Sports betting had Fulham beating defending champion Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europa League. Fulham played to a 1-1 draw with Shakhtar on Thursday and that gave them at 3-2 Internet sports betting win on aggregate. Fulham now moves on to the final 16 while Shakhtar is out.
Sports betting had Fulham playing to a tough 1-1 draw to get past the defending champs. Brede Hangeland scored in the first half for Fulham while Jadson tied it in the second half. Shakhtar could not get the game winner though and Fulham moved forward into the next round of Internet sports betting Europa League action. “Shakhtar showed what a good team they are. Their ability to pass and keep the ball is as good as I’ve seen in my 35-year career,” Fulham manager Roy Hodgson said. Shakhtar won the UEFA Cup last season. It was changed into the Europa League this sports betting season.
Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer made a big save early on and it set the tone for the Fulham team. He saved two more shots from Fernandinho and Razvan Rat. The only real chance for Fulham in the first half resulted in a goal as Hangeland headed one home past Andriy Pyatov. Shakhtar tied the game in the 69th minute when Douglas Costa made it easy for Jadson to score. They almost got a penalty in the 84th minute but the referee decided Fulham did not commit a penalty for a handball. Fulham was pretty well able to shutdown Shakhtar after that.
Fulham now moves on to face Juventus in the round of 16 in sports betting. Other Internet sports betting matches have Hamburg taking on Anderlecht, Wolfsburg against Rubin Kazan, Atletico Madrid against Sporting CP, Marseille vs. Benfica, Panathinakos vs. Standard Liege, Liverpool against Lille and Valencia vs. Werder Bremen
The round of 16 begins with first leg Internet sports betting action on March 11th. The second legs are a week later on March 18th. The first leg of the quarterfinals takes place on April first with the return legs in sports betting on April 8th. The semifinals first leg in sports betting is April 22nd with the second legs on April 29th. Sports betting had the final on May 12th. The final will be played at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg, Germany. It will be the second time the stadium has hosted a UEFA Final.