The Pitmen bounced back in stoppage time
Miner tied with Slovenian Koper (2:2) in friendly match as part of the second training camp in Turkey.
At the beginning of the meeting, the teams exchanged goals from Wilkims Ochieng and Ivan Petryak. After the break, Bright Edomvonyi returned the advantage to the Slovenian team. The Pitmen bounced back in stoppage time – Egor Nazarina scored a goal with a direct free-kick.
It should be noted that in the 56th minute, Koper did not convert a penalty – Anatoly Trubin parried Bede Osudzhi’s shot.
Yaroslav Rakitskiy, who returned to the Donetsk team in January, got playing time for Shakhtar. The 33-year-old defender entered the field after the break, and in the 76th minute the center back was replaced.
Earlier, the team of Igor Jovicevich lost in sparring to Austria (1:2). The Pitmen will play their next test match on January 31 against Ludogorets.
Following the results of the group stage of the Champions League, Shakhtar finished third in the quartet and advanced to the playoffs of the Europa League. In February, the Pitmen will play with Rennes in the 1/16 finals of the LE.
Jovičević’s team also ranks second in the UPL standings, 5 points behind Dnipro-1. In the first match of the second round, Shakhtar will play against Metalist 1925.
- Friendly match
Miner — Koper (Slovenia) – 2:2 (1:1)
Goals: Nazarina, 90+1, Petryak, 14 – Ochieng, 13, Edomvonyi, 64
In the 56th minute, Osudji (Koper) did not convert a penalty – the goalkeeper
Shakhtar (starting line-up): Trubin, Hemp, Bondar, Matvienko, Petryak, Stepanenko, Bondarenko, Zubkov, Kryskiv, Topalov, Traore
Spare: Shevchenko, Puzankov, Pyatov, Krivtsov, Gocholeishvili, Mikhailichenko, Taylor, Farina, Kozik, Rakitsky, Totovitsky, Dzhurasek, Ocheretko, Nazarina, Sikan, Boryachuk
Source: Sportarena
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