UPL: Shakhtar defeat Veres before the crucial match against Porto
Marino Pusic wanted to go to Portugal in a good mood - and Shakhtar succeeded, defeating Veres in today's home match. The victory wasn't easy, but Donetsk team got its three points thanks to goals from Kryskiv and Zubkov.
The next Shakhtar's game will be against Porto in the Champions League. Miners need to win in Portugal to make it into the the play-offs.
2023-24, Ukraine - Premier League
Shakhtar - Veres 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: Kryskiv, 14 (1:0); Zubkov, 69 (2:0)
Shakhtar: Riznyk D.; Azarov I.; Bondar V.; Gocholeishvili; Matviyenko; Bondarenko A-m; Sudakov; Kryskiv (Nazaryna, 65); Newerton (Eguinaldo, 61); Zubkov (Kashchuk, 89); Sikan (Kelsy, 61)
Bench: Rudko; Rakitskiy; Pedrinho; Lemkin; Kozik; Castillo D.; Viunnyk; Shved M.
Veres: Past; Kucherov (Baran, 86); Shevchenko Y.; Julio Cesar; Kucherenko O.; Balan; Dakhnovskyi (Kovalyuk, 90); Sharay V.; Kurko; Kukharuk; Haiduchyk M. (Shestakov M., 75)
Bench: Korkodym; Kogut B.; Khondak; Vovchenko S.; Klots; Marusich; Sharay S.; Svitiukha; Blyznychenko А.
Yellow Cards: Kukharuk 84