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“We only have 13 players from the first team at our disposal, as well as some reserve players.”, – said Luis Castro on the eve of the match against FC Lvov. The Ukrainian champion started this season not for health, having won just two victories in five rounds. A COVID-19 attack added to the problems on the soccer field, leading many players into self-isolation. However, all this could not be used as an excuse before the game against the last team. With all due respect to the “blue-gold”, as long as they don’t look like a team capable of taking points away from the “miners”. Even with a semi-main team.
Lviv head coach Georgy Tsetsadze was all in the game. Every second he goaded his players, yelling “louder, louder.” This is understandable, it is always difficult for Shakhtar to play when the opponents put a lot of pressure against them. But today’s guests didn’t really understand, or didn’t want to understand their coach at all. There was no resistance as such, and the onset of pressure did not stop the Pitmen from developing their attacks and then scoring goals. In the first half, there were four.
Troy shone more than others today: Kovalenko, Antonio and Tete. The latter left the field without a goal, but managed to disperse a considerable number of attacks, and on the first goal he scored with an assist. Victor continues to demonstrate his shooting skills: today it is a double and a total of four goals in three games. The best scorer of the UPL, second hand. Marcos Antonio, who today has added three points (1 + 2), has not been far from them. The timer is 18 minutes and the game is now over.
What’s left for the team that scored four quick goals? Avoid injuries and play at zero, so young Trubin and Bondar feel confident. Unfortunately, these points have not been met. After his second goal, Kovalenko was injured, leaving the field earlier than planned. And on Wednesday, “Real”, I would like the team’s top scorer to be ready at this time. Halfway through the half, “Lviv” showed signs of life, drenching the scoreboard. Trubin played at the start, but threw the ball into the penalty area line, where Shina scored a touchdown. Here, rather, the claims are not against the goalkeeper, but against Marlos, who was supposed to play against the opposing striker.
To be honest, Shakhtar stopped playing after scoring fourth. Speed was included only by Tete and Solomon, who replaced Kovalenko. Manor managed to get his name down on the protocol, having landed an accurate hit in the far corner early in the second half. Marcos Antonio acted as assistants. The scoring allowed Luis Castro to free Bolbat and Cipriano, who appear in official matches only on special occasions, as well as Vladislav Vakul. The Ukrainian winger has been injured for a long time without playing since the end of last season. Today he is remembered for his yellow card. And I wanted it to be an effective action.
Following the old tradition, the Ukrainian championship match did not go without the decision of a strange referee. Let’s go back to the first half. With the score already 4: 1, Viktor Kornienko tried to go out on a date with the goalkeeper, but failed to break it on the first attempt. A final play followed, which the defender tackled already at the finish line. But he did it with his hand, preventing the world champion from scoring the first goal of the “miners”. The referee did not mark the point in this episode. A few minutes before that, the side judge noticed a strange offside position at Manor Solomon, who was picking up good speed. Fortunately, those moments did not affect the final score.
Let’s summarize. For the first time this season, Shakhtar achieved a landslide victory in terms of scoring and play. However, let’s not forget that I was opposed to the team FC Lviv, who are in last place, with a point ahead. In the first half, the defense of the guests allowed the Pitmen to do what they wanted, hence the large number of goals. Already on Wednesday Castro’s team will debut in the Champions League, where we will see the true strength of the current champion of Ukraine. We hope that the injury will prevent Kovalenko and that the leaders, Stepanenko, Taison, Matvienko and Pyatov, can return to the field.
“Lviv” for the umpteenth time this season has confirmed the status of top outsider. It is difficult to understand what strategy Georgy Tsetsadze chose for the game and how he wanted to achieve the result. The “higher, higher” tactics are clearly not working yet …
Shakhtar – FC Lviv 5: 1
Goals: Viktor Kovalenko 4, Marcos Antonio 10, Dentinho 16, Viktor Kovalenko 18, Manor Solomon 50 – Alves dos Santos Rogerio Tire 25
Miner: Anatoly Trubin, David Khocholava, Marcos Antonio (Sergei Bolbat 58), Dentinho (Vladislav Vakula 75), Marlos, Tete, Victor Kornienko (Marquinhos Cipriano 58), Victor Kovalenko (Manor Solomon 24), Micon de Andrade, Valery Bondar, Dodo
FC Lviv: Orest Kostik, Alves dos Santos Rogerio Shina (Rafael Sabino 63), Mikhel Ainsalu, Igor Koshman, Donatas Kazlauskas, Egor Klimenchuk, Sergei Borzenko, Yuri Kravchuk, Pahtman Filavogov, Nazarovich 54
Warnings: Vladislav Vakula 80 – Alves dos Santos Rogerio Shina 17, Igor Koshman 47, Donatas Kazlauskas 57, Yaroslav Bogunov 62
