Donetsk Shakhtar defeated Belgian Antwerp in the match of the fifth round of the group stage of the Champions League. The game took place in Hamburg at the Volksparkstadion and ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of the miners.
The only goal in the match was scored by Nikolai Matvienko with a falling header after a free kick from Alexander Zubkov into the goal area in the 12th minute of the match. The goal was counted after checking by VAR.
After the break, Antwerp claimed a penalty after a foul in Valery Bondar's own penalty area, but the referee, after reviewing VAR, did not record a violation of the rules.
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Subsequently, the miners could have scored twice, but Irakli Azarov and Taras Stepanenko hit the crossbar. In stoppage time, Artem Bondarenko could have doubled the lead, but the shot was inaccurate.
Matvienko's goal against Antwerp
Shakhtar – Antwerp – 1:0
- Shakhtar: Riznyk, Gocholeishvili, Bondar, Matvienko, Azarov, Stepanenko, Zubkov, Kryskiv (Kelsey, 89), Sudakov, Neverton (Bondarenko, 70), Sikan (Rakitsky, 90+6).
- Antwerp: Büthe, Wijndal, Alderweireld, Coulibaly, Bataille, Yusuf (Ilenichena 73), Vermeeren, Mooya, Kerk (Ejuke 46), Balikwisha, Janssen.
- Goals: Matvienko, 12
Thanks to the victory over Antwerp, Shakhtar gained nine points in the Quartet H standings and guaranteed itself a European spring. The teams that take the first two places in the group will play in the Champions League playoffs, the team that is third will go to the 1/16 finals of the Europa League.
A round before the end of the group stage, the only team from Quartet H that lost the opportunity to continue playing in the European Cups of the current season in 2024 is Antwerp. The Belgians have 0 points in five matches.
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