Luis Castro's charges failed to convert two penalties, but still turned out to be stronger than Kolos in the first round of the Premier League.
Match review:.
Shakhtar - Kolos 3: 1.
Goals: Alan Patrick, 60 (penalty), 70, Volynets, 72 (own goal) - Kostyshin, 77 Shakhtar: Trubin - Dodo (Bolbat, 75), Krivtsov, Bondar, Matvienko - Stepanenko, Marcos Antonio (Solomon, 75. Marlos missed a penalty in 52 minutes.