Shakhtar Donetsk thrashed Hoverla 6-1 away from home on Sunday in the Ukrainian Championship, with Brazilian attacking midfielder Alex Teixeira scoring yet another brace, his 9th of the campaign.
Shakhtar are top of the table with 40 points after 15 rounds, same as Dynamo Kyiv. They took the lead through Yaroslav Rakitskyy, before the home side equalized with a goal from Hlebas. It was then time for the South Americans to take over the show, as goals from Taison, Marlos, Facundo Ferreyra and Alex Teixeira [brace] secured a convincing victory for Shakhtar.
The former Internacional winger Taison found the net directly from the corner with help from the opposition defence. Alex Teixeira, who"s been in blistering form for his team, has now scored 25 goals this season in all competitions, and is the top-scorer of the league with 21 goals from just 14 matches.