Jadson's timely equaliser ensured FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 draw against APOEL FC in a match they dominated on Wednesday, September 28.

For the first hour it seemed certain Shakhtar would score first but on 61 minutes Ivan Tričkovski made it 1-0 to APOEL.

Missing central defenders Dmytro Chygrynskiy and Yaroslav Rakitskiy through suspensions after their red cards in the opening loss at Porto, Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu opted to partner UEFA Champions League debutant Olexandr Chyzhov and Olexandr Kucher for the first time this season.

Not long after, the visitors lost Gustavo Manduca to what looked a hamstring problem; Constantinos Charalambides took over up front. But with the bolstering presence of Sanel Jahić, preferred to Marcinho in the starting XI, APOEL were not proving easy to break down even as Shakhtar monopolised possession.

Venturing forward, Henrik Mkhitaryan played a nice one-two featuring a Luiz Adriano back-heel but could not beat Chiotis. Tomáš Hübschman shot a loose ball over following a free-kick into the wall while Jahić diverted a cross into the path of Adriano, who put the ball over from close range. Darijo Srna turned a Willian cross just past the far post and then Chiotis bravely dived at Mkhitaryan's feet to keep it level at the break, UEFA said on its official website.