Left Bank vs Shakhtar Donetsk. Will the hosts score their debut goal in the UPL?
On August 18 in the match of the 3rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League, the teams Left Bank and Shakhtar Donetsk will meet. The match will be held at the stadium "Arena Livyi Bereg" (Kyiv).
The Left Bank won a lucky ticket less than a week before the start of the season, the team won the right to play in the Premier League. The Kievans became the winners of the tournament of four for the right to play in the UPL. It is worth noting that already in the championship, Vitaliy Pervak's guys faced a harsh reality. In the first match of the UPL, the "yellow-blacks" suffered an away defeat from LNZ Cherkassy 0:1. In the last round, the Kievans also failed, losing on their home soil to Vorskla 0:3. The Left Bank was preparing for the game in the first league and the team's roster is appropriate, hence the starting failures. It is worth noting that it is difficult for the club to find reinforcements, since most of the players are already in the teams, and the Kievans do not intend to spend money on transfers.
In the middle of the week, Left Bank was eliminated from the Ukrainian Cup, losing to Kudrivka-Nyva 2:3.
Shakhtar Donetsk
The Donetsk club entered the new season in an ambiguous way, having already managed to lose points. Marino Pushic's guys started off just fine, having crushed Vorskla 5:0 in the very first game of the Ukrainian championship. But in the second round, the "orange-blacks" unexpectedly stumbled, losing on their home soil with a minimal score to Poliesie 0:1. Shakhtar is in 3rd place in the tournament table, having earned 3 points, with a goal ratio of 5:1.
During the week, the miners managed to hold a friendly match, confidently beating Mariupol 3:0.
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Left BankThe Left Bank won a lucky ticket less than a week before the start of the season, the team won the right to play in the Premier League. The Kievans became the winners of the tournament of four for the right to play in the UPL. It is worth noting that already in the championship, Vitaliy Pervak's guys faced a harsh reality. In the first match of the UPL, the "yellow-blacks" suffered an away defeat from LNZ Cherkassy 0:1. In the last round, the Kievans also failed, losing on their home soil to Vorskla 0:3. The Left Bank was preparing for the game in the first league and the team's roster is appropriate, hence the starting failures. It is worth noting that it is difficult for the club to find reinforcements, since most of the players are already in the teams, and the Kievans do not intend to spend money on transfers.
In the middle of the week, Left Bank was eliminated from the Ukrainian Cup, losing to Kudrivka-Nyva 2:3.
Shakhtar Donetsk
The Donetsk club entered the new season in an ambiguous way, having already managed to lose points. Marino Pushic's guys started off just fine, having crushed Vorskla 5:0 in the very first game of the Ukrainian championship. But in the second round, the "orange-blacks" unexpectedly stumbled, losing on their home soil with a minimal score to Poliesie 0:1. Shakhtar is in 3rd place in the tournament table, having earned 3 points, with a goal ratio of 5:1.
During the week, the miners managed to hold a friendly match, confidently beating Mariupol 3:0.
Left Bank vs Shakhtar Donetsk facts
- Left Bank lost the last three matches of the season
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