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U19. Porto vs Shakhtar: watch the match online

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

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The Miners to play Porto away in the final UEFA Youth League game

December 13, Vila Nova de Gaia, Dr. Jorge Sampaio, 16:30
The live stream will be available on the FC Shakhtar app and the club’s official website

Match build-up

The Orange-and-Blacks approach the game against Porto U19 in the 3rd spot (6 points, 2 wins). Despite the victory over Antwerp U19 (3-1) in the previous round, the Miners lost their chances to advance to the play-offs, and the result of the match will not affect the tournament standings, so Shakhtar U19 is guaranteed to finish third. In the domestic league, Oleksii Bielik's side finished the first part of the season with a major win against Veres U19 (3-2).

Opponents

Porto U19 are the leaders of UEFA Youth League Group H (12 points, 4 wins and 1 loss, goal difference: 15-5). The Portuguese outfit secured an early knockout stage berth through a victory over Barcelona U19 (4-0) in the previous round. The Dragons show excellent results in the domestic league and have not lost since October (1st spot, 13 wins, goal difference: 46-13).

Match background

In 3 previous meetings, the teams tied twice, with Porto U19 proving stronger on one occasion (goal difference: 3-6).

Previous meeting

On September 19, Shakhtar U19 entertained Porto U19 at the Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion. There was a struggle for the initiative from the opening minutes. In the 7th minute, the Dragons played a set piece that ended with an attempt by Oliveira and a save by Kravets, but the following combination of the opponents turned out to be effective: Rodrigo Mora scored after solo actions. Pushkarov had the opportunity to equalize, but his diving header missed the target. Soon after that, Losenko was close to score – the ball went near the crossbar. In the second half, first Mora scored a double, and then Meireles converted a penalty for a foul during a corner kick. The second half began with exchange of goal opportunities, and if Yushchenko's shot missed the target, the opponents did not forgive the mistake in defence. Kravets played off the line after a corner, knocking the ball out to Djalo who used the chance. Towards the end of the match, Pushkarov finished the build-up play from outside the penalty area. 1-4 – the referee’s final whistle recorded a win for Porto U19.