Pantery vs Shakhtar: match preview
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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Shakhtar women's team to take on Pantery away on the Prime League MD5
August 19, Uman, Central Stadium, 11:00
Match build-up
The Orange-and-Blacks suffered disappointing defeats to Polissia (0-4) and Kolos (0-2) in the opening rounds of the newly established Prime League, but bounced back in their next matches, drawing with Ladomyr (2-2) and beating Kryvbas (2-0). After four rounds of the championship, Shakhtar have four points and currently sit fifth in the table.
Match build-up
The Orange-and-Blacks suffered disappointing defeats to Polissia (0-4) and Kolos (0-2) in the opening rounds of the newly established Prime League, but bounced back in their next matches, drawing with Ladomyr (2-2) and beating Kryvbas (2-0). After four rounds of the championship, Shakhtar have four points and currently sit fifth in the table.
Pantery have always been a team that never stop and fight until the end. They are a physical team with their own leaders
Tetiana Kotovets, defender:
– We made a poor start to the season, so the win over Kryvbas gave us the confidence we had been lacking. Everyone understands that we need to win, so we are preparing seriously. Pantery have always been a team that never stop and fight until the end. They are a physical team with their own leaders.
Opponents
Pantery started the season with a goalless draw against Kryvbas (0-0), followed by defeats to Seasters (0-4) and Polissia (0-2), before sharing the points with Ladomyr (1-1) in the previous round. The team currently sit sixth with two points.
Match background
The Orange-and-Blacks have won all six meetings with Pantery.
Previous meeting
On November 2, 2025, Shakhtar hosted Pantery in Shchaslyve. The Miners started the match actively, but the visitors posed a threat on the counter-attack. Veherych and Chaika had excellent chances in the first half, but the visitors launched dangerous counter-attacks. In the 54th minute, Pantery were reduced to 10 players when Oliveira do Nascimento received a second yellow card. Shakhtar took advantage of their numerical superiority and opened the scoring in the 80th minute: Henyk found the net with a long-ranger. In stoppage time, Veherych could have doubled the lead, but Hudzyk dealt with the situation confidently. In the end, Shakhtar secured a narrow 1-0 victory.
– We made a poor start to the season, so the win over Kryvbas gave us the confidence we had been lacking. Everyone understands that we need to win, so we are preparing seriously. Pantery have always been a team that never stop and fight until the end. They are a physical team with their own leaders.
Opponents
Pantery started the season with a goalless draw against Kryvbas (0-0), followed by defeats to Seasters (0-4) and Polissia (0-2), before sharing the points with Ladomyr (1-1) in the previous round. The team currently sit sixth with two points.
Match background
The Orange-and-Blacks have won all six meetings with Pantery.
Previous meeting
On November 2, 2025, Shakhtar hosted Pantery in Shchaslyve. The Miners started the match actively, but the visitors posed a threat on the counter-attack. Veherych and Chaika had excellent chances in the first half, but the visitors launched dangerous counter-attacks. In the 54th minute, Pantery were reduced to 10 players when Oliveira do Nascimento received a second yellow card. Shakhtar took advantage of their numerical superiority and opened the scoring in the 80th minute: Henyk found the net with a long-ranger. In stoppage time, Veherych could have doubled the lead, but Hudzyk dealt with the situation confidently. In the end, Shakhtar secured a narrow 1-0 victory.