Shakhtar defeated Veres in the match of the 27th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The match at the Avangard stadium in Rivne ended with the score 2:1. The first half was left for the Donetsk side. In the 35th minute Alexander Zubkov scored with a shot into the near corner from outside the penalty area..

At the start of the second half of the meeting, Igor Jovicevic's team could double their advantage, but Daniil Sikan did not convert a penalty. The Rivne club unexpectedly bounced back in the 74th minute.

Vladislav Sharay delivered an accurate long-range volley.

However, at the end of the match, the Orange-and-Blacks still managed to snatch victory. At the 84th minute, Yaroslav Rakitskiy's serve was headed by Nikolay Matvienko.

Shakhtar (66 points) returned to the first place in the UPL, beating Dnipro-1 (64 points). Veres is in 10th position with 27 points. In the next round, the Pitmen will face Zorya on May 24, while Yuriy Wirth's men will play Oleksandriya on the same day..