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“Is there Shakhtar without Taras Stepanenko?” Today we should have received an answer to this question, as the defensive midfielder of the Ukrainian team is not yet ready to play at the beginning. Maicon was called to close the most important position, for whom now is the time to show his level, otherwise, the return to the bench would have been simply inevitable.
Desna also had her own problems. Mudrik and Hemp couldn’t play due to the lease. And if the former is only fighting for the status of the main, Efim is a solid player in the starting eleven. His place today was taken by Polegenko, who took five minutes to see the negative side.
Before the game, the players observed a minute of silence in memory of Sergei Atelkin, who passed away in the middle of this week. It was a bit strange to see Desna’s players (and before that, Olimpik) came out wearing black armbands, while Shakhtar didn’t. Sergei played 184 games for the Pitmen.
Today’s party guests came forward very quickly. We have already mentioned Polegenko’s mistake, from which the ball flew towards Kovalenko. Viktor hit Litovka with a powerful shot and scored his second goal in two games. It should be noted that in the last season, the UPL was scored only once. Progress? Look at the distance.
Desna, having first conceded from Shakhtar in the usual style, immediately took the initiative under his control. The Ryabokon team clearly understood their tasks and looked more interesting than the favorite. Totovitsky and Gutsulyak were especially brilliant, who, in the literal sense, led the defense of the opponent. Nikolai Matvienko and Maikon especially succeeded. It was Gutsulyak who made two assists, first helping Mostovoy, and then, circling four players, lunged at Totovitsky.
Two consecutive slaps were supposed to anger the champion, but Shakhtar were in no rush to accelerate. They pressured the opponent near their penalty area, yet “Desna” was in no rush to play the first number. As a result, a good shot by Moraes is remembered from dangerous moments, but Litovka had to try not to reject it.
In the second half, Castro began to make substitutions, letting Stepanenko into the fight and strengthening the attack of Tete, Fernando and Manor. The Portuguese mentor decided to rely on “fresh blood”, realizing that old men are no longer prepared to personally draw matches. The Pitmen continued to build up pressure, but the team’s play was not yet visible. “Desna” (like most UPL teams) played proficiently on defense, interrupting attacking opportunities.
But the juniors still saved the game for Shakhtar. We are talking about Tete, who dragged the ball, turning several players in parallel, and gave the perfect pass to Dentinho. The Brazilian, thrown into the fight as a wild card, scored with the first touch. The tie was saved, but the Pitmen needed a win. It was with the score 2: 2 that Castro’s team began to create chances, but Dentinho’s accurate shot was the last today. You can talk a lot about the match, but this will all be a replay of long-munching thoughts. Shakhtar doesn’t seem like a coherent team right now and it has nothing to do with such a match in the Champions League.
Chernigov. OUSC Chernihiv
Chief Referee: Igor Paskhal (Kherson)
Assistants: Vladimir Volodin (Kherson), Valentin Kutsev (Kiev)
Desna – Shakhtar 2: 2
Goals: Andrey Mostovoy 18, Andrey Totovitskiy 26 – Viktor Kovalenko 4, Dentinho 78
Right: Igor Litovka, Pavel Polegenko, Joonas Tamm, Vitaly Ermakov, Vladislav Ogirya, Andrey Dombrovsky, Vladislav Kalitvintsev (Sergey Old 86), Andrey Totovitsky, Andrey Mostovoy, Alexey Gutsulyak, Philip Budkovsky (Maxim Degtyarev 81)
Miner: Andriy Pyatov, David Khocholava, Tyson, Junior Moraes (Fernando dos Santos Pedro 58), Marlos (Manor Solomon 46), Victor Kornienko (Dentinho 76), Victor Kovalenko, Alan Patrick (Taras Stepanenko 46), Nikolay Matvienko, Micon de Andrade ( Tete 58), Dodo
Warning: Alexey Gutsulyak 83
