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Shakhtar Academy teams through to the DUFLU 1/8 play-offs

Monday, June 2, 2025

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The Shakhtar Academy teams passed the 1/8 stage of the play-offs and learned their opponents for the next round of the competition

All the Shakhtar Academy teams successfully began their campaigns in the DUFLU play-off round, beating their opponents over two legs in the first stage of the knockout phase and earning the right to compete in the quarter-finals. The winners will qualify for the final stage of the competition, which will take place in Mukachevo. The base match dates are June 7 and 14.

U14. Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0, 2-0 DYuSSh FA Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

The Miners started the away match actively and managed to convert their early pressure into a quick goal by Miskevych, who used the opponents’ error and found the corner of the net. The Pitmen kept pressing and quickly doubled the lead with a precise strike from Ratskyi, sealing the result of the first leg. In the home match, the Orange-and-Blacks controlled the game throughout and extended the aggregate score thanks to goals from Puhai and Ishchenko.

Opponents in the 1/4 play-offs: Chornomorets Odesa U14

U15. Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1, 5-1 DYuFK Chornomorets Odesa

In the first match, the Miners had territorial dominance and played fluidly near the opponents’ penalty area, while the Odesa side focused on defending and quick counterattacks. The match was decided in the second half with goals from Zaruba and Suliak. In the home leg, the visitors opened the scoring through Barkhan, but the Orange-and-Blacks quickly replied – Falkovskyi finished off a cross. The final half was extremely dynamic: Horbatovskyi scored a hat-trick, with Zaruba adding another.

Opponents in the 1/4 play-offs: AF Rukh Lviv U15

U16. Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0, 1-0 DYUFK Chornomorets Odesa


In the away match, the Pitmen dominated and posed more threat in attack, eventually taking the lead through a strike from Sudakov. The Miners maintained the pressure and scored twice more thanks to team play finished off by Bida and Hul. In the return leg, the only goal came from Shukalovych, who calmly converted a penalty.

Opponents in the 1/4 play-offs: AF Rukh Lviv U16

U17. Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0, 4-0 DYuSSh FA Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih


The Orange-and-Blacks started actively, taking the initiative and constantly attacking. Sereda and Kovryzhenko found the net just before the break, while Derykon and Kaliuzhnyi added to the victory in the second half. The home leg followed a similar pattern, with goals from Sereda, Foina, Trokhym and Zubrii.

Opponents in the 1/4 play-offs: Kremin Kremenchuk U17

We remind that the winners of the quarter-finals will advance to the DUFLU final stage, where the competition’s medallists will be decided. The final part of the tournament will take place in Zakarpattia.