Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Chelsea: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 23 October 2012
Result
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Chelsea
Champions League · Tuesday 23 October 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Chelsea: match report
Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 23 October 2012. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Alex Teixeira opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Shakhtar Donetsk's goals came from Alex Teixeira (3') and Fernandinho (52'). Chelsea scored through Oscar (88').
Discipline: Shakhtar Donetsk received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Shakhtar Donetsk were 31st on 4 points from 2 and Chelsea 30th on 4 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Shakhtar Donetsk lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea in a 4-2-3-1.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Alex Teixeira
- 22'Yellow card · Ashley Cole
- 52'Goal · Fernandinho
- 67'Yellow card · O. Kucher
- 80'Yellow card · David Luiz
- 86'Yellow card · Tomas Hübschman
- 88'Goal · Oscar
Team news
Shakhtar Donetsk line-up (4-2-3-1)
Andriy Pyatov, Razvan Rat, Darijo Srna, Yaroslav Rakitskyi, Tomáš Hübschman, Fernandinho, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alex Teixeira, Luiz Adriano, Willian, Oleksandr Kucher
Chelsea expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Petr Čech, Branislav Ivanović, John Terry, Ramires, John Mikel Obi, Raúl Meireles, Florent Malouda, Juan Mata, Fernando Torres