KRYVYI RIH (Interstat) — Yaroslav Shevchenko’s 87th-minute goal lifted Shakhtar Donetsk to a 3-2 victory over FK Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Stadion Hirnyk in a Ukrainian Premier League match.

Lassina Franck Traoré opened the scoring for Shakhtar in the 41st minute, but Prosper Obah equalized for Kryvbas just before halftime in the 45th minute. Gleiker Mendoza restored Shakhtar’s lead in the 58th minute, only for Obah to strike again in the 68th minute, leveling the score for the second time. Shevchenko then secured the win for the visitors with a late goal in the 87th minute.

Six players received yellow cards: Andrusw Araujo in the 23rd minute, Volodymyr Vilivald in the 31st, Isaque in the 34th, Joseph Jones in the 52nd, Giovany Herbert in the 57th and Tymur Butenko in the 63rd.

Shakhtar Donetsk improved its Premier League record to 24 wins, 2 losses and 8 draws, while its overall mark across all competitions stands at 35 wins, 7 losses and 14 draws. FK Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih now has 12 wins, 8 losses and 9 draws in league play and 21 wins, 20 losses and 13 draws overall.

The win extended Shakhtar’s run of recent success. The club had beaten FK Obolon Kyiv 3-1 on Wednesday, defeated SK Poltava 4-0 on May 10 and topped FK Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 on May 3. Kryvbas entered Sunday’s match following a 3-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk’s under-19 team on Saturday, a 3-1 win at Veres Rivne on May 12 and a 1-0 victory over Karpaty Lviv on May 8.

The teams last met on Dec. 1, 2025, playing to a 2-2 draw in Donetsk.

Shakhtar Donetsk next hosts FK Kolos Kovalivka on Thursday, May 21, in Premier League play. FK Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih visits FK Oleksandriya on Saturday, May 23.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Shakhtar Donetsk 3, FK Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 90.10 percent probability to win.