In the first Cup final since 2021, the clubs that had already won this trophy met. Shakhtar had such an experience 13 times, while Vorskla only once, in 2009, defeated the miners in a decisive confrontation.

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With the starting whistle, the orange-black team focused on ball possession, while the Poltava team hoped for counterattacks. In the middle of the first half, the teams exchanged chances - Konoplya inaccurately shot from Kevin's pass, and Kane failed to beat Riznyk, breaking away one-on-one with the goalkeeper. In the 40th minute, Shakhtar opened the scoring when Sikan brilliantly separated from defenders and finished Azarov's cross.

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At the start of the second half, Myakushko shot at goal, later Sikan aimed above the crossbar. In the 55th minute, the miners doubled their advantage - after a corner kick and Matviyenko's header, Konoplya finished into the far corner.

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Subsequently, the teams exchanged attacks, and towards the end of the match, Vorskla went on the attack. In the 85th minute, the Poltava team pulled one back - Kovtalyuk neatly finished Krupsky's pass. However, the miners still managed to maintain their lead - 2:1.

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Thus, Shakhtar became the winner of the second main trophy of the season, adding the cup victory to the gold medals of the championship. With 14 victories in the Ukrainian Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk surpassed Dynamo Kyiv (13).

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In the Shakhtar lineup, players who were called up for the national team's March training camp took to the field: Matviyenko (assist), Konoplya (goal), Bondar, Zubkov (substituted in the 80th minute), Sikan (goal, substituted in the 80th minute).

Vbet Ukrainian Cup 2023/2024. Final

May 15, 2024

Vorskla (Poltava) - Shakhtar (Donetsk) - 1:2 (0:1)

Goals: Kovtalyuk (85) - Sikan (40), Konoplya (55).

Vorskla: Isenko, Perduta (c), Pavlyuk, Khrypchuk, Krupskyi, Yakubu (Nesterenko, 55), Myakushko (Batsula, 55), Kane, Sklyar (Chelyadin, 67), Sissoko (Felipe, 82), Stepanyuk (Kovtalyuk, 67). Substitutes: Domoleha, Ramirez, Toli, Halas. Head coach: Serhiy Dolhanskyi.

Shakhtar: Riznyk, Konoplya, Bondar, Matviyenko, Azarovi, Stepanenko (c) (Marlon, 73), Kryskiv, Zubkov (Shved, 80), Bondarenko, Kevin, Sikan (Traore, 80). Substitutes: Rudko, Hocholeishvili, Pedrinho, Rakytskyi, Nazaryna, Neverton. Head coach: Marino Pusic.

Rivne. Avangard Stadium. 3,500 spectators. Referee - Romanov V. M. (Dnipro), assistant referees - Shlonchak S. M. (Cherkasy), Vysotskyi V. O. (Zaporizhzhia), fourth official - Shandor O. A. (Lviv), reserve referee - Striletska M. S. (Sumy), referee observer - Derdo V. H. (Chornomorsk). VAR referee - Derevinskyi O. O. (Khmelnytskyi), VAR assistant - Yermolenko R. M. (Chernihiv), VAR observer - Ovchar M. M. (Kalush). UAF delegate - Babii V. D. (Zhytomyr). Assistant UAF delegate - Radushynskyi V. M. (Zhytomyr).

Yellow cards: Batsula (88), Khrypchuk (90+2) - Traore (89), Kryskiv (90+2), Riznyk (90+4).

Vbet Ukrainian Cup 2023/2024. Final: Official Data