scoring with the effort of Marlos, who played well behind the center of the young Kornienko. The left back made his debut today.
And then “Zarya” became the main character. At first, Skripnik’s team managed to recover thanks to the efforts of Kabaev and Kochergin. The former took the ball from Dodo (possibly with a foul) and passed it to Vladislav. The winger landed a heavy blow into the near corner of Trubin, and the young keeper didn’t help. It did not take long and the people of Lugansk came forward. Not without the help of a referee, to put it mildly. Romanov decided to mark the point after the fall of Kabaev. The referee saw a foul from Stepanenko, but we couldn’t see it. Yurchenko showed no mercy – 1: 2.
Shakhtar started the second half actively and almost immediately restored parity on the scoreboard. Krivtsov won the position after a corner kick and sent the ball into the goal with his head. The game continued to be interesting and each team had a chance to get ahead. It’s impossible to immediately tell who was closest to victory and, using the football cliche, let’s call the game a draw. This was also confirmed by the score on the scoreboard. “Zorya” scored the first point in the championship and begins his ascent. Then the schedule will not be so complicated.
Zorya – Shakhtar 2: 2
Goals: Vladislav Kochergin 19, Vladlen Yurchenko 27 (pen.) – Marlos 17, Sergey Krivtsov 49
Zarya: Nikita Shevchenko, Vladislav Kochergin, Vitaly Vernidub, Joel Abu Khanna, Dmitry Ivanisenya, Vladislav Kabaev (Alexander Gladky 87), Yegor Nazarina, Artyom Gromov, Denis Favorov, Vladlen Yurchenko (Lovro Tsvek 78), Andrejs Tsyganiks (Maxim Grechkiniks)
Miner: Anatoly Trubin, Sergey Krivtsov, Taras Stepanenko, Tyson, Junior Moraes (Fernando dos Santos Pedro 87), Marlos (Eugene Konoplyanka 82), Victor Kornienko, Manor Solomon (Tete 74), Alan Patrick (Marcos Antonio 82), Nikolay Matvienko, Dodo
Warnings: Denis Favorov 73, Maxim Grechkin 81 – Dodo 29, Sergey Krivtsov 43, Viktor Kornienko 57
