Donetsk "Shakhtar" relinquished its status as the current holder of the European cup. And symbolically, this happened on the day of the inauguration to the throne of the President of Ukraine of their main fan - Viktor Yanukovych.\n\nIf in the morning and afternoon the fans of Viktor Fedorovych in Donetsk were celebrating the arrival in the President's chair of fan number one, then in the evening they will have to drink themselves into oblivion from grief.\n\nOn the aggregate of the two matches, "Shakhtar" lost to "Fulham" and was eliminated from the Europa League in the round of 32. After the 1:2 defeat in London, most experts and fans predicted an easy victory for "Shakhtar" at the "Donbass Arena."\n\n"Shakhtar" managed only a draw, while trailing during the course of the game. Mircea Lucescu's charges had an absolute advantage in this encounter, peppering the visitors' goal almost every minute, but without result.\n\n"Fulham" played their own game - that of a mid-table team in the English championship. The visitors countered the "miners" with a packed defense and sharp counterattacks, dominating the air.\n\nSometimes "Shakhtar" was unlucky, and sometimes Schwarzer was at his best. The Brazilian legionnaires often outplayed the English near the penalty area, although they should have played more simply and there would have been more sharpness.\n\nPerhaps the first approach of the English to the hosts' goal resulted in a goal. Duff delivered a cross from a set piece on the right flank into the penalty area, and Hangeland, surrounded by three defenders, headed the ball into the corner of Pyatov's goal.\n\nThe conceded goal somehow had a more positive effect on "Fulham," who began playing faster and came to control more of the ball.\n\nThe second half was supposed to change something in "Shakhtar's" game. Although we saw nothing new. "Fulham" played even more calmly, while in "Shakhtar's" actions there was too much fuss and shots "into the milk" from medium distance.\n\nThe game was livened up by the introduction of Douglas Costa, who replaced Willian, but the appearance of Kravchenko in the game was a mistake in Lucescu's substitution.\n\nIt was Douglas who co-authored the goal against "Fulham." At the corner of the penalty area, Douglas dribbled past two defenders and crossed to the 11-meter mark, where Jadson with a single touch directed the ball into the English goal.\n\nTo take the game to extra time, "Shakhtar" had 20 more minutes. Rakitsky took aim several times, but his shots did not pose any particular danger to Schwarzer.\n\nIn the last 10 minutes, the "miners" launched an onslaught on the visitors' goal, but did not score. In the 85th minute, the ball in the penalty area hit Murphy's elbow, but the referee did not award a penalty, despite the pressure from the "Shakhtar" players.\n\nIn the 90th minute, Murphy was sent off for a foul on Srna and the Croatian's beautiful fall. A minute later, "Fulham" should have scored again, but Gera failed to convert a one-on-one with Pyatov, shooting wide of the goal, but this no longer affected the mood of "Shakhtar" fans.\n\n"Shakhtar" - "Fulham" - 1:1 (0:1)\n\nGoals: 0:1 - Hangeland (32), 1:1 - Jadson (69)\n\n"Shakhtar": Pyatov, Srna, Rakitsky, Kucher, Rat, Hubschman (Kravchenko, 46), Fernandinho, Ilsinho, Jadson, Willian (Douglas, 53), Luiz Adriano (Gladky, 76)\n\n"Fulham": Schwarzer, Baird, A. Hughes, Hangeland, Kelly, Dan. Murphy, Etuhu, D. Duff, Sym. Davies, Gera, Zamora (Elm, 72)\n\nYellow cards: Gera (77), Ilsinho (90)\n\nSent off: Dan. Murphy (90)