VIDEO: Shakhtar Donetsk's Andriy Pyatov makes surreal 1-handed save on Florian Kainz
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Although 17 goals were scored across five Champions League playoff games on Wednesday, it was a 'keeper who arguably produced the greatest moment of brilliance.
Just before the interval of the first leg between Rapid Wien and Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukrainian shot-stopper Andriy Pyatov came up with an outlandish save on Florian Kainz, deflecting the ball over the crossbar after the Austrian youngster one-timed a cross on target:
Pyatov's save proved to be instrumental in Shakhtar's 1-0 away win, as Marlos scored the fixture's lone goal only minutes later.
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