Wednesday September 28, 2011 Group Stage: Group G Finished Donbass Arena

Shakhtar Donetsk 1 - 1 APOEL Nicosia

  • Jadson 64’
  • Trickovski 61’

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  1. Shakhtar draw with APOEL

    Shakhtar draw with APOEL

    Shakhtar Donetsk were left to rue their misses after they came from behind against APOEL Nicosia to draw 1-1 at the Donbass Arena. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Shakhtar Donetsk
    • APOEL Nicosia
    • 90+2' Full-time. Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 APOEL. The home side should have won this game with ease, but they paid for their spendthrift shooting. The visitors were excellently defensively and deserved a point for their spirit and hard work.
    • 90' APOEL'S Marcinho is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90' Evgen Seleznev heads over following a headed pass from Olexandr Kucher.
    • 88' Helio Pinto is booked for a foul on Costa.
    • 87' CHANCE! William hits a curling shot into the graps of Chiotis. Opened up for the Brazilian there, but he couldn't get enough power or direction on this shot.
    • 83' Both teams look to be tiring. This will be a great result for APOEL... Not so much for Shakhtar. Expect to hear piercing whistles at full-time if the score stays like this.
    • 81' Shakhtar Donetsk bring on Eduardo for Jadson.
    • 77' Esteban Solari replaces Aílton Almeida for Apoel Nicosia.
    • 80' CHANCE! APOEL look like they're tiring and it's leaving space in dangerous areas. This time Jadson is given time and space on the edge of the box, but the Brazilian can only fire a shot off target. It was another warning, nonetheless.
    • 77' CHANCE! Fantastic save from Chiotis. Costa cut inside from the right and struck a stinging left foot drive at goal, which Chiotis did well to repel with a diving save to his right.
    • 76' Shakhtar make a change. Luiz Adriano makes way for Yevhen Seleznyov.
    • 73' William has been a real livewire tonight. Constant threat, even if his end product isn't always of the highest quality.
    • 71' Wave after wave of orange and black attacks crash against the Apoel Nicosia defence. The cracks are appearing, but just holding together....
    • 69' It's a booking for Shakhtar's Razvan Rat. The defender is shown the yellow card for a poor challenge.
    • 68' Costa doesn't take long to get involved in the action. The substitute sends a left footed shot from outside the box wide of the target.
    • 68' Substitution for Shakhtar. The home side bring on Douglas Costa for Alex Teixeira.
    • 65' All important period for both teams. Can Shakhtar make the most of their momentum? Can APOEL stay calm under pressure?
    • 64' GOAL! I spoke too soon. No shock on our hands. Jadson has equalised. William was at the heart of the action again. Another brilliant piece of skill and cross, created a chance for Jadson, who was on hand to sweep the ball into the back of the net with a mad traffic of bodies in front of him.
    • 61' GOAL! And that's what happens when you fail to make the most of your chances!!! APOEL take the lead against the run of play. Brilliant goal from Ivan Trickovski. Fantastic right footed finish into the bottom left hand corner. We have a shock on our hands....
    • 60' CHANCE! Unbelievable miss. Absolutely unbelievable. Jadson exchanged passes with Rat, before the latter laid the ball across to William with the goal at this mercy.... But the Brazilian could only guide the ball wide of the post. In his defence, the ball was a little behind him.... But still....
    • 58' APOEL make a change - Brazilian Marcinho enters the fray in place of Sanel Jahic.
    • 56' CHANCE! Yes, that's right William again. He skinned William Boaventura down the right wing and flashed the ball across the box, but there were no Shakhtar players on hand to turn the ball into the back of the net.
    • 53' The home side are sending cross after cross into the visitors' box, but credit to APOEL's defence - they're defending tremendously well under a lot of pressure.
    • 52' CHANCE! More exciting play from William. He evades a series of challenges before blasting a shot into the stands. There's only so many times APOEL are going to get away with allowing him space to attack.
    • 50 CHANCE! Exciting run from William, ends in a tame shot from Jadson on the edge of the box that is easily saved by Chiotis. Jadson should have done better there.
    • 47' Shakhtar looking to build on their first half performance. They start the second half with similar energy.
    • 45' Shakhtar start the second period.
    • 45+2' Half-time. Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 APOEL Nicosia. The Ukrainian dominated the first game and should be heading into the interval a goal to the good, but the Cypriots managed to hold on thanks to some brave goalkeeping from Dionisis Chiotis.
    • 45' APOEL are hanging on here.
    • 44' CHANCE! Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Jadson and William link up to create a chance for Mkhitaryan, but his shot is brilliantly blocked by a brave Chiotis.
    • 43' CHANCE! William dances down the left wing and sends a cross to the back post to Srna, who brings it down and flashes a shot across the face of goal.
    • 39' CHANCE! Should have been a goal. Srna's cross from the right found its ways to Adriano in the box following a woeful defensive header, but the Brazilian's first touch was poor and he was forced to stretch as he shot. His effort looped over the bar from close range with Chiotis sprawled at his feet.
    • 38' William Boaventura left footed shot from outside the box is saved by Oleksandr Rybka.
