Zhytlobud-1 vs Shakhtar: match preview
Sunday, November 5, 2023
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Shakhtar women’s team will play against Zhytlobud-1 in the 10th round of the championship
November 6, Shchaslyve, Kniazha Arena, 12:00
Match build-up
The team prepared for the match against Zhytlobud-1 at the Academy base in Shchaslyve. Shakhtar have 15 points after 8 matches (goal difference: 31–10), and they are currently 4th in the table. Roman Zaiev’s team defeated Mariupol (8-0), Pantery (7-0) and lost to Dynamo (0-1) in the previous 3 rounds. Mariia Vykaliuk tops the list of the top goalscorers of the championship (10 goals in 8 matches).
Opponents
Zhytlobud-1 is a women’s football club from Kharkiv, which was founded in 2006. It is considered the most awarded club in the history of Ukrainian women’s football (10-time champion and 11-time winner of the Ukrainian Cup). Kharkiv team have experience in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, and their greatest achievement in the European arena is advancement to the group stage, where they took 3rd spot in the quartet. Zhytlobud-1 skipped the previous season due to the consequences of military aggression, but the All-Ukrainian Association of Women’s Football kept their place in the Vyshcha League. The team started the current season in the structure of Metalist 1925 under the guidance of Volodymyr Piatenko. Zhytlobud-1 are in 6th spot in the standings with 14 points after 9 rounds (goal difference: 15–14). The girls lost to Vorskla (1-8), Kryvbas (4-1) and defeated Veres (6-0) in the previous 3 rounds. The top goalscorer is Dariia Apanashchenko (3 goals in 7 matches).
Match background
The teams have not met before.
Match build-up
The team prepared for the match against Zhytlobud-1 at the Academy base in Shchaslyve. Shakhtar have 15 points after 8 matches (goal difference: 31–10), and they are currently 4th in the table. Roman Zaiev’s team defeated Mariupol (8-0), Pantery (7-0) and lost to Dynamo (0-1) in the previous 3 rounds. Mariia Vykaliuk tops the list of the top goalscorers of the championship (10 goals in 8 matches).
Opponents
Zhytlobud-1 is a women’s football club from Kharkiv, which was founded in 2006. It is considered the most awarded club in the history of Ukrainian women’s football (10-time champion and 11-time winner of the Ukrainian Cup). Kharkiv team have experience in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, and their greatest achievement in the European arena is advancement to the group stage, where they took 3rd spot in the quartet. Zhytlobud-1 skipped the previous season due to the consequences of military aggression, but the All-Ukrainian Association of Women’s Football kept their place in the Vyshcha League. The team started the current season in the structure of Metalist 1925 under the guidance of Volodymyr Piatenko. Zhytlobud-1 are in 6th spot in the standings with 14 points after 9 rounds (goal difference: 15–14). The girls lost to Vorskla (1-8), Kryvbas (4-1) and defeated Veres (6-0) in the previous 3 rounds. The top goalscorer is Dariia Apanashchenko (3 goals in 7 matches).
Match background
The teams have not met before.