Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shakhter Donetsk 2nd with 49 points, Zarya Lugansk 10th with 24, 25 apart. Per game in the league, Zarya Lugansk were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.5, Shakhter Donetsk 1.95 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Shakhter Donetsk arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Zarya Lugansk against 15/15 for Shakhter Donetsk.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Zarya Lugansk: M. Zakharov (55') · Shakhter Donetsk: B. Reichman (64')