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In the fourth round of the main stage of the Champions League, Donetsk's Shakhtar hosted crisis-hit Portuguese Sporting in London. Arda Turan's charges created plenty of danger near the visitors' goal but could not manage to score.
From the stands at Stamford Bridge, Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov watched the game personally. Nearby sat Ukrainian national team footballer Mykhailo Mudryk, who plays for Shakhtar, reports 24 Channel.
Shakhtar – Sporting 0:1
Goal: Dumbia, 59
In the first half, the teams played generally even football, and if anyone could be said to have the edge, it was the “miners.” They created several decent chances near the Portuguese goal, and Kauan Elias's moment will haunt the Brazilian for a long time: taking the shot was very difficult, but the Donetsk number 9 was unmarked and very close to the goal – but sent the ball into the stands.
Equally painful is that after the break Issa Dumbia completed a cruelly simple combination by Lisbon players near Dmitri Riznyk's goal. 0:1 on the 59-th minute.
Dumbia's goal. Shakhtar – Sporting 0:1. Watch the video from MEGOGO :
Shakhtar claimed a penalty after Vinícius fell at the corner of the box, but referee Ivan Kruzhlyak did not see the foul. In the sequence, Elias again sent the ball high.
One of the best chances belonged to Alisson, who decided to shoot rather than cross from the free kick. Sporting's goalkeeper guessed this plan, unfortunately. And then the 30-th number of the “miners” even hit the post – total bad luck.
The loss worsens Turan's team's chances of reaching the playoff zone. But it's early to despair: four more matches lie ahead.
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