Ukrainian Premier League: Karpaty 1-2 Shakhtar Donetsk — Highlights, 5 September 2026

Karpaty vs Shakhtar Donetsk (1 - 2): match review

Shakhtar Donetsk won 2-1 away to Karpaty at Ukraina Stadium in the Ukrainian Premier League on 5 September 2026.

Nazariy Rusyn gave Karpaty a 12th-minute lead. Luca Meirelles equalised for Shakhtar Donetsk in the 25th minute. Alisson Santana scored in the 67th minute to secure Shakhtar's 2-1 victory. The teams recorded two shots each. Shakhtar had 55.0% possession to Karpaty's 45%. Karpaty won five corners, while Shakhtar won three. Moha Moukhliss was booked for Karpaty in the 22nd minute. Shakhtar's Valeriy Bondar, Newerton Palmares and Lucas Ferreira received yellow cards. There were no red cards. Oleksandr Afanasev was the referee.

Interesting fact: All three goals arrived by the 67th minute, with Shakhtar scoring twice after Rusyn's early opener.