The miner celebrated a strong-willed victory over Alexandria - 2: 1, and the winning goal in the 60th minute was scored by Ferreira.
"I'm very happy that I could win in a difficult match. Alexandria acts quite aggressively and demonstrates vertical football. We assumed that the opponent would close and spend most of his time at his gates. Nevertheless, we managed to open the defenses of the Alexandrians and win, although it was not so easy, "Finando's official website.
"We were ready for the dangerous standards of the hosts, coped with them and showed themselves well. And the fact that they missed ... Yes, all the players understand that, for example, in a tournament like the Champions League, where we will soon have to start, no one misses the misses. But we have a super team and we will be able to correct mistakes ".
In the next round, Shakhtar will play with Olimpic, and Alexandria will go on a visit to the Carpathians.