FC BATE Borisov vs. FC Shakhtar Donetsk (21.10.2014)

Lineup FC BATE Borisov

Lineup FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Substitutes FC BATE Borisov

Substitutes FC Shakhtar Donetsk

FC BATE Borisov

The club is simply called BATE for short, it is a football team from Belarus and its club colours are blue and yellow. These can also be found on the jerseys, with the home jersey being predominantly blue with yellow detailing on the shoulders and shorts, whereas the away jersey has the colour combination swapped. They play their home matches at a stadium called Borisov Arena, which offers a capacity of 13,126 seats. The club was founded in the city of the same name, Borisov, in 1973. The club was dissolved in 1984 after the end of the Soviet era and was re-established in 1996.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk

FC Shakhtar Donetsk is the best Ukrainian football club of recent years, having regularly finished first or second in the table over the past quarter of a century. The team from the east of the country is located in a heavily industrial area where many coal mines can also be found. This is reflected in the team name itself as shakhtar translates to miner. This reference was incorporated into the name by several sports clubs during the USSR era.

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