Shakhtar Donetsk overcame Vorskla in a close win on Wednesday, 3x2, on matchday 15. Both Igor Jovicevic's team and Viktor Skrypnyk's team played their first game in the competition.
Georgiy Sudakov opened the score with 27 minutes on the clock.
After the break, Dmytro Kryskiv struck the second goal for Shakhtar Donetsk. In the 62nd minute, Taulant Seferi struck for Vorskla. After 64 minutes, Lassina Traoré wasted the chance to score. After 75 minutes, Artem Chelyadin scored the second goal for Viktor Skrypnyk's team. Mykhaylo Mudryk scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the game from the penalty spot. Mykhaylo Mudryk reaching the landmark of ten goals for the season.
After the result Shakhtar Donetsk are 2nd in the table, with 30 points, while Vorskla sit 6th place, with 18 points. Next up, Igor Jovicevic's team visit Metalist 1925 Kharkov, while Viktor Skrypnyk's team will play at home against Zorya.
