Palace Edge Shakhtar Donetsk In UEFA Conference League Semifinal First-Leg
Shakhtar Donetsk got whipped 1-3 by Crystal Palace in the first-leg faceoff of the UEFA Conference League semifinal, making their maiden appearances in the Last Four of the competition. Apparently, the Ukrainians are trying to become their country’s first continental winners since winning the 2008/09 UEFA Cup. Yet another season of playing continental football abroad, Shakhtar have shown inspirational resilience to reach the last four of a UEFA competition for the third time in 11 seasons. The goals started coming in early for Palace. In the first minute, Palace found a break from the right wing as Jean-Philippe Mateta played in Ismailia Sarr, who latched onto the box and struck the ball into the right corner. The Eagles held their ground until after halftime, when Donetsk equalised from Oleh Ocheretko's header. Palace regained the lead when Daichi Kamada struck home a loose ball from inside the 18-yard box. The Eagles later put the icing on it when Jorgen Stran...
