Shakhtar Donetsk U-19 drew 1:1 with Obolon Kyiv in a 9th-round Ukrainian U-19 Championship match reported on 7 October 2026. Shakhtar opened the scoring, but Obolon equalised in the 90+2 minute to deny the visitors the win.
Coach Maksym Malyshev said the late concession was a painful loss and stressed that players must give their maximum for the Shakhtar emblem from the first second to the final whistle. He pointed to insufficient finishing and lapses in concentration as areas that need hard work. Malyshev also noted that many Shakhtar U-19 players have been called up to Ukraine’s youth national teams, underlining the academy’s role in developing players who gain international experience.