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Vorskla 0-1 Shakhtar

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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Shakhtar women’s team defeated Vorskla in the postponed round 9 match

Roman Zaiev made the line-up rotation compared to the previous clash, so Lutsan, Maslovska and Kravchuk appeared in the starting eleven.

Yanieva’s goal

Vorskla were in possession from the first minutes, acting in the Miners' part of the field. Already at the start, Petryk shot from outside the penalty area – the attempt was blocked by the defenders. The Poltava-based team created the next opportunity after a corner kick: Andrukhiv made a cross to the far post to find Kozlova, who won the aerial challenge and headed – Klimova was there. In the 13th minute, the coaching staff of the Miners made a forced substitution: Mostova entered the field instead of Vyshnevska, who was injured. In the 25th minute, Vorskla created another opportunity: Andrukhiv received a diagonal pass on the right flank and put a cross to the penalty area, Kozlova got the ball after a turnover by defenders and shot from a dangerous distance, however Klimova blocked it. In the middle of the first half, the Orange-and-Blacks moved away from their own goal and counterattacked, but if Molodiuk's hit the goalkeeper, the next chance was converted: Yelyzaveta passed the ball forward to Starukhina, who crossed from the right flank to Yanieva to finish it off – 0-1. In response, Zinchenko's girls had an opportunity after a set play – Andrukhiv hit the post.

Klimova’s saves and reliable defence

In the second half, Vorskla continued to attack and have a territorial advantage. Zinchenko's side unsuccessfully shattered the Miners' defence, using flank runs followed by a cross to the penalty area. Shakhtar in turn played in a compact way, defended reliably, and Klimova's actions saved the team from goals. In the 54th minute, after a corner kick, there was a struggle in Shakhtar's penalty area, the referee pointed to the spot, Petryk shot into the bottom corner – Klimova parried it away. A minute later, Vorskla threatened the Miners again – over the crossbar. The hosts did not stop trying to equalize the score and continued to attack. In the 81st minute, the ball hit the crossbar after a set piece, Andrukhiv was the first on the ball to see the ball striking the post after her cross, Klimova saved the team again. The goalkeeper joined the Poltava team's final assaults during corner kicks, but they failed to equalize. Shakhtar defeated Vorskla in a tense match and secured the right to be in the group of champions in the second stage of the league.

The closing match of the calendar year against Ladomyr will take place on Saturday, November 18. The meeting in Shchaslyve at the Kniazha Arena kicks off at 12:00. Watch the live stream at Shakhtar’s official YouTube channel.

Vorskla Poltava 0-1 (0-1) Shakhtar Donetsk

Goal:
0-1 Yanieva (34′)

Shakhtar: Klimova, Vyshnevska (Mostova, 13′), Kravchuk, Krevska, Maslovska, Yanieva (Chendei, 67′; Vykaliuk, 87′), Starukhina, Henyk, Molodiuk (c), Zaborovets, Lutsan