On Wednesday, April 14, Shakhtar Donetsk played a charity match with Lechia in Poland. The second game of the Donetsk club within the framework of the Shakhtar Global Tour for Peace in Ukraine took place in Gdansk and ended with the Pitmen's victory - 3:2.
In the first half, the teams exchanged goals between Mihail Mudryk and Basseku Diabata. After the break, the Ukrainian winger scored again. Lechia bounced back in stoppage time thanks to Christian Okonewski.
At the 90+5 minute, 12-year-old Dmitry Keda brought victory to the Donetsk team. A young fan of Shakhtar from Mariupol was forced to leave Ukraine after the invasion of Russian troops and now lives in Poland. It should be noted that Yaroslav Rakitskiy, who left the St. Petersburg " Being a pet of the club, the defender played a match for the Pitmen for the first time since 2018. He spent 83 minutes on the field.
All funds from the sale of tickets for the match and advertising will be transferred to the defenders of Ukraine, volunteer organizations, doctors, and also directed to help Ukrainian children affected by the war.
In the first match, the Donetsk team lost to the Greek " Then 102 thousand euros were collected for the needs of Ukrainians.