Today, in the first match of the play-off round of the Conference League qualification, Donetsk's "Shakhtar," playing as the nominal home team, faced Swiss "Servette."

The match in Krakow began with attacks from "Shakhtar," but the first successful attack came from Servette. On the 8th minute, after a corner kick, Lumini Fomba scored with a header. The players under Arda Turan's guidance, who was suspended for this match, tried to catch up and had several decent chances, but Newton's and Allison's shots lacked accuracy.

In the second half, both teams spent almost all of it on Servette's half. Shakhtar managed to equalize only in the 72nd minute. After a corner kick, Marlon from the right corner of the goal area aimed the ball towards the center where Valeriy Bondar jumped highest. The Ukrainians continued to attack until the last minute but could not secure victory.

Thus, it ended in a draw — 1:1. Unfortunately, during this match, Shakhtar suffered two personnel issues — Newton and Kawan Elias were injured.

Conference League. Play-off round. First leg

"Shakhtar" (Ukraine) — "Servette" (Switzerland) — 1:1 (0:1)

Goals: Bondar (72) — Fomba (8).

"Shakhtar": Riznik, Pedrinho Azvedo, Matviyenko, Bondar, Vinicius, Sudakov, Marlon Gomes, Pedrinho da Silva (Ferreira, 77), Newton (Kevin, 46), Elias (Bondarenko, 65), Allison.

"Servette": Mall, Mazik, Baron, Bronn, Srđanović, Nzou, Fomba, Koné, Stevanović (Manin, 84), Antunes (Diallo, 46, Morandi, 84), Varела (Mraz, 77).

Yellow cards: Vinicius (59) — Nzou (59).

August 21. Krakow. Municipal Stadium named after Henryk Reyman.

The return leg of the Conference League play-off round between "Servette" and "Shakhtar" will take place on August 28 in Geneva.