KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (Interstat) — Shakhtar Donetsk defeated FK Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3-2 on Sunday at Stadion Hirnyk in the Ukrainian Premier League. Shakhtar improved to 1-0 in league play, while Kryvbas fell to 0-1. Lassina Franck Traoré opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Prosper Obah equalized for Kryvbas in the 45th minute. Gleiker Mendoza put Shakhtar ahead again in the 58th minute, and Obah pulled Kryvbas level once more in the 68th minute. Shakhtar’s Yaroslav Shevchenko netted the decisive goal in the 87th minute. Volodymyr Vilivald, Andrusw Araujo, Giovany Herbert, Joseph Jones, Tymur Butenko and Isaque each recorded an assist. Yellow cards were issued to Araujo, Vilivald, Isaque, Jones, Herbert and Butenko.