Favbet Puma SCM

U19. Veres vs Shakhtar: match preview

Friday, August 4, 2023

|

FCSD

Shakhtar youth team will play the second away match in a row

August 4, Rivne, NTB Veres, 16:00

Match build-up

In the first round, Shakhtar youth team defeated Metalist 1925 U19 in the home match (3-2) thanks to Hlushchenko's brace and Pushkarov's goal and started the championship successfully. After the game, the boys had two days off, followed by a weekly cycle of preparation for the match against Veres. It should be noted that defender Bashmarin was sent off in the match against Kharkiv team, and Drozd will not play due to an injury. As a reminder, Yushchenko and Tsukanov continue to recover from the pre-season.
After the first match, we made conclusions about the defensive play, prepared well tactically, and now we have to demonstrate all of our skills on the field
Mykola Oharkov, defender:

– Veres is a team with character, constantly trying to make the most out of set pieces, always playing until the end and not letting you breathe easily. After the first match, we made conclusions about the defensive play, prepared well tactically, and now we have to demonstrate all of our skills on the field.

Opponents

Veres start the new season under the guidance of Oleh Shandruk, who worked with the team in the last season and finished it in 11th spot. During the pre-season, Rivne team played 6 friendly games (3 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses) and had a goalless draw with the newcomers of the tournament Polissia in the home match of the first round. The day before, it became known that one of last year's team leaders Maksym Vadovskyi joined Khust on loan.

Match background

Out of 5 matches against Veres U19, the Miners won 4 times, Rivne team were stronger in 1 match (goal difference: 14–4).

Previous match

May 18, 2023. Shchaslyve

Shakhtar Donetsk U19 4-0 (1-0) Veres Rivne U19

Goals: 1-0 Toirov (10′), 2-0 Demchenko (65′), 3-0 Smetana (74′), 4-0 Protasevych (80′, o/g)

Shakhtar U19: Barchenko, Chuiko, Kozik (c), Oharkov, Bako (Halonskyi, 72′), Hlushchenko (Harmash, 72′), Tsukanov (Smetana, 62′), Pushkarov (Tryphonenko, 62′), Bundash (Yanovych, 46′), Toirov, Demchenko