Ukrainian Cup. Shakhtar vs Chornomorets: match preview
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Shakhtar will host Chornomorets in the Ukrainian Cup semifinal match
April 3, Lviv, Arena Lviv, 18:00
The live broadcast will be available on UPL.TV
Match build-up
Shakhtar started their journey in the tournament from the round of 16, defeating Veres (3-0) through the goals from Kashchuk, Bondarenko and Ocheretko. The Miners beat the first-league Viktoriia Sumy with the same score (3-0) in the quarter-finals, with Nazaryna, Zubkov and Rakitskyi making goal involvements.
Marino Pusic's team approach the match against the Odesa-based outfit in a good mood: at the weekend, the Pitmen secured a confident win in the UPL against Obolon (3-0) and continue to lead the championship. It should be noted that Brazilian Marlon Gomez made his debut for the Orange-and-Blacks against the Kyiv side, also captain Taras Stepanenko got back on the field after injury.
Opponents
Chornomorets started their Ukrainian Cup campaign from the last 32, defeating representatives of the First League Livyi Bereh only in extra time (2-1). In the last 16, the Odesa-based team claimed a comeback win over Kryvbas (2-1) and demolished Zorya (4-1) in the quarter-finals through Andrii Shtohrin’s hat-trick.
Roman Hryhorchuk's men are currently in 8th spot in the league with 26 points, but unlikely to qualify for the European competitions (they are 13 points behind the 5th spot). Over the weekend, the Sailors won for the first time in the spring part of the season, claiming an impressive away victory over Polissia (4-1). And again it was not without a hat-trick: this time it was scored by Artur Avahimian, a graduate of the Shakhtar Academy.
Match background
Shakhtar and Chornomorets locked horns in the Ukrainian Cup 8 times: the Pitmen won 7 clashes and one meeting ended with a victory of the Odesa outfit (total goal difference: 15-3). In particular, the opponents played in the semis in 1995, 2004 and 2008 (they had 2 matches back then), with the Miners always advancing further. In the 2012/13 season, the Orange-and-Blacks defeated their opponents in the final (3-0). The previous Cup meeting took place in 2021, when the Pitmen proved stronger than the Sailors once again.
Previous meeting
Shakhtar and Chornomorets have not yet played any league games this season as they are scheduled for May 1 and 4. Previous clash between the teams was on April 2, 2023 in Odesa. Already in the 1st minute, Dmytro Kryskiv opened the score, but soon Illia Putria equalized from the spot. In the 19th minute, Giorgi Gocholeishvili again put the Pitmen in the lead, with the Odesa side responding in the 41st minute through Volodymyr Saliuk’s goal. 2-2 draw as a result.
Shakhtar vs Chornomorets match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Viktor Kopiievskyi. Assistants: Oleksandr Korniiko and Yaroslav Trekhlib. VAR system will be used during the game (Oleksii Derevinskyi will be the VAR referee).
The live broadcast will be available on UPL.TV
Match build-up
Shakhtar started their journey in the tournament from the round of 16, defeating Veres (3-0) through the goals from Kashchuk, Bondarenko and Ocheretko. The Miners beat the first-league Viktoriia Sumy with the same score (3-0) in the quarter-finals, with Nazaryna, Zubkov and Rakitskyi making goal involvements.
Marino Pusic's team approach the match against the Odesa-based outfit in a good mood: at the weekend, the Pitmen secured a confident win in the UPL against Obolon (3-0) and continue to lead the championship. It should be noted that Brazilian Marlon Gomez made his debut for the Orange-and-Blacks against the Kyiv side, also captain Taras Stepanenko got back on the field after injury.
Opponents
Chornomorets started their Ukrainian Cup campaign from the last 32, defeating representatives of the First League Livyi Bereh only in extra time (2-1). In the last 16, the Odesa-based team claimed a comeback win over Kryvbas (2-1) and demolished Zorya (4-1) in the quarter-finals through Andrii Shtohrin’s hat-trick.
Roman Hryhorchuk's men are currently in 8th spot in the league with 26 points, but unlikely to qualify for the European competitions (they are 13 points behind the 5th spot). Over the weekend, the Sailors won for the first time in the spring part of the season, claiming an impressive away victory over Polissia (4-1). And again it was not without a hat-trick: this time it was scored by Artur Avahimian, a graduate of the Shakhtar Academy.
Match background
Shakhtar and Chornomorets locked horns in the Ukrainian Cup 8 times: the Pitmen won 7 clashes and one meeting ended with a victory of the Odesa outfit (total goal difference: 15-3). In particular, the opponents played in the semis in 1995, 2004 and 2008 (they had 2 matches back then), with the Miners always advancing further. In the 2012/13 season, the Orange-and-Blacks defeated their opponents in the final (3-0). The previous Cup meeting took place in 2021, when the Pitmen proved stronger than the Sailors once again.
Previous meeting
Shakhtar and Chornomorets have not yet played any league games this season as they are scheduled for May 1 and 4. Previous clash between the teams was on April 2, 2023 in Odesa. Already in the 1st minute, Dmytro Kryskiv opened the score, but soon Illia Putria equalized from the spot. In the 19th minute, Giorgi Gocholeishvili again put the Pitmen in the lead, with the Odesa side responding in the 41st minute through Volodymyr Saliuk’s goal. 2-2 draw as a result.
Shakhtar vs Chornomorets match will be officiated by the judging panel headed by Viktor Kopiievskyi. Assistants: Oleksandr Korniiko and Yaroslav Trekhlib. VAR system will be used during the game (Oleksii Derevinskyi will be the VAR referee).