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Shakhtar vs Metalist 1925: watch the match online

Friday, November 1, 2024

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Shakhtar women’s team will meet with Metalist 1925 on the Vyshcha League MD 10

November 2, Shchaslyve, Arsenal Arena, 11:00
The live stream will be available on Shakhtar’s official YouTube channel

Match build-up

The Miners started the new season with a difficult schedule and in the first rounds met with last year's winners of the Vyshcha League. According to the results of the matches against Vorskla (0-2), Kolos (0-3) and Ladomyr (2-2), the Orange-and-Blacks were at the bottom of the tournament table. However, they became more confident with each match and successfully spent the October segment, winning against Polissia (4-1), Pantery (6-0) and EMS-Podillia (1-0). The team headed by Roman Zaiev approach the match against Metalist 1925 in the 5th step of the tournament table, having 13 points (4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, goal difference: 14-11). The top scorer is Mariia Vykaliuk (4 goals in 8 matches).

Opponents

Metalist 1925 entered the new season quite successfully, securing a 6-match winning streak. Currently, the Kharkiv-based women’s team are in the 2nd spot of the tournament table with 19 points after 8 matches (6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss). In the previous rounds, Metalist 1925 defeated Ladomyr (3-0), tied with Vorskla (0-0) and lost to Kolos (1-2). It should be noted that Volodymyr Piatenko's side consist mainly of experienced players who are regularly called up to the Ukraine national team. The top scorer is Yelyzaveta Molodiuk (9 goals in 8 matches).

Match background

Shakhtar and Metalist 1925 met three times in the Vyshcha League, with all encounters won by the Kharkiv side.

Previous meeting

On May 13, the Miners hosted Metalist 1925 in Shchaslyve. The Kharkiv-based women’s team entered the game as the leaders and could have opened the score in the debut, but reliable play in defence, with Ustinova’s saves removing the threat. However, Metalist 1925 continued to play fluidly and managed to achieve their goal in the 39th minute, when Aleksanian finished Basanska's wing pass with a header. In the second half, Metalist 1925 started more actively, but closer to the end, the Orange-and-Blacks seized the initiative and tried to equalize, but the opponents blocked the free zones in time and managed to preserve the winning score. 0-1 – Shakhtar narrowly lost to Metalist 1925 at home.