KYIV (Interstat) — Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Zorya 2-1 on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Stadion ’Dynamo’ imeni Veleriia Lobanovskoho. Prosper Obah opened the scoring in the second minute and Navin Malysh added a goal in the 51st minute for Shakhtar. Kyrylo Dryshliuk and defender Jordan each recorded an assist. Zorya answered with a goal of their own, though the scorer was not immediately identified. Yellow cards were issued to Dryshliuk in the 60th minute, Malysh in the 80th, Nemanja Anđušić in the 81st, and Bohdan Kushnirenko and Jordan in second-half stoppage time. Shakhtar’s league record improved to 19 wins, two losses and eight draws; overall, they are 30-5-14. Zorya fell to 9-11-10 in league play and 9-13-11 across all competitions. The victory extended Shakhtar’s winning streak in Ukrainian Premier League matches.