| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | It's 0-0 after the first half in Donetsk. |
| 46' | Matuzalem's free kick hits the wall then Cambiasso boots clear. |
| 45' | Two minutes of additional time. |
| 45' | Free kick to Donetsk 25 yards out for a Marco Materazzi foul on Brandao. |
| 41' | Materazzi's header from Veron's corner hits the crossbar. Seconds later Oba Martins fires wide from 20 yards out. |
| 40' | Barcauan heads out of play and concedes a corner to deny Martins a close-range chance. |
| 39' | Former Serie A player Matuzalem is booked for a late tackle on Cambiasso. |
| 38' | Martins, Adriano and Cambiasso combine and the Argentine's poked shot from inside the box is parried, winning Inter a corner. |
| 37' | Adriano's long-range free kick is blocked by Donetsk keeper Lastuvka. |
| 36' | Martins is brought down by Duljaj and is promptly booked by Hamer. The free kick is about 40 yards out. |
| 35' | Good defending by Cordoba, who shadows Brandao on the touchline then forces an error from the Brazilian forward. |
| 34' | A minute later Veron takes the corner. Srna anticipates Cordoba and clears. But Inter remain in attack. Veron's outswinging cross is palmed clear by Lastuvka, denying Adriano a clear shot on goal. |
| 33' | Veron is set to take the corner but is asked to remove a bracelet by the linesman. |
| 32' | Adriano wins Inter a right-wing corner. |
| 31' | Cambiasso's header to Martins on the edge of the Ukrainian box is swept clear by Barcauan. |
| 29' | Barcauan anticipates Adriano to Veron's long ball forward and sets up an attack. Tymoshchuk's effort from the distance is caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 27' | Inter attack Shakhtar down the right. Zanetti's cross is headed clear by Hübschman and the home side come back forward. The counter-attack ends as Cordoba blocks Brandao's volley. |
| 25' | Rat's left-wing cross shaves Cordoba's head before it goes out of play and Shakhtar win a right-wing corner. |
| 25' | The corner is cleared as far as Hübschman, whose long-range shot swerves well wide of the left post. |
| 24' | Donetsk play a high ball down the left channel and Cordoba hooks clear to deny Brandao a clear route through on goal. |
| 22' | Oba Martins receives from Stankovic inside the Shakhtar box and has a good chance to score but pokes his angled shot wide of the far post. |
| 21' | Inter attack back. Cambiasso plays forward to Martins, who plays to Adriano then meets the return pass in the box. Oba appears to be fouled as the ball rolls wide to Stankovic, who also has a penalty claim turned down by Luxembourg ref Hamer. |
| 19' | Shakhtar captain Tymoshchuk's low effort from the free kick is saved by Julio Cesar at the left post. |
| 18' | Ivan Cordoba is yellow-carded for a sliding tackle on Matuzalem. |
| 17' | Favalli finds Stankovic with a cross from left to right. The Serb's first-time cross into the middle is controlled by Martins, but the Nigerian is intercepted and Shakhtar break. |
| 14' | Matuzalem's inswinger is headed wide by Barcauan. |
| 13' | Shakhtar win a right-wing free kick for a Materazzi foul on Byelik. |
| 13' | Matuzalem plays his free kick back to Srna, whose cross is blocked and Donetsk win a corner. |
| 12' | Adriano dribbles an opponent just outside the Donetsk area then loses control of the ball and the Ukrainians break. |
| 9' | On the edge of the Donetsk box Adriano picks out Martins with a first-time pass wide to his right. The Nigerian returns the favour with a high cross into the middle, but the Brazilian is anticipated. |
| 8' | Byelik is flagged offside as he runs on to a long ball over the Inter defence. |
| 6' | It's all Shakhtar in the opening minutes as Byelik and Duljaj deliver crosses from both flanks. Fortunately for the Nerazzurri, no Donetsk player is on hand to get a touch. |
| 5' | Brandao outjumps J.Zanetti to Matuzalem's right-wing cross and heads wide from close range. |
| 4' | Shakhtar win the first corner of the match after Favalli blocks a shot. Materazzi clears the corner. |
