U19. Metalist 1925 vs Shakhtar: match preview
Friday, March 3, 2023
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Shakhtar U19 and Metalist 1925 U19 are to meet on the Youth League MD16
March 4, Shchaslyve, Kniazha Arena, 11:00
Match build-up
Shakhtar U19 undergone significant changes at the end of the transfer window because 4 performers left Oskar Ratulutra's team literally in a week. Defender Andrii Buleza moved to Minaj on loan, Roman Savchenko and Kyrylo Siheev joined Oleksandriia (loans), Vladyslav Pohorilyi was loaned out by Zorya.
Shakhtar have already played 2 postponed matches of the first round after a winter break. The Miners claimed victory against Minaj (2-0) and Lviv (1-0), with Anton Hlushchenko scoring in both clashes. Before the meeting with Metalist 1925, the team are in the 3rd spot of the tournament table with 35 points and a game in hand (goal difference: 40–7).
Anton Drozd, defender:
– We prepare for the game against Metalist 1925 in normal mode because we do not divide our opponents into strong and weak. I remember that we won with a big score in the first stage match, but this one will be completely different. The championship just started back then and it affected the game, the Kharkiv side will be more motivated after that meeting. Many players have left our team, but this is normal for youth football. We have players to replace the leaders, and we are only happy for the boys as they got a raise to the UPL.
Opponents
Metalist 1925 finished the first stage of the U19 Ukrainian Championship in the 11th spot (14 points, goal difference: 20–25). The Kharkiv-based outfit secured 4 victories, tied twice and loss 8 times in 14 matches. Roman Melnyk’s team prepared for championship resumption in Ukraine and 4 players — Samuel Obinaiia, Leonardo Casaes, Igor Nogueira, and Vladyslav Ostrovskyi — joined the training camp of the main team. By the way, Samuel Obinaiia is the best scorer (4 goals).
Match background
Shakhtar defeated Metalist 1925 in 2 championship matches with a total score of 7-0.
Previous match
August 22, 2022. Shchaslyve
Shakhtar Donetsk U19 5-0 (2-0) Metalist 1925 Kharkiv U19
Goals: 1-0 Pohorilyi (14′), 2-0 Yushchenko (22′, pen.), 3-0 Pohorilyi (57′), 4-0 Pohorilyi (74′), 5-0 Pohorilyi (90′)
Shakhtar U19: Tvardovskyi (c), Pushkaryov (Drozd, 62′), Savchenko, Rosputko, Buleza (Oharkov, 62′), Losenko (Yanovych, 70′), Khromei (Tsukanov, 70′), Siheev, Mykytyshyn (Chuiko, 74′), Yushchenko, Pohorilyi
Match build-up
Shakhtar U19 undergone significant changes at the end of the transfer window because 4 performers left Oskar Ratulutra's team literally in a week. Defender Andrii Buleza moved to Minaj on loan, Roman Savchenko and Kyrylo Siheev joined Oleksandriia (loans), Vladyslav Pohorilyi was loaned out by Zorya.
Shakhtar have already played 2 postponed matches of the first round after a winter break. The Miners claimed victory against Minaj (2-0) and Lviv (1-0), with Anton Hlushchenko scoring in both clashes. Before the meeting with Metalist 1925, the team are in the 3rd spot of the tournament table with 35 points and a game in hand (goal difference: 40–7).
Anton Drozd, defender:
– We prepare for the game against Metalist 1925 in normal mode because we do not divide our opponents into strong and weak. I remember that we won with a big score in the first stage match, but this one will be completely different. The championship just started back then and it affected the game, the Kharkiv side will be more motivated after that meeting. Many players have left our team, but this is normal for youth football. We have players to replace the leaders, and we are only happy for the boys as they got a raise to the UPL.
Opponents
Metalist 1925 finished the first stage of the U19 Ukrainian Championship in the 11th spot (14 points, goal difference: 20–25). The Kharkiv-based outfit secured 4 victories, tied twice and loss 8 times in 14 matches. Roman Melnyk’s team prepared for championship resumption in Ukraine and 4 players — Samuel Obinaiia, Leonardo Casaes, Igor Nogueira, and Vladyslav Ostrovskyi — joined the training camp of the main team. By the way, Samuel Obinaiia is the best scorer (4 goals).
Match background
Shakhtar defeated Metalist 1925 in 2 championship matches with a total score of 7-0.
Previous match
August 22, 2022. Shchaslyve
Shakhtar Donetsk U19 5-0 (2-0) Metalist 1925 Kharkiv U19
Goals: 1-0 Pohorilyi (14′), 2-0 Yushchenko (22′, pen.), 3-0 Pohorilyi (57′), 4-0 Pohorilyi (74′), 5-0 Pohorilyi (90′)
Shakhtar U19: Tvardovskyi (c), Pushkaryov (Drozd, 62′), Savchenko, Rosputko, Buleza (Oharkov, 62′), Losenko (Yanovych, 70′), Khromei (Tsukanov, 70′), Siheev, Mykytyshyn (Chuiko, 74′), Yushchenko, Pohorilyi