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U19. Shakhtar vs Zorya: watch the match online

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Shakhtar U19 will host their Zorya U19 counterparts in Shchaslyve in the 25th round of the Ukrainian Youth League

April 21, Shchaslyve, Kniazha Arena, 11:00
Live stream – Shakhtar’s official YouTube channel

Match build-up

Before the game against Zorya U19, Oleksii Bielik’s team are in the 2nd spot in the table with 53 points (17 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses, goal difference: 47–25). They are 7 points behind the league leaders, but the Orange-and-Blacks have a game against Chornomorets U19 in hand. It is interesting that the Miners gained 31 points out of 36 possible in the matches at the home arena, losing points in the games against Kryvbas U19 (1-1) and Oleksandriia U19 (0-1). The top goalscorer is midfielder Viktor Tsukanov (8 goals in 15 matches).

Opponents

In the second part of the season, Zorya U19 claimed 2 victories, played 1 draw and lost 4 times. Currently, Luhansk team have 30 points after 24 rounds played and are in the 10th spot in the Youth League table (goal difference: 36–38). In the previous 3 games, Serhii Kalynychenko’s team lost to Metalist 1925 U19 (1-4), tied with Dnipro-1 U19 (2-2) and defeated Chornomorets U19 (2-1). The top goalscorer is midfielder Artem Slesar (5 goals in 15 matches)

Match background

Shakhtar U19 and Zorya met 13 times in the Youth League: 5 victories of the Orange-and-Blacks, 5 games ended in draw, Luhansk team were stronger 3 times. Total goal difference: 24–17 in favour of Shakhtar.

Previous match

On October 8, 2023, Zorya U19 and Shakhtar U19 played in Shchaslyve at Kniazha Arena. Zorya U19 started by pressing and quickly opened the scoring with an accurate shot by Lapin. Luhansk team started to play defensively and acted very closely, preventing the Miners from moving the ball into the last third of the field. Shakhtar created the first dangerous moment in the 30th minute, when Demchenko struck a shot after a set-play attack – off target. In the second half, Shakhtar U19 controlled the ball and equalised the score at the end of the match: After the corner kick, Oharkov won in the air and headed the ball. The game ended in a draw – 1-1.