| 4' | Materazzi beats Brandao to a long ball forward and heads away from danger. |
| 2' | Elano has a chance to put Shakhtar in front but chooses to head to a teammate instead of shooting and Inter clear. |
| 1' | Inter's 2005/06 season starts here at the Olympic Stadium in Donetsk as the Nerazzurri kick off against Shakhtar. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Shakhtar 2-0. |
| 48' | Adriano has a close-range shot parried by Lastuvka. |
| 48' | Shakhtar win a free kick 25 yards out. Rat's effort whizzes over the bar. |
| 45' | Three minutes of added time to play. |
| 44' | Pizarro's intelligent ball over the Donetsk defence is too long for Martins and the home side win a goal kick. |
| 42' | Ze Maria's shot from the edge of the box takes a deflection and Inter win a right-wing corner. |
| 41' | At the other end Matuzalem's shot is too central and Julio Cesar makes a comfortable save. |
| 40' | Adriano picks out the unmarked Esteban Cambiasso with a ball into the Shakhtar box but the Argentine fires wide of the right post. |
| 37' | Javier Zanetti goes on a storming birthday run then plays wide to Martins, whose cross into the area is cleared. |
| 35' | Adriano tries a one-two with Pizarro but Srna intercepts the return ball. |
| 33' | GOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Adriano rises to head home Ze Maria's outswinging right-wing cross. |
| 32' | Chilean midfielder David Pizarro replaces Juan Veron to make his competitive debut for Inter. |
| 31' | Brandao robs Cordoba then goes down in the six-yard box but Hamer is perfectly positioned and waves play on. |
| 28' | Favalli clears Brandao's cross to cut out a Ukrainian attack. |
| 27' | Marica replaces Byelik as Shakhtar make their third and final switch. |
| 26' | Shakhtar bring on Fernandinho for Duljaj. |
| 25' | Martins races on to another Adriano pass but this time Lastuvka is well positioned and snatches the ball before Oba can get there. |
| 22' | GOOAAAALLLL!!! Martins outpaces Barcauan to meet Adriano's exquisite through ball then slots under Lastuvka to put Inter in front. |
| 22' | Inter win a free kick 35 yards out for Barcauan's foul on Veron. |
| 21' | Martins turns two opponents on the left side of the Donetsk box then crosses into the middle. Lastuvka catches to deny Cambiasso. |
| 20' | Ze Maria replaces Solari. |
| 19' | Inter soak up some Shakhtar pressure and Martins breaks down the middle. Brandao brings down the Nigerian and is booked. |
| 18' | Esteban Cambiasso is yellow-carded for bringing down Srna. |
| 17' | Matuzalem dribbles Cambiasso then gets into a shooting position. Materazzi blocks the Brazilian's shot. |
| 17' | Stankovic anticipates Matuzalem and tries to surprise Lastuvka with a shot from 50 yards, but the Donetsk keeper gets back to cover his line. |
| 15' | Adriano tries to feed the ball through to Martins after a short pass from Stankovic but Tymoshchuk blocks. The Brazilian is then booked for a foul on the Shakhtar captain. |
| 13' | Mircea Lucescu brings on Jadson for Elano. |
| 12' | After a quick check by Inter doctor Franco Combi, the Brazilian keeper is back on his feet. |
| 11' | Julio Cesar comes off his line to catch Srna's right-wing cross and lands awkwardly on his elbow. |
| 10' | Elano's dangerous inswinging cross is caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 9' | Adriano is surrounded by three orange shirts as he receives, and is intercepted. Shakhtar move forward and win a free kick on the left side of the Inter box for a Cordoba foul on Brandao. |
| 8' | Duljaj's right-wing cross comes off Cambiasso and Shakhtar win another corner. |
| 7' | Brandao controls a Matuzalem ball into the box but fortunately Cordoba is on hand and intercepts, conceding a corner in the process. |
| 4' | Santiago Solari whips in a cross from the left. Adriano's header is wide of the left post. |
| 3' | Martins is fouled just inside the Shakhtar half after a period of Nerazzurri ball possession. |
| 1' | Donetsk get the second period going. |