YB also lost to Shakhtar Donetsk

Despite scoring the first goal, Young Boys lost their fourth match of the season in the Champions League. In Gelsenkirchen, Swiss champion Shakhtar Donetsk lost 1:2 after taking the lead.

On this cold autumn night in the Ruhr area, the YB world was only peaceful for a short while. After three previous goalless draws, Castelio Imery made a clear error in Ukraine's attack and gave Bern the lead in the 27th minute. The attacking midfielder kept his composure in front of Dimitri Risnyk after a pass from Cheikh Niasse and made it 0-0 on the road. 1. Thanks to the YB fans traveling with him, the game didn't feel like a Miners game. exile.

Sudakov's qualities

Bern's luck lasted a full four minutes. Then Georgy Sudakov walked onto the stage. The 22-year-old Ukraine international showed within ten minutes why he is on the wishlist of several of Europe's top clubs.

First, he took half of the YB backline out of the game with a clever run and served up Alexander Subkow at the baseline, who only had to push forward. He then played a delicate one-two with Eguinaldo before dribbling past Lucas Lakomi and firing a powerful shot into the far corner.

It was particularly painful for the young boys: captain Loris Benito was treated on the sidelines as they equalized, meaning the Bernese were outnumbered and distributed incorrectly. Benito suffered a thigh injury while trying to clear the ball and was unable to continue. Subsequently, another central defender Sandro Lauper also had to leave the field due to injury.

YB no penetration

It was a well-deserved win for the Miners. The Ukrainian team controlled the game for a long time and became more threatening offensively. Thanks to Marwin Keller, YB didn't fall behind early on. Surprisingly, the goalkeeper was not David von Balmers, but stood between the posts and made a powerful save on Eguinaldo after quarter of an hour. With 20 minutes left in the game, he directed Sudakov's shot around the post and was once again in the spotlight.

Bern, for its part, only came close to an equalizer once, when Sylvain Gamvora headed in a sharp cross from Lewin Bloom just before half-time, but his shot was too high from close range. Beyond that, a lot remains fluid, including at the last quarter of an hour, when guests are at their best. But the Bernese were either too imprecise or not purposeful enough. Young Boys' long-term weakness away from home in the Champions League continues. In 11 games at foreign stadiums, Bern has managed just two points.

Even if opponents in the second half of the Champions League tend to be within YB's attack range, meager returns from the first four games are likely to leave the Swiss champions in a draw in the race for a knockout spot.

Shakhtar Donetsk – Young Men 2:1 (2:1)
Gelsenkirchen (Germany). – SR Greenfield (ISR).
tear: 27. Imeri (Nias) 0:1. 31. Sudakow 1:1. 41. Sudac (Eguinaldo) 2:1.
Shakhtar Donetsk: Risnik; Konoplia, Bondar, Matviyenko, Pedro Henrique; Bondarenko (92. Franjic), Kryskiv (92. Stepanenko), Sudakov; Subko, Eginar Duo (68. Sikan), Kevin (79. Marlon Gomez).
young boy: Keller; Athekame, Lauper (62. Smith), Benito (33. Lakomy), Blum; Ugrenian, Nias; Male (62. Elia), Imeri (46. Monteiro), Colley (62. Virginius); Ganvora.
Comment: Benito (33rd) and Lauper (62nd) retired due to injuries.
warn: 40. Broome, 45. Atekame, 70. Nias, 81. Konoplia. (Abu/Sudan Development Authority)

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