Shakhtar defeated Arsenal Kiev in the match of the 13th round of the Ukrainian Premier League - 3: 0.

From the first minutes, the Pitmen seized the initiative in the match, but were only able to score at the end of the first half. Alan Patrick struck exactly into the far corner from outside the penalty area after the Totovitsky discount.

At the 55th minute, Sergei Bolbat doubled the advantage of the guests, scoring from the transfer of Ismaili. And the final score in the game was set by Viktor Kovalenko in the 63rd minute - the midfielder realized a penalty for a foul by Dmitry Zozuli in the penalty area.

We note that the injured leaders of the Pitmen Tyson and Marlos, as well as Brazilian scorer Moraes and Nigerian forward Kayode, who were disqualified, did not take part in the fight.

The victory allowed Shakhtar to score 34 points and come up to a full-time confrontation with Dynamo, the UPL leader. Arsenal closes the standings with 7 points.