    • 37' Shakhtar's Oleksandr Chyzhov earns himself a yellow card for a reckless foul on the edge of the box.
    • 33' CHANCE! Electric break from Henrik Mkhitaryan from his own half. Surged at the heart of the APOEL defence, played a clever pass to Adriano, who returned the pass with a brilliant back heel, but Mkhitaryan had to do too much work to set himself for the shot and in the end a tame effort was comfortably saved by Chiotis.
    • 32' APOEL are defending very well. Compact, organised and disciplined. Shakhtar can't find a way through.
    • 30' William does well down the left wing, skipping past his marker, but his cross is woefully over hit. Poor.
    • 27' Srna explodes down the right wing, beating the Nicosia left back, but his pull back from the byline is blocked and the visitors escape punishment.
    • 25' Shakhtar need to make better use of their full-backs.
    • 23' Pretty clean game so far, very few fouls.
    • 21' Control of the game sways back in favour of Shakhtar, but the visitors have closed down the space previously enjoyed by William and Jadson. Their defensive lines are tighter, making it more difficult for the hosts to break through.
    • 19' After a fierce start the game has slowed down. The crowd are not too happy with the amount of possession the away side are enjoying.
    • 17' This is much better from the Cypriot side. They're dictating the pace and exchanging some nice passes in midfield. However, when it gets to the final third they appear to lack ideas and guile.
    • 15' In the last few minutes APOEL have managed to slow down the home side and enjoy some of their own possession. Just the breather they needed.
    • 12' Razvan Rat wound up his left foot, but left everyone disappointed by dragging his shot wide of the goal. It's all Shakhtar at the moment.
    • 11' Shakhtar's Alex Teixeira hits a right footed shot wide from distance. Nice move from the home side, Teixeira should have done better.
    • 11' Jadson, William and Adriano are causing all sorts of problems for APOEL.
    • 9' More pressure from the home side. The guests' defence is being forced to back pedal as the hosts sweep forward with slick, quick interchanges.
    • 7' Substitution for the visitors, Konstantinos Charalambides comes on to replace the injured Gustavo Manduca.
    • 5' Shakhtar have started this game full of intent. They look very dangerous in attacking areas.
    • 4' CHANCE! William twists, turns and leaves his marker grasping at thin air, before hitting a thunderous shot at goal from 25 yards, which is beaten away by Chiotis.
    • 3' Looks like an early injury to APOEL's Gustavo Manduca. The Brazilian looks to have pulled a hamstring. The game continues as he receives treatment off the pitch.
    • 2' Positive start from Shakhtar, as they attack down the right wing. APOEL's defence does well to defend a cross.
    • 1' APOEL Nicosia get us underway....
    • 19:42 Here they come out onto the pitch...
    • 19:41 The two teams are in the tunnel at the Donbass Arena.
    • 19:40 All but two of the 22 goals APOEL have scored this season in all competitions have come after half-time.
    • 19:37 On Saturday APOEL recorded their fourth successive win in all competitions, with a 1-0 victory over Aris Limassol, thanks to a goal from William Boaventura. This win extended their unbeaten run to six games.
    • 19:33 The teams are finally in... TEAMS - SHAKHTAR: Rybka, Srna, Kucher, Chyzhov, Rat, Hubschman, Jadson, Willian, Teixeira, Mkhitaryan, Adriano /// APOEL: Chiotis, Jorge, Jahic, Oliveira, Poursaitides, Manduca, Pinto, Morais, Boaventura, Ailton, Trickovski.
    • 19:30 Before Saturday's 0-0 draw with Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar had scored at least once in each of their 13 matches this term.
    • 19:28 Shakhtar halted a run of five successive league defeats away to Dynamo, including a 3-0 loss in last season's corresponding fixture on May 1.
    • 19:27 Shakhtar will be without Dmytro Chygrynskiy and Yaroslav Rakitskiy for tonight's game. Both players are suspended following their red cards on matchday one.
    • 19:22 If APOEL can hit the back of the net tonight, it will be the 100th goal Shakhtar has conceded in the European Cup.
    • 19:21 APOEL performed credibly on the road in the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League, earning draws at Atletico Madrid and Chelsea, while losing 2-1 at FC Porto. En route to this season's group stage Ivan Jovanovic's men were victorious at KS Skenderbeu and SK Slovan Bratislava in the second and third qualifying rounds before a narrow 1-0 reverse at Wisla Krakow in the play-offs.
    • 19:16 Shakhtar achieved four straight home wins in last season's UEFA Champions League before losing 1-0 to quarter-final opponents FC Barcelona. That defeat ended a 15-match unbeaten home sequence in Europe that featured 11 victories.
    • 19:12 While Shakhtar were losing 2-1 at FC Porto on the opening night, APOEL secured their first UEFA Champions League victory, 2-1 against FC Zenit St Petersburg, to give their Group G prospects a major boost. The fact they were no pushovers on their travels on their UEFA Champions League campaign two years ago is another warning for Shakhtar not to expect an easy evening.
    • 19:09 Shakhtar Donetsk will look to reprise their recent formidable European home form and bounce back from their matchday one defeat when they welcome a buoyant APOEL FC side to the Donbass Arena.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Shakhtar Donetsk's match against APOEL Nicosia. Kick-off is at 19:45 UK time, but we'll be here from an hour beforehand with all the team news and pre-match build up.

