Poltava vs Shakhtar: match preview
Monday, April 3, 2017
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In the Ukrainian Cup quarterfinal, the Pitmen will play Poltava away. We bring you the game preview
April 5, Poltava, Lokomotiv, 14:00
Live broadcast on Futbol 1 channel
Before the match
Two days after the league victory over Zorya, the charges of Paulo Fonseca will hold the postponed cup game. We want to remind you that the meeting with Poltava in late November last year did not take place due to the frozen pitch of Lokomotiv stadium and the high risk of injury.
In the Ukrainian Cup Round of 16, Shakhtar beat Oleksandriya 2-1. Stepanenko and Marlos scored goals for the Orange-and-Blacks. Poltava claimed a home win vs Karpaty with the same score (with Kovtun and Troyanovskyi scoring).
Live broadcast on Futbol 1 channel
Before the match
Two days after the league victory over Zorya, the charges of Paulo Fonseca will hold the postponed cup game. We want to remind you that the meeting with Poltava in late November last year did not take place due to the frozen pitch of Lokomotiv stadium and the high risk of injury.
In the Ukrainian Cup Round of 16, Shakhtar beat Oleksandriya 2-1. Stepanenko and Marlos scored goals for the Orange-and-Blacks. Poltava claimed a home win vs Karpaty with the same score (with Kovtun and Troyanovskyi scoring).
In the Ukrainian Cup Round of 16, Shakhtar beat Oleksandriya 2-1. Stepanenko and Marlos scored goals for the Orange-and-Blacks
Earlier in the tournament, Mykolayiv and Dnipro made it to the semifinals. Besides, in Akhtyrka on April 5, Neftyanik-Ukrnafta will compete with Dynamo. We want to remind you that in the 2016/17 season, the teams have one meeting at every stage of the Cup.
Referee – Kateryna Monzul (Kharkiv)
Assistant referees – Andrii Skrypka (Kropivnytskyi), Volodymyr Volodin (Kherson)
Fourth official – Anatolii Abdula (Kharkiv)
Referee observer – Serhii Zadyran (Dnipro)
Opponents
Poltava are in the middle of the League One tournament table (10th place). In 2017, Yurii Yaroshenko’s men held three official meetings. Having defeated Obolon-Brovar (1-0) away, in the next round Shakhtar’s opponents lost to the leaders Illichivets at home (0-2).
On March 31, in the 23rd round, Poltava claimed a narrow 1-0 win at Mykolayiv through the goal by Yevhen Troyanovskyi. Shakhtar graduates Vladyslav Nekhtiy and Vladyslav Nasybulin actively participated in the match: fouling on the latter led to awarding a set piece, from which they scored the winning goal.
Match background
Shakhtar and Poltava had three Ukrainian Cup meetings. The Pitmen won all of them with the aggregate goal difference of 11-2.
Referee – Kateryna Monzul (Kharkiv)
Assistant referees – Andrii Skrypka (Kropivnytskyi), Volodymyr Volodin (Kherson)
Fourth official – Anatolii Abdula (Kharkiv)
Referee observer – Serhii Zadyran (Dnipro)
Opponents
Poltava are in the middle of the League One tournament table (10th place). In 2017, Yurii Yaroshenko’s men held three official meetings. Having defeated Obolon-Brovar (1-0) away, in the next round Shakhtar’s opponents lost to the leaders Illichivets at home (0-2).
On March 31, in the 23rd round, Poltava claimed a narrow 1-0 win at Mykolayiv through the goal by Yevhen Troyanovskyi. Shakhtar graduates Vladyslav Nekhtiy and Vladyslav Nasybulin actively participated in the match: fouling on the latter led to awarding a set piece, from which they scored the winning goal.
Match background
Shakhtar and Poltava had three Ukrainian Cup meetings. The Pitmen won all of them with the aggregate goal difference of 11-2.
Even before the break, the goals by Nem, Gladkyy and a brace by Bernard removed all points from the agenda, with Korkishko scoring a consolation goal to make it 4-1
Previous Cup meeting
In the 2014/15 season, they had two game at the Last 16 stage. The first one on Poltava’s field ended in Donetsk’s convincing victory (5-1). The return game took place at the Bannikov UTK on October 27, 2014. Even before the break, the goals by Nem, Gladkyy and a brace by Bernard removed all points from the agenda, with Korkishko scoring a consolation goal to make it 4-1.
Trivia
Shakhtar are ten-time Ukrainian Cup winners.
Oleksandr Kucher may make his 290th appearance for the Pitmen, and Viktor Kovalenko might make his 80th app.
In the 2014/15 season, they had two game at the Last 16 stage. The first one on Poltava’s field ended in Donetsk’s convincing victory (5-1). The return game took place at the Bannikov UTK on October 27, 2014. Even before the break, the goals by Nem, Gladkyy and a brace by Bernard removed all points from the agenda, with Korkishko scoring a consolation goal to make it 4-1.
Trivia
Shakhtar are ten-time Ukrainian Cup winners.
Oleksandr Kucher may make his 290th appearance for the Pitmen, and Viktor Kovalenko might make his 80th app.
