Aberdeen vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
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About
Aberdeen are hosting Shakhtar Donetsk
at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (Aberdeen).
- 2': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Mykola Matviienko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 4': Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Vinícius Tobias.
- 6': Penalty conceded by Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 7': VAR Decision: Penalty Aberdeen.
- 8': Goal! Aberdeen 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Jesper Karlsson (Aberdeen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 11': Attempt missed. Mykola Matviienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Valerii Bondar.
- 13': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
- 13': Attempt missed. Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yehor Nazaryna with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Foul by Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 20': Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Aberdeen).
- 21': Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk). Assisted by Nicky Devlin.
- 28': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Ante Palaversa.
- 29': Attempt missed. Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Yehor Nazaryna with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 32': Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Oleh Ocheretko (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kauã Elias.
- 35': Attempt saved. Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dimitar Mitov (Aberdeen). Assisted by Vinícius Tobias.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedrinho.
- 38': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Jesper Karlsson.
- 38': Goal! Aberdeen 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Yehor Nazaryna (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen).
- 42': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen).
- 44': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 45'+1': Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aberdeen 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Aberdeen 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.
- 48': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
- 48': Jesper Karlsson (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedrinho.
- 53': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Jack Milne.
- 53': Foul by Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen).
- 53': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Goal! Aberdeen 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 2. Lucas Ferreira (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon Gomes with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 56': Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Marlon Gomes.
- 57': Attempt missed. Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 59': Goal! Aberdeen 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 3. Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marlon Gomes with a headed pass.
- 64': Substitution, Aberdeen. Graeme Shinnie replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 64': Substitution, Aberdeen. Sivert Heltne Nilsen replaces Ante Palaversa.
- 64': Substitution, Aberdeen. Dante Polvara replaces Leighton Clarkson.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Lazetic.
- 67': Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Mykola Matviienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Attempt saved. Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk). Assisted by Mats Knoester.
- 69': Goal! Aberdeen 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 3. Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 70': Foul by Sivert Heltne Nilsen (Aberdeen).
- 70': Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Sivert Heltne Nilsen (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 73': Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt saved. Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk). Assisted by Dante Polvara.
- 74': Handball by Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen).
- 74': Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 75': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Isaque replaces Pedrinho.
- 75': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Luca Meirelles replaces Kauã Elias.
- 75': Foul by Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen).
- 75': Mykola Matviienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Mykola Matviienko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Foul by Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen).
- 80': Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen).
- 81': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Yukhym Konoplia replaces Lucas Ferreira.
- 85': Substitution, Aberdeen. Kusini Yengi replaces Jesper Karlsson.
- 85': Substitution, Aberdeen. Kevin Nisbet replaces Nicky Devlin.
- 88': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Sivert Heltne Nilsen.
- 88': Attempt missed. Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yehor Nazaryna with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Aberdeen).
- 89': Yehor Nazaryna (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Alaa Ghram replaces Marlon Gomes.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marko Lazetic (Aberdeen).
- 90'+2': Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 90'+2': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Offside, Aberdeen. Sivert Heltne Nilsen is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Yehor Nazaryna (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 90'+3': Mats Knoester (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jack Milne (Aberdeen) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Alaa Ghram.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Sivert Heltne Nilsen (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aberdeen 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 3.
- 0': Match ends, Aberdeen 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 3.
Statistics
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ABE![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 12 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
72.3 | Possession | 27.7 |
11 | SHOTS | 12 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
529 | Accurate Passes | 149 |
603 | Passes | 219 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
15 | Crosses | 13 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
50 | Long Balls | 43 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 8 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
21 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 12 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
18 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Conference League
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Attendance: 15,504
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Attendance: 15,504
UEFA Conference League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zrinjski Mostar | 1 | +5 | 3 |
2 | AEK Larnaca | 1 | +4 | 3 |
3 | Lech Poznan | 1 | +3 | 3 |
4 | Sparta Prague | 1 | +3 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Aberdeen (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dimitar Mitov (GK) |
22 | Jack Milne |
5 | Mats Knoester |
26 | Alfie Dorrington |
18 | Ante Palaversa |
16 | Stuart Armstrong |
81 | Topi Keskinen |
2 | Nicky Devlin |
27 | Marko Lazetic ![]() |
17 | Jesper Karlsson |
10 | Leighton Clarkson |
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Dmytro Riznyk (GK) |
22 | Mykola Matviyenko ![]() |
5 | Valeriy Bondar ![]() |
29 | Yehor Nazaryna |
13 | Pedrinho ![]() |
17 | Vinicius Augusto ![]() |
6 | Marlon Gomes |
27 | Oleh Ocheretko |
10 | Pedrinho |
37 | Lucas Ferreira |
19 | Kauã Elias |
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