The duel in Alexandria mattered only to the hosts. Champion of Ukraine, having already dismissed their leaders who do not have to play in the national teams for the summer holidays, was going to check in the case of the newcomers, but Alexandria had to confirm the validity of her claims for a ticket to the European Cups.

Kudryk, who took the place in the goal, and Kiryukhantsev with Pihalenk appeared on the field in the second half, made their debut in the Shakhtar team, and the hosts, after a draw, secured a place in the European League.

It can not be said that the match will be remembered for a long time by football fans. Most of the playing time, the ball was owned by Shakhtar, but almost did not show a desire to crush an opponent, sometimes too clinging to their gates. A bright spot was the game of Arabidze, who acted on the right flank of the attack. It was his passage on the flank that ended with a submission to Boriachuk and a goal!.

With the answer the hosts did not linger, however, a considerable role in this played goalkeeper Gorniakov Kudrik, unsuccessfully knocked the ball at Staren'kogo. Followed by a strike on goal, a ricochet from Rakytsky and a goal!.

After the break, the situation on the field has not changed, the only difference from the first half was the absence of goals.

However, since Chernomorets lost to Dynamo in Odessa, the result in Alexandria no longer mattered - Vladimir Sharan's team won a ticket to the third qualifying round of the Europa League, with which we congratulate!.

Alexandria - Shakhtar 1: 1 Goals: Staryrenky, 23 - Boriachuk, 19.

Alexandria: Levanidov - Siminin, Gitchenko, Basov, Tsurikov - Starenky, Ogir, Zaporozhyan, Poliarus (Kulish, 76) - Grytsuk (Priemov, 82) - Ponomar (Myagkov, 90 +3).

Shakhtar: Kudryk - Kobin (Pihalenok, 79), Ordets, Rakitsky, Butko-Tankovsky, Malyshev (Kiryukhantsev, 65) - Kovalenko-Arabidze (Stepanenko, 46), Blanco-Leshchuk, Boriachuk.