Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Desna Chernihiv in the match of the 18th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The meeting at the capital "

The Pitmen took the lead in the 34th minute - Tete converted the penalty awarded after watching the video replay (VAR).

In the second half, the reigning champion of Ukraine removed all questions about the winner of the match, scoring three goals in five minutes. Double scored by Manor Solomon, Tete scored another ball.

Shakhtar (39 points) ranks second in the UPL and continues to chase Dynamo. Kievans retained a 4-point handicap after defeating Zorya in Zaporozhye (2: 0). Desna (30 points) remained in fourth position.

In the next round, the Pitmen will face Lvov on March 21, Desna will host Dnipro-1 on March 20.