Half a year did not know the defeats "Napoli", the last time conceded yet on March 7 - "Real". Yesterday, Shakhtar reminded the most productive team in Italy and its tactical trainer-genius Sarri that in football there is a result like losing. In the opening match of the group round of the Champions League, the "miners" defeated the Neapolitans, who were considered favorites of the match, with a score of 2: 1. BEFORE THE GAME. A few Italian fans who flew to support the "Napoli" before the match behaved surprisingly calmly. Before our eyes in the center of Kharkov, three visiting signors tried to figure out how to get to Pokrovsky Cathedral. "Why in the temple, and not in the bar? No wonder: arrived mostly VIP-fans, and they have other values," - explained to us the Italian colleagues. Security measures around the stadium were extraordinary. For example, journalists, before entering the arena, passed a manual check three times. Checked so carefully that the front of the sector was formed "cork" of Ukrainian and Italian media. While we were waiting for our turn, a group of local fans passing by in the state of "slightly tipsy" several times charged Juventus - the measure ": the non-Apollonian journalists smiled and nodded approval. Among the spectators at the first match in the Kharkov group match was the coach of our team Andrey Shevchenko, incidentally, settled in the same hotel "Superior", where "Napoli". Before the fight, Sheva even managed to play a game of golf with the hotel owner Yuri Sapronov. "Gone 15 km for 6.5 hours," - wrote the one on his page in the social network. A GAME. Already in the first five minutes the opponents exchanged dangerous blows, but Tyson and Milik's shots were a little inaccurate. By the way, the Polish forward, "Napoli" even before the starting whistle decided to re-boot the boots, apparently felt some discomfort. It was not necessary to see before that the player changed shoes without playing a single minute.
On the stadium scoreboard now and then there were reports of successful events in other parallel matches held in the Champions League. When it became known that in one of them, Andrew Yarmolenko scored, scoring his debut ball for "Borussia", the stands approvingly buzzed. And on the 15th minute they just "exploded", celebrating the already "live" goal, scored by Shakhtar, and the first Kharkov Ligochemion's goal. Its author, which is symbolic, was ex-Kharkov Tyson. After transfer from the right flank of Srna and discounts from Ferreira, the Brazilian struck a billiard blow very tightly to the left of the Rhine barbell. No matter how drawn to the ball keeper "Napoli", but prevent the appearance on the scoreboard the first one did not manage - 1: 0.
Jubilant Tyson rushed to the stands, on the road on emotions, so having kicked the corner flag that he almost flew out of the pocket.
Fan-sector "orange-black" showed joy in its own way: lit a few fireworks and blew a couple of firecrackers. While the Italians came to their senses, the miners could quite double the score: all the same Tyson, using the trimming of Hamshik, jumped one on one with Reina, but to beat the goalkeeper "azurri" for the second time in five minutes failed. Score this goal, perhaps, the Donetsk team would finally be able to calm the guests, and even before the break, the hosts had to go through several very disturbing moments. The soldier, interrupting the chamber to the left, almost cut the ball into his own goal - next to the far corner. Fred was dangerously circumcised near the semicircle of the landed free-kick, but having seized the ball of Insinier, giving the cut to Milika, did not notice that the Pole in a small off-site. Finally, before the break, Insigne himself, who even for 100 million euros, "Napoli" refused to let go to "Leopard", cunningly twisted the arc into the distant "nine", but Pyatov with his fingertips moved the ball to the corner. It was clear that the miners were a bit tired, and they needed a break, like a breath of fresh air.
But it turned out that "Napoli" also podvydlos. In the confrontation, who is depleted by whom, the "miners" seemed to surpass their rival. And like a cobra, lulling a victim, she was bitterly bitten. In the first case, the guests passed - Ferreira struck next to the "nine". But in the second Facundo, the guests were no longer forgiven. Taras Stepanenko, it was just a masterpiece. Yes, you not only "burn" in the middle you know how, and the transfer is not worse than Beckham, issue. The head of Ferreira after the flanking of the support was where it needed. And in the 58th minute the score was already - 2: 0. Facundo scored Reine somewhere in the same style as a year ago, Milik - twice at the gate of "Dynamo", pushing to the completion of the career of Shovkovsky. Alas, this Pole brought troubles to the Ukrainian club and yesterday. When the substitute Mertens earned a penalty - in a subcategory Belgian Stepanenko entered - Arkadiusz was accurate from the "point". The new shoes did not sting him. Fonseca had reason to argue with the reserve referee - because in the moment with the 11-meter went a straight leg and Mertens. It was hard to match Srne. In a pause, Dario ran to the curb and asked the doctor of the Arthur Gluschenko team to give him a sniff of ammonia. And then gave a canopy to Ferreira, that the Argentine could prematurely withdraw the question of the winner - the Rhine insured the bar. And the hassle started. Fortunately, composure did not change Pyatov.. And in the moment when no one stopped Kalehonu from hammering, Andrei hit the ball with his leg as easily as if it were a question of clicking with his fingers, and not about saving at the price of a victory. Recall that we conducted an online broadcast of the match, "Shakhtar" - "Napoli". Champions League-2017/2018: schedule and results of all matches, tournament calendar.
Original article: Shakhtar in Cobra style defeated Napoli in the Champions League.