Donetsk Shakhtar beat Vorskla Poltava in the away match of the 20th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The meeting between the teams from the top of the league table ended in a 2-0 win for the Pitmen.
The first half of the match turned out to be rich in dangerous moments, but the teams managed to score only once.
Alan Patrick pushed the ball to Junior Moraes in the hosts' penalty area, and he struck Dmitry Riznyk with a one-touch shot.
After the break, the reigning champion's attacking duo scored a second goal. After a counterattack, Patrick assisted again, and Moraes scored a double..
Shakhtar, gaining 42 points, reduced the gap from Dynamo Kiev, which leads the UPL standings, to 4 points. Vorskla (31 points) is in 5th position.
In the next round, Shakhtar will play Mariupol on a visit on April 10, Vorskla will host Lviv a day later.