U21. Olimpik vs Shakhtar: watch it online

5 March, Shchaslyve, Kniazha Arena, 12:00

Live stream on Shakhtar TV

Before the match

Denys Shostak, Shakhtar U21 midfielder:

“We approach the match responsibly, so some kind of underestimation is totally out of the question. We psych ourselves up for each game in the same way, so Olimpik's standing does not matter to us. We strive to display our own game regardless of who we play against.”

Opponents

Olimpik often play defensively, putting pressure in midfield and in their half, building attacks mainly through active wingers and strong forwards who know how to challenge defenders. The opponent are sitting in the bottom 14th spot in the league with three points (goal difference is 10-54). Yaroslav Annych and Vladyslav Zahladko will not play against Shakhtar due to suspension. During the winter break, some coaching changes took place in the team: the young Volodymyr Kuryata who used to work at the second-league Rubikon, has headed the team instead of Vladyslav Burlaka.

Head-to-head record

In the Ukrainian U21 Championship, Shakhtar have played Olimpik 13 times (11 wins and two draws for the Miners). The goal difference is 40-5 in favour of Shakhtar. In the first first stage game, the Orange-and-Blacks claimed a major win of 8-0, with Bohdan Viunnyk scoring five goals at once.

Last match

26 September 2020. Shchaslyve

Shakhtar Donetsk U21 8-0 (3-0) Olimpik Donetsk U21

Goals: 1-0 Viunnyk (8’), 2-0 Sudakov (16’), 3-0 Viunnyk (24’), 4-0 Viunnyk (49’), 5-0 Shostak (57’), 6-0 Viunnyk (63’), 7-0 Viunnyk (65’), 8-0 Honcharuk (69’)