Salhi Goal: Shakhtar surge too much for Roma

Round of 16, First leg - 16/02/2011 - Stadio Olimpico - Rome

Roma

Raţ 28' (o.g.)
Menez 61'

2-3

Shakhtar Donetsk

Jadson 29'
Douglas Costa 36'
Luiz Adriano 41'

AS Roma 2-3 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
The Ukrainian side came from a goal down to take a firm grip on the tie and move within sight of a place in the quarter-finals for the first time.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk's first venture into the UEFA Champions League knockout stages is well set to continue to the quarter-finals after they overcome AS Roma in a vibrant game.
Mircea Lucescu's men rallied after falling behind to Răzvan Raţ's 28th-minute own goal, Jadson replying within 60 seconds and Douglas Costa and Luiz Adriano putting the visitors in command before the break. Although Jérémy Menez gave the hosts hope with a wonderful strike in the second period, the Ukrainian champions will host Claudio Ranieri's side in three weeks' time protecting a 3-2 lead.
Shakhtar looked fresh after their winter break and began brightly. Willian was particularly dangerous, racing down the left to supply a cross for Jadson, whose shot was blocked by John Arne Riise, and bursting through the midfield before being felled by the Norwegian full-back. The Brazilian's resultant free-kick was pushed unconvincingly over the bar by Doni.
Buoyed on by the Curva Sud the hosts came to life. Nicolás Burdisso spurned a gilt-edged opportunity to break the deadlock after losing Tomáš Hübschman, only to head Francesco Totti's corner wide from five metres. The Giallorossi were soon in front, though, Daniele De Rossi recovering a loose ball following another corner and sliding a pass to Rodrigo Taddei. Simone Perrotta rose at the far post to meet his cross with a firm header that Raţ could only help over the line.
No sooner had they fallen behind than Shakhtar drew level. Willian again found space to cross from the left after a give-and-go with Jadson and, despite Roma clearing, Jadson was on hand to fire in a low shot which deflected off De Rossi and left Doni helpless. The home rearguard suddenly looked vulnerable at every Shakhtar attack and Lucescu's charges took the lead on 36 minutes, Douglas Costa running from deep, cutting in from the right and curling an unstoppable shot past Doni.
Roma looked shell-shocked and uncertain as to how to cope with the flair and pace of the Pitmen's lightning counterattacks. Matters only worsened four minutes before half-time when Riise slipped in possession, enabling Douglas to race down the right and set up Luiz Adriano for his fourth UEFA Champions League goal.
The home side had it all to do but rallied after the break, Totti and Menez growing in influence as the match wore on. Indeed it was the Frenchman – suspended for the second leg, as is Marco Cassetti – who reduced the arrears in the 61st minute, shaking off Jadson's attentions before sending a delightful effort high past Andriy Pyatov from 20 metres.
Roma were now playing with more confidence but as they pushed forward laid themselves open to the counter-punch. Twice Doni denied Luiz Adriano with lunging tackles more in keeping with a full-back, while Henrik Mkhitaryan's drive fizzed just wide.
The introduction of Marco Borriello gave the home attack more impetus, the Italian international threatening with a header and shot in the last ten minutes. Paolo Castellini, Totti and De Rossi also forced Pyatov into late action but the Pitmen held on for a famous victory.

Match statistics

Roma		Shakhtar Donetsk
2	Goals scored	3
3	Attempts on target	5
10	Attempts off target	3
11	Corners	5
31' 29''	Possession (time)	28' 44''
52	Possession (%)	48
17	Fouls committed	22
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0

Players Statistics

Roma

No.	Player Name	G	AT	AW	AS	OF	FC	FS	YC
32	Doni	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Philippe Mexès	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
9	Mirko Vučinić	0	0	2	0	1	2	1	0
10	Francesco Totti	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0
11	Rodrigo Taddei	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
16	Daniele De Rossi	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
17	John Arne Riise	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
20	Simone Perrotta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
29	Nicolás Burdisso	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0
77	Marco Cassetti	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	1
94	Jérémy Menez	1	1	2	0	0	1	4	1
1	Bogdan Lobonţ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Paolo Castellini	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
4	Juan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Marco Borriello	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
23	Leandro Greco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Fábio Simplício	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Matteo Brighi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Shakhtar Donetsk

No.	Player Name	G	AT	AW	AS	OF	FC	FS	YC
30	Andriy Pyatov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	Tomáš Hübschman	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
8	Jadson	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
9	Luiz Adriano	1	1	1	0	2	4	1	1
10	Willian	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	0
20	Douglas Costa	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
22	Henrik Mkhitaryan	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
26	Răzvan Raţ	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
27	Dmytro Chygrynskiy	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
33	Darijo Srna	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
44	Yaroslav Rakitskiy	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
12	Rustam Khudzhamov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Eduardo	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
15	Taras Stepanenko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Alex Teixeira	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Mykola Ishchenko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Olexandr Chyzhov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	Vitaliy Vitsenets	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0