U19. Zorya vs Shakhtar: match preview
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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Shakhtar U19 to play Zorya U19 away in the Ukrainian Youth League round 28
May 8, Kyiv, I. Piddubnyi Olympic College, 14:00
Match build-up
The Miners confidently defeated Chornomorets Odesa U19 (5-1) in their previous away match. After that, they had a rest day and began a weekly training cycle in preparation for the game against Zorya U19. With 3 rounds to go, the Pitmen are in 2nd spot in the table with 70 points (22 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss), 4 points behind the leaders. The Orange-and-Blacks beat Kolos U19 (2-1), LNZ U19 (7-0), and narrowly lost to Dynamo U19 (0-1) in the previous clashes. It is interesting that Shakhtar U19’s unbeaten away run now stands at 16 matches.
Opponents
The start of the second half of the season was quite challenging for the Luhansk side, but closer to the end, Maksym Krupenin’s team managed to break an 8-match winless streak, securing victories in the previous rounds over Livyi Bereh U19 (2-1) and LNZ U19 (2-1). Zorya U19 earned 35 points and sit mid-table (10 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses) in 27 league games. The team’s top scorer is Serhii Kameniev (goals in 23 matches).
Match background
Shakhtar U19 and Zorya U19 met 15 times in the Youth League: the Miners proved stronger 7 times, 5 encounters ended in a draw, with the Luhansk outfit claiming 3 wins.
Previous game
On November 10, 2024, the opponents locked horns in Shchaslyve. Shakhtar U19 quickly took control of the game and opened the scoring through a penalty converted by Tsukanov. Soon after, the Pitmen doubled their lead when Tiutiunov scored a stunning goal into the bottom corner. After the break, the pressure from the Orange-and-Blacks intensified: goals from Harabazhii, Drozd, Demchenko and Petruk were responded to by a single goal from Zadorozhnyi for the Luhansk side. The referee’s final whistle recorded a crushing 6-1 win for the Pitmen.
Match build-up
The Miners confidently defeated Chornomorets Odesa U19 (5-1) in their previous away match. After that, they had a rest day and began a weekly training cycle in preparation for the game against Zorya U19. With 3 rounds to go, the Pitmen are in 2nd spot in the table with 70 points (22 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss), 4 points behind the leaders. The Orange-and-Blacks beat Kolos U19 (2-1), LNZ U19 (7-0), and narrowly lost to Dynamo U19 (0-1) in the previous clashes. It is interesting that Shakhtar U19’s unbeaten away run now stands at 16 matches.
Opponents
The start of the second half of the season was quite challenging for the Luhansk side, but closer to the end, Maksym Krupenin’s team managed to break an 8-match winless streak, securing victories in the previous rounds over Livyi Bereh U19 (2-1) and LNZ U19 (2-1). Zorya U19 earned 35 points and sit mid-table (10 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses) in 27 league games. The team’s top scorer is Serhii Kameniev (goals in 23 matches).
Match background
Shakhtar U19 and Zorya U19 met 15 times in the Youth League: the Miners proved stronger 7 times, 5 encounters ended in a draw, with the Luhansk outfit claiming 3 wins.
Previous game
On November 10, 2024, the opponents locked horns in Shchaslyve. Shakhtar U19 quickly took control of the game and opened the scoring through a penalty converted by Tsukanov. Soon after, the Pitmen doubled their lead when Tiutiunov scored a stunning goal into the bottom corner. After the break, the pressure from the Orange-and-Blacks intensified: goals from Harabazhii, Drozd, Demchenko and Petruk were responded to by a single goal from Zadorozhnyi for the Luhansk side. The referee’s final whistle recorded a crushing 6-1 win for the Pitmen.