"Shakhtar, playing with fewer players, lost their lead against PSV in the Champions League."

Donetsk's "Shakhtar" was unable to secure a victory in their away match against the Dutch PSV in the Champions League. 

The "Miners" quickly took the lead thanks to an early goal from Danilo Sikan. Throughout the first half, both teams exchanged dangerous chances.  

On the 39th minute, Alexander Zubkov finally found luck – his long-range shot found its way into the bottom corner of the opponent's goal.  

In the second half, the Dutch club significantly increased their pressure, pushing the Ukrainians back towards their own goal. A key moment was the red card shown to Pedrinho for a rough tackle from behind. 

After this, PSV's dominance clearly intensified, but no one expected the Dutch club to not only make a comeback but also secure a 3:2 victory.  

In the last ten minutes of the match, Malik Tillman scored a brace, and Ricardo Pepi clinched the win for PSV by scoring the decisive goal in the 90+5 minute.  

PSV - “Shakhtar” 3:2  
Goals: Tillman, 87, 90, Pepi, 90+5 – Sikan, 8, Zubkov, 37  

PSV: Benitez – Dams (Pepi, 46), Boscalis (Lozano, 74), Flamingo, Karsdorp (Ledesma, 90) – Tillman, Mauro Junior, Saibari – Lang (Til, 64), de Jong, Bakayoko.  

“Shakhtar”: Riznyk – Pedrinho, Matviyenko, Bondar, Konoplya – Kryskiv, Sudakov, Bondarenko – Kevin (Franic, 71), Zubkov (Stepanenko, 66), Sikan (Eghinaldo, 55).  

Red card: Pedrinho, 69 

Background. Recall that in the previous round, “Shakhtar” achieved their first victory in the Champions League by defeating “Young Boys”