Spot-on Maresca reins in Shakhtar

A late penalty from Enzo Maresca salvaged a 2-2 draw for UEFA Cup holders Sevilla FC, yet it is FC Shakhtar Donetsk who take a slight advantage into the second leg of this last-16 tie after an impressive performance in Spain.

Three penalties
It had looked business as usual for the home side when José Luis Martí converted from the spot after just eight minutes but Shakhtar had other ideas. Tomáš Hübschman equalised midway through the half before Matuzalem completed the comeback on the hour, scoring the second penalty off the night after Daniel Alves had hauled down Olexiy Bielik. But there was to be more drama two minutes from time when Maresca struck to leave the tie finely poised ahead of next week's return in Ukraine.

Hübschman equaliser
Fresh from their 2-1 victory against FC Barcelona last weekend, Sevilla began in determined fashion at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán and quickly broke the deadlock after Aleksandr Kerzhakov was brought down by Shakhtar goalkeeper Bohdan Shust. Martí coolly dispatched the resulting penalty and Juande Ramos's team almost doubled their lead five minutes later as Jesús Navas rattled the upright with a thunderous drive from the edge of the box. Shakhtar had barely escaped the confines of their half yet were soon level when Hübschman slotted in from close range to silence the partisan crowd.

Shakhtar besieged
It was the first time in five UEFA Cup matches that Sevilla had conceded, though it did not put them off their stride. Navas, Sergio Valente and Kerzhakov all went close to restoring the advantage before a rare error from Alves allowed Matuzalem the chance from the spot at the other end. He delivered, and it looked to be enough to earn a shock triumph before Maresca intervened after being fouled by Olexiy Gay.