Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

Shakhtar Donetsk

18': Kevin
37': Georgiy Sudakov (P)

FT
2 - 0

Brest

Shakhtar Donetsk beat Brest to keep knockout hopes alive

Shakhtar Donetsk kept their Champions League hopes alive as they secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest on Wednesday thanks to a brilliant strike from Kevin and a well-taken penalty from Georgiy Sudakov.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
2': Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
4': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
4': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt missed. Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eguinaldo with a cross.
9': Attempt missed. Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Irakli Azarovi with a cross.
9': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
10': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
13': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Abdoulaye Ndiaye.
15': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Valerii Bondar.
17': Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
18': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 1, Brest 0. Kevin (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
22': Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Brest).
26': Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Attempt saved. Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
27': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Mama Baldé (Brest).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Attempt saved. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Magnetti.
31': Attempt missed. Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Irakli Azarovi.
33': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
36': Penalty Shakhtar Donetsk. Irakli Azarovi draws a foul in the penalty area.
36': Penalty conceded by Marco Bizot (Brest) after a foul in the penalty area.
37': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 2, Brest 0. Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
38': Dmytro Kryskiv (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Mama Baldé (Brest).
40': Attempt saved. Hugo Magnetti (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque with a cross.
42': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Brest).
42': Kevin (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
44': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
44': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
45'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Kevin (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dmytro Riznyk.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mahdi Camara with a cross.
45'+5': First Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 2, Brest 0.
45': Second Half begins Shakhtar Donetsk 2, Brest 0.
47': Foul by Dmytro Kryskiv (Shakhtar Donetsk).
47': Mahdi Camara (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Brest).
49': Irakli Azarovi (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dmytro Kryskiv.
51': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
54': Delay in match because of an injury Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lassina Traoré replaces Eguinaldo because of an injury.
56': Attempt missed. Kenny Lala (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
56': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
56': Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
58': Mama Baldé (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Delay in match because of an injury Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Brest).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Substitution, Brest. Romain Del Castillo replaces Mahdi Camara.
60': Substitution, Brest. Abdallah Sima replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
60': Substitution, Brest. Romain Faivre replaces Kamory Doumbia.
61': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Brest).
61': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Delay in match because of an injury Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Foul by Irakli Azarovi (Shakhtar Donetsk).
64': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
65': Abdallah Sima (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
67': Delay in match because of an injury Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Mama Baldé (Brest).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, Brest. Ibrahim Salah replaces Mama Baldé because of an injury.
71': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Taras Stepanenko replaces Marlon Gomes.
71': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Yukhym Konoplia replaces Vinícius Tobias.
72': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lassina Traoré is caught offside.
74': Foul by Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest).
74': Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Attempt missed. Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdallah Sima.
77': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
77': Romain Faivre (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Abdallah Sima (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk).
79': Attempt saved. Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
79': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Dmytro Riznyk.
82': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Kevin is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Oleksandr Zubkov replaces Pedrinho.
83': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Artem Bondarenko replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
84': Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Brest).
85': Substitution, Brest. Soumaïla Coulibaly replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
86': Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
87': Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Lassina Traoré (Shakhtar Donetsk).
89': Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
90'+1': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Salah (Brest) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Soumaïla Coulibaly.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Hugo Magnetti (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Foul by Irakli Azarovi (Shakhtar Donetsk).
90'+3': Kenny Lala (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Romain Del Castillo (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny Lala.
90'+4': Foul by Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
90'+4': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
90'+5': Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
90'+6': VAR Decision: No Goal Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Brest.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 2, Brest 0.
0': Match ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 2, Brest 0.

Statistics

BRE		SHK
11	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
53.2	Possession	46.8
10	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
408	Accurate Passes	378
498	Passes	444
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	2
20	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
53	Long Balls	80
27	Accurate Long Balls	44
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
4	Interceptions	7
15	Effective Clearances	39
15	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: VELTINS-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Attendance: 15,282

UEFA Champions League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	7	+13	21
2	Barcelona	7	+15	18
3	Arsenal	7	+12	16
4	Internazionale	7	+7	16

Full Table

Line-Ups

Shakhtar Donetsk (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
31	Dmytro Riznyk (GK)
22	Mykola Matviyenko
5	Valeriy Bondar
8	Dmytro Kryskiv
16	Irakli Azarovi
17	Vinicius Augusto
10	Georgiy Sudakov
30	Marlon Gomes
37	Kevin
38	Pedrinho
7	Eguinaldo

Shakhtar Donetsk Substitutes:

Taras Stepanenko, Marian Shved, Yehor Nazaryna, Oleksandr Zubkov, Kiril Fesiun, Yukhym Konoplia, Anton Glushchenko, Artem Bondarenko, Lassina Traoré, Denys Tvardovskyi, Newertton, Marian Farina.

Brest (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Marco Bizot (GK)
3	Abdoulaye Ndiaye
5	Brendan Chardonnet
26	Mathias Pereira Lage
7	Kenny Lala
45	Mahdi Camara
8	Hugo Magnetti
6	Edimilson Fernandes
19	Ludovic Ajorque
9	Kamory Doumbia
14	Mama Baldé

Brest Substitutes:

Noah Jauny, Romain Faivre, Abdallah Sima, Grégoire Coudert, Romain Del Castillo, Soumaila Coulibaly, Pierre Lees-Melou, Ibrahim Salah.

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