Team Paulo Fonseca on the results of the two-legged confrontation lost to Rome on the rule of the exit goal and stopped performances in the most prestigious tournament in Europe.
Today's match was the most important in the careers of the majority of players of both teams and for this match the teams approached with the maximum mood and determination to achieve the desired result. Based on the result of the first meeting, Roma had to be scored, and guests were satisfied with a draw. There were no questions on the compositions. "Wolves" released the same players that three weeks earlier in Kharkov, and Paulo Fonseca made one forced replacement - the place of the injured Sergei Krivtsov in the center of defense took Ivan Ordets.
Roma began the fight very actively and punched on goal already in the first minute. Nainggolan threw the ball on Dzeko, and he hit the bottom and centered - easy prey for Pyatov. The Romans were active for a couple of minutes, after which the guests completely seized the initiative and took the situation under control. In this scenario, the game developed until the end of the half. A couple of times, the "orange-black" ran out into a fast counterattack, but at the last turn the guys lacked composure or confidently acted to protect Roma. As in the moment when Ismaili broke into the penalty area, and the ball from under his feet in an ideal subcategory knocked out Florenci.
As for the attacking actions of the team Di Francesco in the first half, then the very kick of Dzeko in the first seconds was the only shot on target gate Pyatova. There were several more dangerous rounds from Kolarov, but our goalkeeper confidently coped with them. It is worth mentioning separately the actions in the first half of the supporters of the Ukrainian team Stepanenko and Fred. "Miners" without any problems emerged victors from martial arts, won rebounds and acted more than confidently. Especially it concerns the Brazilian. And it is impossible not to single out the activity of Ismaili, who was tormenting Florenti with great care and did not give rest to the whole flank of the opponent.
On this positive this evening ended. The second half began with a goal, which became decisive in the confrontation. Ordets and Rakytsky were mistaken in creating an offside trap, and Ivan, in addition, was too close to the flank. One-on-one outing by Dzeko and a punch between Pyatov's legs - 1: 0. Fatal mistake, which will be remembered for a long time by the defenders of the Donetsk team. Roma made it and went to the game of defense, and the "orange-black" just turned out to be unprepared for this turn of events.
Substitutions Fonseki did not affect the game, but at the end of the match, the "miners" still had two half-moments. At first, Dentinho did not reach the ball after the lumbago, and then Ismaili did not have enough inches to reach the ball in the penalty after the pass from Tyson. The position of the Brazilian was more than profitable. As a result, for 90 minutes the Miner did not inflict any blow to the goal of the goal of Alisson. Jacko's goal destroyed the guests' plan to play at 0, but they did not have a spare. As a result, the Miner loses in Rome and, according to the rule of the exit goal, flies out of the tournament. Despite the negative result, the "miners" should say thank you for the euro-season and for the emotions brought. In the next season, Shakhtar will give all his strength to perform even better - this can be no doubt.
Roma - Shakhtar 1: 0 (first match 1: 2) Goal: Dzheko, 52 Roma: Alisson - Florenci, Manolas, Fasio, Kolarov - De Rossi, Strootman - Under (Gerson, 65), Nainggolan, Perotti - Dzheko (El Shaarawi , 89) Shakhtar: Pyatov - Butko, Rakitsky, Ordets, Ismaili - Stepanenko (Patrick, 74), Fred - Marlos (Dentinho, 82), Tyson, Bernard - Ferreira Warnings: Florenci, Manolas - Stepanenko, Fred, Ferreira Removal: Ordz , 79 (foul of last hope).