  • Summary

    • 90' Evgen Seleznev heads over following a headed pass from Olexandr Kucher.
    • 87' CHANCE! William hits a curling shot into the graps of Chiotis. Opened up for the Brazilian there, but he couldn't get enough power or direction on this shot.
    • 80' CHANCE! APOEL look like they're tiring and it's leaving space in dangerous areas. This time Jadson is given time and space on the edge of the box, but the Brazilian can only fire a shot off target. It was another warning, nonetheless.
    • 77' CHANCE! Fantastic save from Chiotis. Costa cut inside from the right and struck a stinging left foot drive at goal, which Chiotis did well to repel with a diving save to his right.
    • 64' GOAL! I spoke too soon. No shock on our hands. Jadson has equalised. William was at the heart of the action again. Another brilliant piece of skill and cross, created a chance for Jadson, who was on hand to sweep the ball into the back of the net with a mad traffic of bodies in front of him.
    • 61' GOAL! And that's what happens when you fail to make the most of your chances!!! APOEL take the lead against the run of play. Brilliant goal from Ivan Trickovski. Fantastic right footed finish into the bottom left hand corner. We have a shock on our hands....
    • 60' CHANCE! Unbelievable miss. Absolutely unbelievable. Jadson exchanged passes with Rat, before the latter laid the ball across to William with the goal at this mercy.... But the Brazilian could only guide the ball wide of the post. In his defence, the ball was a little behind him.... But still....
    • 56' CHANCE! Yes, that's right William again. He skinned William Boaventura down the right wing and flashed the ball across the box, but there were no Shakhtar players on hand to turn the ball into the back of the net.
    • 52' CHANCE! More exciting play from William. He evades a series of challenges before blasting a shot into the stands. There's only so many times APOEL are going to get away with allowing him space to attack.
    • 50 CHANCE! Exciting run from William, ends in a tame shot from Jadson on the edge of the box that is easily saved by Chiotis. Jadson should have done better there.
    • 44' CHANCE! Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Jadson and William link up to create a chance for Mkhitaryan, but his shot is brilliantly blocked by a brave Chiotis.
    • 43' CHANCE! William dances down the left wing and sends a cross to the back post to Srna, who brings it down and flashes a shot across the face of goal.
    • 39' CHANCE! Should have been a goal. Srna's cross from the right found its ways to Adriano in the box following a woeful defensive header, but the Brazilian's first touch was poor and he was forced to stretch as he shot. His effort looped over the bar from close range with Chiotis sprawled at his feet.
    • 38' William Boaventura left footed shot from outside the box is saved by Oleksandr Rybka.
    • 33' CHANCE! Electric break from Henrik Mkhitaryan from his own half. Surged at the heart of the APOEL defence, played a clever pass to Adriano, who returned the pass with a brilliant back heel, but Mkhitaryan had to do too much work to set himself for the shot and in the end a tame effort was comfortably saved by Chiotis.
    • 27' Srna explodes down the right wing, beating the Nicosia left back, but his pull back from the byline is blocked and the visitors escape punishment.
    • 12' Razvan Rat wound up his left foot, but left everyone disappointed by dragging his shot wide of the goal. It's all Shakhtar at the moment.
    • 11' Shakhtar's Alex Teixeira hits a right footed shot wide from distance. Nice move from the home side, Teixeira should have done better.
    • 4' CHANCE! William twists, turns and leaves his marker grasping at thin air, before hitting a thunderous shot at goal from 25 yards, which is beaten away by Chiotis.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Shakhtar Donetsk

    Manager: Mircea Lucescu

  • APOEL Nicosia

    Manager: Ivan Jovanovic

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      4.2 5
      Defenders
      7.2 8
      5 6
      Yellow Card 5 6
      Yellow Card 7.9 7
      Midfielders
      7.5 7
      4.3 6
      Substitution Out65′ 7 6
      Goal Substitution Out81′ 7.2 8
      6.8 9
      Strikers
      Substitution Out76′ 7 6
      Subs
      Substitution In81′ 5.5 6
      Substitution In76′ 5.5 6
      Substitution In65′ 5.5 6
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      9.5 9
      Defenders
      7 6
      7 7
      6.8 7
      6.8 6
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out58′ 5.8 6
      Yellow Card 7.6 7
      6.6 6
      Strikers
      Goal 7 7
      Substitution Out7′ 4.5 6
      Substitution Out77′ 7 6
      Subs
      Substitution In77′ 10 6
      Substitution In7′ 8.7 6
      Substitution In58′ Yellow Card 10 7

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