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Shakhtar 2–1 Sparta Praha: UEFA Champions League, 17 October 2000
Shakhtar and Sparta Praha finished 2–1 in the UEFA Champions League on 17 October 2000. The match was played in the first group stage in Donetsk.
2000-10-17 · Donetsk
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The match
Shakhtar and Sparta Praha finished 2–1 in the UEFA Champions League on 17 October 2000. The match was played in the first group stage in Donetsk.
Shakhtar won the match by 1 goal.
Goals and key incidents
Jiří Jarošík scored in minute 16 (Sparta Praha). Dainius Gleveckas scored in minute 35 (Shakhtar). Gennadiy Zubov scored a penalty in minute 87 (Shakhtar).
Zdeněk Grygera was sent off in minute 87.
Competition and tie context
The same sides also met on 27 September 2000, when Sparta Praha finished 3–2 against Shakhtar. That is a separate match result in this competition campaign.
The fixture was played in Group B of the first group stage. The match result belongs to this stage of the competition in the 2000/01 season.
Venue and attendance
The UEFA match record identifies the venue as Stadium Shakhtar, Donetsk.
The recorded attendance was 28,000 spectators.
The teams’ wider campaign
Shakhtar came into this fixture after a Sparta Praha 3–2 Shakhtar result on 27 September 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Lazio 5–1 Shakhtar on 25 October 2000.
Sparta Praha came into this fixture after a Sparta Praha 3–2 Shakhtar result on 27 September 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Arsenal 4–2 Sparta Praha on 25 October 2000.
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.