Champions League first-leg Champions League results between Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma ended 2-1.
For tonight's game in Ukraine, Roma rely on Cengiz Under, Edin Dzeko and Alessandro Florenzi in their starter list. under has performed great for the Italian capital club lately, scoring four goals and one assists in three league games.
a 4-2-3-1 dormation favored by coach Eusebio Di Francesco was re-used tonight, with Radja Nainggolan playing a much more forward role, supporting Edin Dzeko.
The coach's choice is not wrong. Cengiz Under immediately scored the first goal in the Champions League match tonight, 41 minutessee the action below. The Roma players wearing white uniforms, attacking from the left to the center, and the ball that fell into Edin Dzeko were soon fed to the Under on the right side of the penalty box, which rushed in and fired. bouncing hell on the body of the goalkeeper Donetks, Andriy Pyatov, but still enter. GOAL! 0-1!
The score does not reflect the real match tonight. The hosts also appear to attack and almost just ahead at minute 3.one cross in front of goal failed to be maximized and the ball successfully secured goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
But actually at the beginning of the first half, Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko just a few centimeters from Roma to lead first.
edin Dzeko almost scored in the early minutes of the Champions League 16 final between Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma on Thursday 22 February 2018.
Meanwhile Under also contributed one other Roma chances in the first half. he sent a long ball to Diego Perotti, who immediately sent a short pass to Edin Dzeko. Unfortunately the golden opportunity in front of goal, with him facing one-on-one with the opponent's goalkeeper, failed to tally a goal.
the host finally managed to reply the score on 52 minutes through Facundo Ferreyra. This is a wonderful goal in terms of aurau cooperation that he sent. Yaroslav Rakitskiy releases a long-range pass, very far, near his own penalty box, fixed on the front. the bait passed 6-7 Roma players at once, arriving at Ferreyra's feet, culminating the ball just before firing and passing Allison. GOAL! 1-1
The hosts turned a 2-1 lead through Fred's goal, a Brazilian player, on 71 minutesa little from outside the penalty box he sent the ball free kick into the near pole and GOL! 2-1!
After injury time 3 minutes, referee William Collum finally blew the long whistle. Results Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma closed with the final score 2-1.