August 2, 2023, Wednesday. 18:59
Although the Pitmen were mentally already in London and preparing for a charity duel with Tottenham, they still need to descend from heaven to earth and resolve pressing issues. The title won’t defend itself, especially against a club that hasn’t beaten Shakhtar since 1993. And the presence of fans (ie shareholders) “Veres” added pressure on the guests in Rivne.
Patrick Van Leeuwen decided not to release fresh signings from the first minutes. And not all of the team’s newcomers got into the application – only Castillo and Neverton were in it. Becoming Lemkin has not yet arrived at the location of the Pitmen and has not received the entire number, and the new “seven” Eginaldo is likely to appear on the field in the next matches. At the same time, Sergey Lavrinenko made as many as five substitutions, adding the club’s debutants to the starting lineup.
From the first minutes, Shakhtar seized the initiative and tried to push the Veres players to the goal. The duel quickly acquired a high pace, despite the rain that an hour earlier had passed over the Avangard stadium. Went the first fouls on both sides. However, “Veres” managed to quickly turn on and try to catch the opponent on the counterattacks. And according to the results of the first fifteen minutes, the Wolves dispelled the doubts of those who doomed them to an inglorious defeat – the opponent’s total pressure, defense stretching and Pasta’s successful game did their job. And during the Pitmen’s attacks, almost the entire team made efforts to neutralize the threat.
Particularly noteworthy are the central midfielders of Veres, who had a lot of work – they had to constantly break away from their positions and follow their counterparts. At Shakhtar, the difference was made by Matvienko and Zubkov – the first time after time he threw the ball behind the backs of the defenders, and the second played surprisingly elegant, tearing at the flanks. It is noticeable that he feels the competition from young beginners in his own position and seeks to show class through experience.
This pace was maintained throughout the game. However, Shakhtar’s quick goal before the break and the controversial removal of Bondarenko in the last stoppage minute of the first half added nerves to the players of both teams after the break. All this made them play even harder than in the first half of the meeting, and increased the degree of the match. And after the goal-equalizer from Shevchenko, who literally pushed the ball into the left corner of the goal, the field literally boiled – “mustard plasters” flew left and right.
By the way, about the referee show. Usually, the standards are broken almost close to the penalty line only after a signal from the referee. However, Shandor only showed Matvienko a whistle (or what kind of gesture was that?), And he simply struck at the goal, which Past did not defend. Controversial execution, but the referee pointed to the center of the field. And Bondarenko’s red card in a dubious situation looked more like a desire to pay tribute to the opponent. It would be another matter if the “red light” shone in front of the Shakhtar midfielder when the score was 0-0. I would like to hear the opinion of the Committee of Arbitrators on this matter.
Last dvadtsatiminutka was marked by an even greater invasion of “wolves” at the gates of the guests. However, both problems with sales and Riznyk’s saves prevented the advantage and the first victory over the Pitmen in thirty years. However, a draw is a wonderful and natural result for the Rovno team. Van Leeuwen loses points for the first time, so he will definitely have food for thought. Perhaps in the next fight we will see more “fresh blood” that will try to show the class.
VBET League. 2nd round
August 2, Rivne, Avangard
Aryitr in the field – Alexander shandor
Veres 1-1 Shakhtar
Naked: Shevchenko 62 — Matvienko 45
“Heather”: Past, Vovchenko, Kurko, Shevchenko (Gagun 87), Gakman, Kukharuk, Bliznichenko (Shestakov 58), Dakhnovsky (Vladislav Sharay 58), Yago (Stanislav Sharay 87), Kucherov, Marusich (Gaiduchik 72)
Spare: Kogut, Korkodim, Gagun, Cesar, Mikhail Shestakov, Hondak, Shukh, Stanislav Sharay, Vladislav Sharay, Gaiduchik
“Miners”: Riznyk, Matvienko, Kozyk, Gocholeishvili (Farina 46), Topalov, Bondarenko, Kryskiv (Castillo 84), Alexander Zubkov (Ocheretko 46), Kashchuk (Vyunnik 59), Sikan, Traore (Pedrinho 84)
Spare: Trubin, Tvardovsky, Farina, Ocheretko, Castillo, Glushchenko, Neverton, Toirov, Pedrinho, Vyunnik, Kelsey
Warnings: Kukharuk 35, Kucherov, 50, Vladislav Sharay 64, Shestakov 69, Vovchenko 83 – Gocholeishvili, 11, Traore 48, Farina 55, Matvienko 64
Removal: Bondarenko, 45+3 (straight red)
2023-08-02 15:59:00
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