Donetsk “Shakhtar” in the fifth round of the group stage of the Champions League defeated away from the German “Hoffenheim” with a score of 3: 2.

The Pitmen shocked their opponent at the 14th and 15th minutes of the confrontation, when Ismaili and Tyson forced the hosts goalkeeper to remove the ball from the net of their gates twice. However, already on the 17th minute, Andrei Kramarich reduced the backlog of “Hoffenheim” to a minimum.

At 40 minutes the Germans even managed to level the score - Stephen Zuber threw a head Pyatov and made the score 2: 2.

In the second half, both teams staged a super-attacking football, which led to several shots in the framework of the goal. Twice the Donetsk team got into the rack (Tyson and Alan Patrick), and once hit the crossbar with Hoffenheim.

On the 60th minute, the task to snatch the victory for the Germans was complicated by their striker Adam Salai, who within two minutes managed to earn the removal and thus left his team in the minority.

Despite the game with ten men, the hosts had several excellent opportunities for scoring, however, every time the players, “Hoffenheim” let down inaccuracy. The decisive moment of the game took place on the third minute compensated for the main time - Ismaily made the pass into the penalty area, and Tyson sent the ball to the goal with the first touch.

Thus, having won in an incredible confrontation with Hoffenheim, Shakhtar received three points and retained chances for the 1/8 final of the most prestigious club tournament in Europe. Now in the asset of the current champion of Ukraine 5 points and the third line in the quartet. In order to get into the playoff round, the Pitmen in the final round must cope with the French Lion, who in a parallel meeting of this group played a draw with the English Manchester City - 2: 2. Now the "weavers" are ahead of the "miners" by two points.