Shakhtar Donetsk lost to Feyenoord Rotterdam with a big score and stopped fighting in the Europa League.
On Thursday, March 16, at the De Cuyp stadium in Rotterdam, the last Ukrainian team completed their performances in European competitions of the 2022/23 season. Already within the first 45 minutes, Feyenoord scored three goals against Shakhtar.
Less than 10 minutes later, the Mexican striker Santiago Jimenez left the guardianship of several Pitmen’s defenders in the penalty area and fired past Anatoly Trubin.
After another 15 minutes, Turkish striker Orkun Kekcu brought the lead to two goals.
Orkun Kekcu celebrating a goal
Towards the end of the half, Feyenoord earned a penalty kick (defender Efim Konoplya played with his hand), which was converted by the same Kekchu.
Feyenoord advance in the Europa League
In the second half, the hosts scored four more goals. Ussama Idrissi scored a double, Iranian Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Brazilian Danilo scored once. On 87 minutes, the Pitmen’s striker Kevin Kelsey scored a prestige goal for the Pitmen.
“Pride of the South”, as Feyenoord are called in the Netherlands, reached the 1/4 of the Europa League
Earlier, Focus reported that in the first match, Shakhtar lost a victory in the match against Feyenoord.
Recall that instead of Ukraine, Morocco will compete for the right to host the 2030 World Cup. According to journalists, because of the war in Ukraine, FIFA representatives have doubts that the Ukrainian side will be able to properly ensure security and infrastructure.
