Today, April 2, Shakhtar faced Oleksandriya for a spot in the semi-finals of the Ukrainian Cup.

The match concluded with a score of 1:0 in favor of the "miners".

Both clubs are competing for the championship, making this game a key fixture in the quarter-finals.

The teams started the match energetically, but there was plenty of confusion. The first shot on target came in the 12th minute – Kaluzhnyi's strike was caught by Riznyk. Three minutes later, Pedrinho tried to respond but lacked accuracy.

Before the half-time whistle, both teams had half-chances, but there were no particularly dangerous moments on the field.

The second half followed a similar pattern. The only change was that the "orange and black" had more control of the game. The whistle for the end of regular time signaled a draw – 0:0.

At the start of extra time, Traore could have scored. The Shakhtar foreign player failed to beat Georgiy Yermakov.

Marino Pusych's team capitalized on one of their chances. In the 109th minute, Georgiy Sudakov, instead of crossing or shooting from a free kick, found Kevin on the flank, who skillfully maneuvered past Shostak and struck into the far corner. This goal proved decisive in the match.

Football – Ukrainian Cup

Quarter-Finals, April 2

Oleksandriya – Shakhtar 0:1 a.e.t. (0:0)

Goal: 0:1 – Kevin (109)

Oleksandriya: Yermakov – Kravchenko, Kampush, Shabanov, Martyniuk (Kopyna, 106), Kaluzhnyi, Shepelev (Shostak, 88), Myshnov (Smirnyi, 82), Bezerra (Dzhovani, 88), Tedi Tsara (Ndika, 63), Filippov (Kovale ts, 63).

Shakhtar: Riznyk – Tobias, Bondar, Matvienko, Pedro Enrique, Nazarina (Bondarenko, 61), Sudakov, Marlon (Hram, 91), Kevin (Hlushchenko, 115), Pedrinho (Alisson, 61), Eginhaldu (Traore, 68)

Recall that yesterday the first semi-finalist was Chernivtsi's Bukovyna, which narrowly defeated Viktoria.

Today, within the framework of the Ukrainian Cup, the following pairs will compete for semi-final spots: Rukh – Dynamo and Veres – Polissia.