UCL: Shakhtar makes a crazy comeback in Antwerp
Shakhtar Donetsk got its first victory in the current Champions League season. Losing to Antwerp 0:2 after the first half, the Miners turned the game around after the break and snatched a victory - 3:2.
In a dramatic ending, a penalty was awarded against Shakhtar, but Toby Alderweireld shot wide from the 11-meter mark. And then the referee blew the final whistle - it's a victory for the Ukrainian champion!
2023-24 UEFA Champions League
Antwerp - Shakhtar 2:3 (2:0)
Goals: Muja, 3 (1:0); Balikwisha M-A., 34 (2:0); Sikan, 48 (2:1); Rakitskiy, 71 (2:2); Sikan, 76 (2:3)
Antwerp: Butez; Wijndal (Ilenikhena, 83); Coulibaly So.; Alderweireld; Vermeeren; Ekkelenkamp (Valencia A., 74); Keita M. (Yusuf Al., 83); Bataille; Muja (Van den Bosch, 87); Janssen; Balikwisha M-A.
Bench: Lammens; De Wolf; Ejuke; Kerk G.
Yellow Cards: Keita M. 12; Janssen 37; Alderweireld 91
Shakhtar: Riznyk D.; Azarov I.; Rakitskiy; Matviyenko; Konoplya; Stepanenko; Sudakov; Kryskiv; Nazaryna; Sikan (Shved M., 87); Zubkov
Bench: Eguinaldo; Rudko; Chygrynskiy; Kozik; Gocholeishvili; Castillo D.; Miroshi; Ocheretko; Bondarenko A-m; Kashchuk; Kelsy
Yellow Cards: Konoplya 35; Rakitskiy 66; Sikan 82