Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine reached the semi-finals of the
European Football League, beating Basel, 4-1, in the match
between them at the Arena of Schalke in the German city of Gelsenkirchen.
The victory bore a Brazilian flavor because the four goals were
scored by four Brazilians, namely Marlos (2), Tyson (22),
Alan Patrick (75 from a penalty kick) and Dudu (88), and Basel
responded with an honorary goal to Dutchman Ricky Van Wolfswinkel (90 + 2).
Shakhtar will meet in this role on the current 17th in Dusseldorf
with Inter Milan, who overcame the German Bayer Leverkusen
hurdle by beating him 2-1.
It is the first time that Shakhtar has reached the semi-finals of
this competition since the 2015-2016 season, when he fell against Sevilla.
As for Basel, it was a Yemeni soul to reach the semi-finals for
the first time since the 2012-2013 season.
Both teams had overtaken Germany in the previous round,
so Basel beat Eintracht Frankfurt at home 3-0 and then renewed
their victory with a single goal at home, while Shakhtar
followed suit by beating Wolfsburg 2-1 in Germany before
winning it again by three goals. Note that all three goals were
scored after the 89th minute.
Shakhtar pressed from the start, and a corner kick was awarded
to him by the Brazilian of Ukrainian descent, Marlos, and the
Brazilian followed it, Junior Moraich, with his head, taking
advantage of the wrong departure of Basel goalkeeper Djordier
Nikolic after only a minute and 40 seconds.
Basel quickly responded quickly via Cabral’s header after a pass
from the left side, but his ball passed to the side of the goal (4).
But the preference remained for the Ukrainian team, which
succeeded in adding the second goal after a coordinated attack
in which the ball reached Marlos on the right side, passing it
creepily, and Patrick let it pass between his legs in a deceptive
technical movement towards his Brazilian colleague Tyson, who
hit the foot of a Basel defender and wandered inside His team nets (22).
The goal is Tyson’s first in this competition during the current
season. Shakhtar almost scored the third goal, but Nikolic
responded brilliantly to Murrayk’s attempt (31).
The Serbian goalkeeper intervened again, saving his goal with a
powerful left-wing shot by Meralos (36). Basel improved at the
start of the second half, but his attacks were timid and did not
pose a real danger to Shakhtar’s goal.
Shakhtar decided the final result of the match when he scored
his third goal from a penalty kick that Brazilian Alan Patrick set
out after blocking Tyson in the region (75).
Dodo concluded the festival of his team’s goals with a powerful
shot two minutes before the end of the match, and Basel
responded with an honorary goal through Dutchman Ricky van
Wolfswinkel in stoppage time.
