Shakhtar Donetsk managed to achieve an important victory over its Saudi counterpart, the Team White, with two goals in the group stage of Al Abtal Cup.
The Saudi Future Falcons Team White entered the match trying to pressure the Ukrainian team in its areas, but Shakhtar responded with his great ability to get the ball out from behind and was able to build several organized attacks. In the 22nd minute, the winger Bako was able to open the score for his team after starting from the right side, taking advantage of a beautiful through pass from his colleague.
The Saudi team tried to adjust the result after that, when Faisal Alharthy penetrated with great skill and hit a powerful ball from outside the penalty area, which was saved by the goalkeeper. But soon Shakhtar regained control and made several dangerous attacks to add a second goal, but his attempts were unsuccessful in beating Abdullah Albiishi, so that the first round ended with a goal without a response.
Shakhtar continued to dominate in the second half, which pressed hard to add the goal of reassurance, and the Saudi team responded with some lightning attacks, such as Abdullah Alzahrani’s powerful shot. In the 75th minute, right-back Kapinus penetrated the defenses of the Saudi Future Falcons and scored the second goal in a beautiful way to secure the superiority of his team. The match ended with two goals without return in favor of Shakhtar Donetsk.
