Two exact blows were delivered by both teams already before the referee's whistle.

Already from the very first minute it was noticeable that the teams are ready for extremely high speeds in this fight..

The first aggressor showed Donetsk Shakhtar. A protracted rally gradually brought the Pitmen’s attack closer to someone else’s penalty. On the left flank, Ismaili successfully played “stenochka” with Tyson, which brought the left back to the gate at an acute angle. However, the Brazilian's skill allowed him to unscrew the foot properly and the “Swede” hit the far corner of the goal Baumann.

And in a minute Shakhtar really surprised everyone! Tyson opened under the transfer of the bottom of the center of the field from Junior Moraes, catching an opponent to create an "offside". Shakhtar's captain made the difference in distance between himself and the defenders with a swift jerk and confidently outplaying the goalkeeper, set the score on the scoreboard shocking for the stands - 0: 2.

However, the “Goryanka” had a chance not long, because already after a minute, Kramarich ran off in a similar manner to the miner's captain to the counterattack and also confidently beat Andrei Pyatov.

After such a high-spirited start, the teams decided to reassure the game somewhat, and we had to talk about the next point closer to the break.. Unfortunately, he had a place to be at the gates of the Ukrainian team..

If Sergey Krivtsov managed to cope with Kadezhabek's lumbago from the right edge of the penalty area somehow, but Sergey Krivtsov managed to cope, then none of the defense players managed to block the head with Zuber. And the midfielder, with a good header, threw the ball over Pyatov’s head, setting the score in the first half rather unexpected - 2: 2.

The match Hoffenheim - Shakhtar began at 22:00 Kyiv time. Follow the text online broadcast on Football. ua.