U21. Kharkiv - Shakhtar: match preview on Shakhtar's website
In the third round of UPL-2, the youth team of Shakhtar will play against Kharkiv U21 in Shchaslyve
August 17, Shchaslyve, Arsenal-Arena, 13:00
Before the match
The "Orange-Blacks" have successfully started the new season and are moving forward without losses. Firstly, the Donetsk team defeated Kudrivka U21 (8:0), and a week ago, they won against Epicenter U21 (2:1) away thanks to Balakay's brace, who currently leads the top scorers with 3 goals. Ahead of the match against Kharkiv U21, Oleksiy Bielik's wards prepared in their usual routine at the Academy base in Shchaslyve.
The opponent
Under the guidance of Oleg Krasnopyorov, the Kharkiv team actively prepared for the season and played 6 friendly matches during training camps (2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses). In the opening round of UPL-2, Kharkiv U21 narrowly defeated Veres U21 (1:0) at home thanks to Bagriy's goal, and later suffered a defeat against Polissya U21 (0:1) away.
Head-to-head history
At the youth level, Shakhtar and Kharkiv will meet for the first time.
