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Crystal Palace in driving seat after Strand Larsen punishes Shakhtar Donetsk
Keep this up and Crystal Palace’s European adventure could end in yet another trophy for Oliver Glasner. Four years ago it was Daichi Kamada who scored the winning goal for Glasner’s Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against West Ham and the Japan midfielder again provided the crucial moment here before setting up the substitute Jørgen Strand Larsen to ensure Palace will head into next week’s second leg with a two-goal advantage.
TL;DR
- Crystal Palace leads Shakhtar Donetsk by two goals heading into the second leg of their European tie.
- Ismaïla Sarr scored the fastest goal in Conference League history after 21 seconds, but Shakhtar Donetsk equalized in the second half.
- Daichi Kamada scored a crucial goal and set up Jørgen Strand Larsen for Palace's third goal.
- Shakhtar Donetsk, featuring seven Brazilian starters, created numerous chances but were ultimately undone by Palace's decisive moments.
- The match was played in Poland, as Shakhtar has been displaced from their home stadium since 2014.