Vice-champion of Ukraine Shakhtar for the first time since 2010 will play in the group stage of the Champions League.
Having a backlog of two goals, Shakhtar started the game, the Pitmen created a few dangerous moments and could have prematurely buried the intrigue. The best chance is not used, Marlos, who failed to properly dispose of the ball after a sharp counterattack by Shakhtar.
The first problems the team of Fonseca appeared in the debut of the second half, when the judge openly regretted Stepanenko brought down in the penalty area of the player “young boys”. Soon Shakhtar got game, and six minutes from the visitors advantage not gone two goals Cup resumed intrigue in a pair.
The Swiss almost finished off discouraged Shakhtar, but Shakhtar were saved by the crossbar. The visitors gradually came to himself and started attacking action – the culmination of the pressure of Shakhtar was hit Marlos, who in stoppage time but missed by just a centimeter to essentially the winning goal.
In overtime, Shakhtar continued to attack the target “young boys”, but the defence coped with numerous crosses and canopies. Last chance to avoid penalties missed Seleznev.
As in the super Cup against Dynamo, Shakhtar have found players for which the kick with 11-meter mark was a serious test – Fred and Rakytskyy scored, and Pyatov failed to help. Shakhtar will play in the playoffs of qualification of League of Europe.
Young boys — Shakhtar Donetsk 2:0 (on penalties 4:2, first leg 0:2)
Goals: Kubo, 54, 60
Young boys: Mvogo — Sutter (Obexer, 116), von Bergen, Rocha, Lecjaks — rave (Hadergjonaj, 88), Burton (Gajić, 111), Sanogo, Soleimani — Kubo, Hoarau
Shakhtar: Pyatov — Srna, Ordets, Krivtsov (Rakitskiy, 120), Ismaily — Marlos, Fred, Stepanenko, Taison, Eduardo (Seleznev, 62), Dentinho (Ger, 75)
Warning: Kubo, Rocha, Hoarau, Sanogo, Sutter — Stepanenko, Fred, Taison
