Preview

Matchday 9 of the Pari-Match will see the game between two Donetsk teams. We bring you the traditional preview of the game.

26 September, Kyiv, Bannikov stadium, 14:00
Live broadcast on Futbol 2 channel

On Matchday 5, Olimpik got their first league win, beating Oleksandriya 1-0. Then, it was followed by a run involving three losses, with which the Donetsk team are going into the match with Shakhtar. However,  in all the cases Roman Sanjar’s charges suffered narrow defeats, showing decent football.

Shakhtar, in turn, have won three league games in a row. The Pitmen are sitting in second place behind Dynamo Kyiv, who have 3 points more. Despite the fact that in the next week both leaders will play their Champions League games, they need to take maximum points in the domestic championship.

Match officials

Referee – Ivan Bondar (Kyiv)
Assistant referees – Oleksandr Korniyko (Mirgorod), Volodymyr Volodin (Kherson)
Fourth official – Serhiy Berezka (Kyiv Oblast)
Referee observer – Viktor Derdo (Illichyovsk)

Personnel

In the Cup game with Dnipro Roman Sanjar fielded a number of players who needed match practice: Illoy-Ayeta, Semenin, Doronin. It is the result of the tight schedule of the team. Mircea Lucescu also rotated the squad in the match with Ternopil.

Teams’ scoring average in the league:

Olimpik – 0,5 goals per game;
Shakhtar – 2,38 goals per game.