U19. Shakhtar vs Kolos: watch the match online
Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Shakhtar U19 will host Kolos Kovalivka U19 on the Youth League MD25
April 18, Kyiv, Sviatoshyn TB, 16:00
The live stream will be available on Shakhtar’s official YouTube channel
Match build-up
The Orange-and-Blacks continue their fight for the gold medals of the Youth League. Having defeated LNZ Cherkasy U19 (7-0) in the last round, they extended their unbeaten streak to 26 matches. The Miners have gained 64 points in 24 rounds of the championship (20 wins and 4 draws, goal difference: 72–14) and are in 2nd spot in the standings. In previous matches, the Pitmen were stronger than Veres U19 (1-0) and Obolon U19 (2-1), and also shared points with Karpaty U19 (1-1). It should be noted that midfielder Vasyl Bundash will skip the game against Kolos U19 due to suspension.
The live stream will be available on Shakhtar’s official YouTube channel
Match build-up
The Orange-and-Blacks continue their fight for the gold medals of the Youth League. Having defeated LNZ Cherkasy U19 (7-0) in the last round, they extended their unbeaten streak to 26 matches. The Miners have gained 64 points in 24 rounds of the championship (20 wins and 4 draws, goal difference: 72–14) and are in 2nd spot in the standings. In previous matches, the Pitmen were stronger than Veres U19 (1-0) and Obolon U19 (2-1), and also shared points with Karpaty U19 (1-1). It should be noted that midfielder Vasyl Bundash will skip the game against Kolos U19 due to suspension.
We understand that we have no right to lose points if we want to fight for the title
Anton Drozd, defender:
– Kolos U19 are a strong team competing for top places. We are preparing for the game very seriously and understand that we have no right to lose points if we want to fight for the title.
Opponents
The team led by Vitalii Havrysh have 48 points after 24 rounds, are 4th in the standings and are fighting for the prize places of the Youth League (14 wins, 6 draws, 4 losses, goal difference: 54–24). In the previous rounds, the Kovalivka-based team defeated Zorya U19 (3-1), but lost to Livyi Bereh U19 (0-1) and Rukh U19 (1-2), which was taken advantage of by Karpaty Lviv U19, who are the team’s main competitors in the fight for the 3rd place in the championship.
Match background
The teams met 9 times in the U19 League: 6 victories claimed by Shakhtar, 2 draws, and 1 win for Kolos U19.
Previous meeting
On October 17, 2024, Kolos U19 hosted Shakhtar U19 in Kyiv. The opening stages of the match passed in an even fight and both teams tried to move the ball to the final third of the field. The advantage of the Pitmen became evident in the middle of the half, they acted faster with the ball and confidently blocked the attempts of the Kovalivka-based team to approach Kravets’ goal. However, at the end of the first half, the host team launched a quick counterattack and opened the scoring after an accurate shot by Shershen. In the second half, the Miners increased their speed and managed to turn the match around thanks to quality combination actions and confident conversion of chances by Tiutiunov, Tsukanov and Bashmarin. As a result, the referee recorded a comeback victory of Shakhtar U19 – 3-1.
– Kolos U19 are a strong team competing for top places. We are preparing for the game very seriously and understand that we have no right to lose points if we want to fight for the title.
Opponents
The team led by Vitalii Havrysh have 48 points after 24 rounds, are 4th in the standings and are fighting for the prize places of the Youth League (14 wins, 6 draws, 4 losses, goal difference: 54–24). In the previous rounds, the Kovalivka-based team defeated Zorya U19 (3-1), but lost to Livyi Bereh U19 (0-1) and Rukh U19 (1-2), which was taken advantage of by Karpaty Lviv U19, who are the team’s main competitors in the fight for the 3rd place in the championship.
Match background
The teams met 9 times in the U19 League: 6 victories claimed by Shakhtar, 2 draws, and 1 win for Kolos U19.
Previous meeting
On October 17, 2024, Kolos U19 hosted Shakhtar U19 in Kyiv. The opening stages of the match passed in an even fight and both teams tried to move the ball to the final third of the field. The advantage of the Pitmen became evident in the middle of the half, they acted faster with the ball and confidently blocked the attempts of the Kovalivka-based team to approach Kravets’ goal. However, at the end of the first half, the host team launched a quick counterattack and opened the scoring after an accurate shot by Shershen. In the second half, the Miners increased their speed and managed to turn the match around thanks to quality combination actions and confident conversion of chances by Tiutiunov, Tsukanov and Bashmarin. As a result, the referee recorded a comeback victory of Shakhtar U19 – 3-1.