Shakhtar beat Oleksandriya in the match of the 3rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) of the 2023/24 season. The match at the stadium " Pitmen took the lead in the 7th minute. Daniil Sikan closed Giorgi Gocholeishvili's cross from the right flank with a header. On 31 minutes, the Pitmen doubled their lead as Lassina Traore hit the crossbar under the crossbar from Gocholeishvili's right flank with a free-head in the center. In the second half, Ruslan Rotan's wards managed to close the gap. In the 61st minute, Danil Skorko completed a header from the left flank from Artem Shulyansky with a header.

Towards the end of the match, the Alexandrians tried to avoid defeat, but the wards of Patrick van Leeuwen, thanks to the reliable play of goalkeeper Dmitry Riznyk, were able to keep the victory. For Shakhtar, this is the second victory in the UPL this season.. The Pitmen are third in the standings with 7 points after three matches. " In the 4th round of the Ukrainian Championship, the Donetsk side will play against Kryvbas on August 20, and the Oleksandri team will play against Zorya on August 18.