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Shakhtar Donetsk Dominates Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland – Shakhtar Donetsk asserted their dominance and secured a victory on their visit to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium, in a match corresponding to the UEFA Europa Conference League. The match, overseen by Croatian referee Duje Strukan, concluded with a scoreline that reflected the Ukrainian team’s control, although Aberdeen fought until the end.
The match started with a penalty for Aberdeen, converted by J. Karlsson in the 8th minute, giving the home side an early lead. However, Shakhtar Donetsk quickly demonstrated their quality and ball control (73% possession). In the 39th minute, Y. Nazaryna equalized the score with a goal that restored confidence to his team.
In the second half, Shakhtar Donetsk intensified their attack. Lucas Ferreira scored in the 54th minute, followed by P. Henrique in the 60th minute, extending the visitors’ lead. Aberdeen responded with a goal from N. Devlin in the 69th minute, but it was not enough to counter Shakhtar’s offensive.
The match was closely contested, reflected in the yellow cards shown to both teams. P. Henrique, M. Matviienko, D. Riznyk and V. Tobias were cautioned for Shakhtar Donetsk, while J. Karlsson, M. Lazetic, S. Nilsen and N. Devlin received yellow cards for Aberdeen.
Shakhtar Donetsk showed their superiority in possession (73% against 27%), shots on goal (4 against 5) and corners (6 against 2). Although Aberdeen tried to put up a fight with 10 shots in total, including 5 on target, they failed to match the forcefulness of the Ukrainian attack. The match ended with a victory for Shakhtar Donetsk.
Substitutions aberdeen: at minute 65 S. Armstrong came in and G. Shinnie went out., at minute 66 A. Palaversa came in and S. Nilsen went out., at minute 66 L. Clarkson came in and D. Polvara went out., at minute 86 J. Karlsson came in and K. Yengi went out., at minute 86 N. Devlin came in and K. Nisbet went out.
Substitutions shakhtar donetsk: at minute 75 Pedrinho came in and Isaque Silva went out., at minute 76 Kaua Elias came in and Luca Meirelles went out., at minute 83 Lucas Ferreira came in and Y. Konoplya went out., at minute 90 Marlon Gomes came in and A. Ghram went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aberdeen
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Shakhtar Donetsk
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