Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueShakhtar miss penalty in goalless stalemate against Bologna
Bologna were held to a 0-0 draw by visitors Shakhtar Donetsk, who missed an early penalty, in a lacklustre Champions League game on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 2': Penalty Shakhtar Donetsk. Eguinaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 2': Penalty conceded by Stefan Posch (Bologna) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 2': Stefan Posch (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Penalty saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Castro.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Nikola Moro (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 9': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 9': Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 12': Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Eguinaldo.
- 15': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Valerii Bondar.
- 20': Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
- 22': Attempt missed. Nikola Moro (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Castro.
- 23': Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
- 27': Hand ball by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 29': Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
- 30': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
- 30': Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Danylo Sikan (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Posch.
- 35': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 35': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Newerton replaces Danylo Sikan because of an injury.
- 36': Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 37': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Yukhym Konoplia (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Newerton (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 39': Stefan Posch (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Vinícius Tobias replaces Yukhym Konoplia because of an injury.
- 42': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Valerii Bondar.
- 43': Foul by Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 43': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Castro.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Newerton (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mykola Matviienko following a corner.
- 45'+4': Dmytro Kryskiv (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna).
- 45'+5': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 45'+5': Newerton (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': Attempt saved. Santiago Castro (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Ndoye with a through ball.
- 45'+7': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Dmytro Riznyk.
- 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Bologna 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Castro.
- 48': Foul by Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 48': Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 49': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt saved. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 52': Attempt saved. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikola Moro with a headed pass.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Foul by Nikola Moro (Bologna).
- 53': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Santiago Castro (Bologna) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Vinícius Tobias.
- 56': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini following a corner.
- 57': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 58': Dmytro Kryskiv (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 58': Santiago Castro (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 61': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Moro following a fast break.
- 64': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Newerton is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Bologna. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
- 65': Substitution, Bologna. Tommaso Pobega replaces Nikola Moro.
- 65': Substitution, Bologna. Thijs Dallinga replaces Santiago Castro.
- 66': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Dmytro Kryskiv (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 67': Offside, Bologna. Charalampos Lykogiannis is caught offside.
- 70': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Newerton (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 72': Samuel Iling-Junior (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna).
- 73': Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Bologna. Kacper Urbanski replaces Giovanni Fabbian.
- 78': Substitution, Bologna. Juan Miranda replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 79': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Taras Stepanenko replaces Artem Bondarenko.
- 79': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Marlon Gomes replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
- 79': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lassina Traoré replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
- 83': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 83': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 87': Sam Beukema (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 88': Sam Beukema (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a cross.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Taras Stepanenko.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Juan Miranda.
- 90'+4': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Vinícius Tobias.
- 90'+5': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bologna 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bologna 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
Statistics
 SHK |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 436 | Accurate Passes | 391 |
| 517 | Passes | 455 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 8 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 15 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 23,130
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 23,130
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Bologna (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 26 | Jhon Lucumí |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 3 | Stefan Posch  |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 6 | Nikola Moro |
| 80 | Giovanni Fabbian |
| 9 | Santiago Castro |
| 11 | Dan Ndoye |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Dmytro Riznyk (GK) |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 5 | Valeriy Bondar |
| 13 | Pedrinho |
| 26 | Yukhym Konoplia |
| 10 | Georgiy Sudakov |
| 8 | Dmytro Kryskiv |
| 21 | Artem Bondarenko |
| 14 | Danylo Sikan |
| 7 | Eguinaldo |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zubkov |
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