Shakhtar Donetsk cut Superliga leaders Dynamo Kiev's advantage to four points with a 3-0 victory over Tavriya Symferopol.

Shakhtar Donetsk cut Superliga leaders Dynamo Kiev's advantage to four points with a 3-0 victory over Tavriya Symferopol.

Shakhtar never looked back after a 10th-minute goal from Luiz Adriano, who completed the scoring with five minutes to go with Ilsinho adding the second midway through the second half.

Dynamo can take their lead back to seven points with victory away to Metallurg Zaporizhzhya tomorrow.

In the day's other games, fourth-placed Dnipro drew 2-2 with Vorskla, Karpaty Lviv drew with Illichivets Mariupol by the same scoreline and bottom side Kryvbas lost 3-0 at Zakarpattya.