Vorskla vs Shakhtar: match preview
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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Shakhtar are to play Vorskla in Poltava in the postponed Ukrainian Women's Vyshcha League round 9 match
November 14, Poltava, Molodizhnyi, 12:00
Match build-up
Shakhtar continue to fight for the top six in the table. Roman Zaiev’s side lost to Zhytlobud-1 (0-3) in the previous round, after that they began their weekly preparation cycle for the match against Vorskla at the Academy facility in Shchaslyve. The team have 15 points and are in the 8th spot after 9 rounds (goal difference: 31-13). The best scorer is Mariia Vykaliuk (10 goals in 6 matches). We remind that Liubov Mokhnach will not help the team in the clash with Vorskla due to exceeding the yellow-card limit.
Opponents
Vorskla are last year’s title winners, who secured the right to participate in European competitions. In the current season, Nataliia Zinchenko's outfit have 25 points and are in 2nd spot. The Poltava-based team won 8 times and tied 1 once in 8 meetings (goal difference: 51-1). The high performance of the team contributes to the fact that 3 players are in the top five scorers at once: Kravchuk (11 goals), Kozlova (9 goals) and Kalinina (8 goals). It is interesting that the team conceded only in the match against Zhytlobud-1. In European arena, Vorskla finished their campaign in the last Champions League qualifying round, losing to Roma on aggregate (1-9), and they reached the final in the Ukrainian Cup, defeating Ateks (30-0), Ladomyr (3-1) and Dnipro-1 (5-1).
Match background
The teams met in 4 matches: Vorskla won 3 time, Shakhtar claimed 1 victory.
Previous meeting
On May 10, the match in Poltava kicked off with a quick goal from Vorskla scored by Kalinina who took advantage of a mistake in defence. Almost immediately, Kalinina had another opportunity, but Klimova blocked it. Roman Zaiev's side created their own chance in response: Molodiuk won the challenge against the opponent and found herself one on one with Bondarchuk, however the keeper turned the ball for a corner. Shakhtar balanced the game and had several opportunities to equalize before the break, but failed to score. Zaiev's team were more active than their opponents in the second half. At first, Holovach lacked few centimetres when performing a bent shot, and then Molodiuk hit the goalkeepers hand. Vorskla scored in the 73rd minute in response, when Kravchuk slotted the ball home into woodwork. 2-0 – the referee’s final whistle recorded a win for Vorskla.
Match build-up
Shakhtar continue to fight for the top six in the table. Roman Zaiev’s side lost to Zhytlobud-1 (0-3) in the previous round, after that they began their weekly preparation cycle for the match against Vorskla at the Academy facility in Shchaslyve. The team have 15 points and are in the 8th spot after 9 rounds (goal difference: 31-13). The best scorer is Mariia Vykaliuk (10 goals in 6 matches). We remind that Liubov Mokhnach will not help the team in the clash with Vorskla due to exceeding the yellow-card limit.
Opponents
Vorskla are last year’s title winners, who secured the right to participate in European competitions. In the current season, Nataliia Zinchenko's outfit have 25 points and are in 2nd spot. The Poltava-based team won 8 times and tied 1 once in 8 meetings (goal difference: 51-1). The high performance of the team contributes to the fact that 3 players are in the top five scorers at once: Kravchuk (11 goals), Kozlova (9 goals) and Kalinina (8 goals). It is interesting that the team conceded only in the match against Zhytlobud-1. In European arena, Vorskla finished their campaign in the last Champions League qualifying round, losing to Roma on aggregate (1-9), and they reached the final in the Ukrainian Cup, defeating Ateks (30-0), Ladomyr (3-1) and Dnipro-1 (5-1).
Match background
The teams met in 4 matches: Vorskla won 3 time, Shakhtar claimed 1 victory.
Previous meeting
On May 10, the match in Poltava kicked off with a quick goal from Vorskla scored by Kalinina who took advantage of a mistake in defence. Almost immediately, Kalinina had another opportunity, but Klimova blocked it. Roman Zaiev's side created their own chance in response: Molodiuk won the challenge against the opponent and found herself one on one with Bondarchuk, however the keeper turned the ball for a corner. Shakhtar balanced the game and had several opportunities to equalize before the break, but failed to score. Zaiev's team were more active than their opponents in the second half. At first, Holovach lacked few centimetres when performing a bent shot, and then Molodiuk hit the goalkeepers hand. Vorskla scored in the 73rd minute in response, when Kravchuk slotted the ball home into woodwork. 2-0 – the referee’s final whistle recorded a win for Vorskla.