"Kryvbas" - "Shakhtar" 2:3

In the 29th round of the UPL, Kryvbas hosted Shakhtar at home. It was the central battle of the Ukrainian weekend, and it fully justified expectations.

First half

Three times, the air alarm due to the cursed orcs prevented the teams from first going out for a warm-up, then starting the match, and then continuing it. But still, the teams played. The teams started very actively. In the 10th minute, Mendoza shot from an acute angle - Tvardovskyi took the ball without any problems. Donetsk responded with an inaccurate shot by Nazaryna from a promising free kick.

The rivals continued to conduct quick attacks on each other's goals almost every minute. The same Nazaryna later almost twisted the ball into the far nine. In return, Mendoza also had a chance after a dangerous set piece, but much higher than the goal. Towards the end of the half, the guests seized the initiative and opened the scoring. Traore, after a flank cross, shot into the near corner - 0:1.

Kryvyi Rih tried to respond immediately with a Jurcec moment, but Shakhtar scored again. Obah pushed through our defense and, not without the help of a rebound from Jones, doubled the score - 0:2.

Second half

The beginning of the second half of the game was spent in mutual attacks, and nevertheless we managed to score our goal. Mendoza, with his signature shot into the far corner after a pass, managed to beat Tvardovskyi - 1:2. Immediately, Paraco - the goalkeeper on the spot - shot into the goal area. It seemed that the red and whites were about to equalize the score, but they missed. And again Obah: he beat the opponent in the penalty area and shot into the near corner - 1:3.

The last 20 minutes of the game, the Kryvyi Rih team spent in attacks and could at least fight back, but managed to score only one goal, when Shevchenko, after a flank cross, realized his moment - 2:3. Thank you for the game, team. This was the last home match of the red-whites this season. Thank you to our fans for your passionate support. You are the best!

May 17, 2026, Sunday. Ukrainian Championship 2025\2026. VBET League. Round 29. Kryvyi Rih. Stadium "Hirnyk". 13:00. +16 degrees.

"Kryvbas" (Kryvyi Rih) - "Shakhtar" (Donetsk) - 2:3 (0:2)

Referee: Klym Zabroda (Kyiv).

Assistant referees: Vitaly Skoblya (Kyiv), Oleksandr Korniyko (Mirhorod).

Fourth referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi (Zaporizhia).

Referee observer: Serhiy Voznyak (Mykolaiv).

VAR referee: Volodymyr Novokhatny (Cherkasy).

VAR assistant: Oleksandr Kalyonov (Khmelnytskyi).

VAR observer: Oleg Derevinsky (Khmelnytskyi).

UAF delegate: Andriy Prokhorovych (Sumy).

Security officer: Albert Molgamov (Sumy).

Goals: Lassina Traore, 41 (0:1). Prosper Obah, 45 (0:2). Gleiker Mendoza, 58 (1:2). Prosper Obah, 68 (1:3). Yaroslav Shevchenko (Carlos Paraco), 87 (2:3).

Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih): 12. Oleksandr Kemkin - 2. Jan Yurczec, 4. Volodymyr Vilivald, 15. Joseph Jones (55. Yvan Dibango, 83), 5. Ante Bekavac (16. Thiago Borges, 72) - 6. Andrusw Araujo, 10. Giovanni Herbert (9. Carlos Paraco, 60), 8. Yaroslav Shevchenko, 14. Assane Seck (18. Bar Lin, 46), 7. Gleiker Mendoza - 24. Volodymyr Mulyk (25. Tymur Butenko, 60).

Substitutes: 30. Volodymyr Makhankov, 1. Bohdan Khoma, 19. Yevhen Maiakov, 21. Oleksandr Kamenskyi, 28. Jhoel Maya, 20. Matvii Bodnar, 3. Carlos Rojas.

Head coach: Patrick van Leeuwen.

Shakhtar (Donetsk): 48. Denys Tvardovskyi, 2. Lassina Traore (49. Lua Meirelles, 79), 5. Valeriy Bondar (k), 7. Eginaldo (68. Prosper Obah, 22), 8. Dmytro Kryskiv, 13. Pedro Henrique, 14. Izaki Silva (27. Oleh Ocheretko, 46), 18. Alaa Gram (16. Irakli Azarov, 14), 21. Artem Bondarenko, 29. Yehor Nazaryna, 37. Lucas Ferreira (9. Marian Shved, 79).

Substitutes: 23. Kirill Fesiun, 6. Marlon Gomez, 10. Pedrinho, 11. Neverton, 3. Diego Arroyo.

Head coach: Arda Turan.

Yellow cards: Andrusw Araujo, 23. Volodymyr Vilivald, 30. Joseph Jones, 52. Giovany Herbert, 57. Tymur Butenko, 63 - Izaki Silva, 33.

 Press service of FC "Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih