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Nowomoskowsk Palats
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Demjan Dvoryanenko made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Kremenchuk FC Zoria getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Stein-Roger Sæverud hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marko Shalivskyi in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Kostyuk saved Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria from getting behind. When Marko Gaydamaka came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Kremenchuk FC Zoria fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marko Gaydamaka couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria defense, Marko Shalivskyi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Kostyuk. The Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Kostyuk should have stopped the shot. In the 9th match minute, Kremenchuk FC Zoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyrylo Musienko to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Marko Shalivskyi sped through Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artur Kostyuk. Marko Shalivskyi scored 0-3 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Kostyuk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Artur Kostyuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyrylo Musienko in the 23rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marko Shalivskyi in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Kostyuk saved Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vitaliy Yermak during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vitaliy Yermak kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 28 minutes, Marko Shalivskyi made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's Artur Kostyuk tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Marko Shalivskyi put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Artur Kostyuk. Arkhyp Kulakovskyi struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Artur Kostyuk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kremenchuk FC Zoria. In the 41st minute of the match Yakiv Stavka sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Kostyuk skillfully saved the ball. If Marko Shalivskyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marko Shalivskyi to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Marko Shalivskyi took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Artur Kostyuk to make any attempt to save it. The long shot by Yakiv Stavka in the 56th minute really tested Artur Kostyuk's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's Artur Kostyuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Shalivskyi in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's goalkeeper Artur Kostyuk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kyrylo Musienko. When Kremenchuk FC Zoria's Marko Shalivskyi in 61 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Artur Kostyuk guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Marko Shalivskyi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Artur Kostyuk when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Artur Kostyuk didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kremenchuk FC Zoria's Marko Shalivskyi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-7 in the ordered_time% minute. Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's Artur Kostyuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Shalivskyi in the 70th minute of play. Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's Artur Kostyuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Shalivskyi in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Shalivskyi in the 74th minute of play forced Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's goalkeeper Artur Kostyuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Marko Shalivskyi notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's Artur Kostyuk. Artur Kostyuk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marko Shalivskyi in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Kostyuk saved Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria from getting behind. Kremenchuk FC Zoria's Kyrylo Musienko got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Artur Kostyuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Shalivskyi in the 84th minute of the match. After having played for 85 minutes, Arkhyp Kulakovskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kremenchuk FC Zoria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arkhyp Kulakovskyi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Marko Shalivskyi scored to the left of an out of position Artur Kostyuk, making the score, 0-9. Artur Kostyuk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marko Shalivskyi's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The Nowomoskowsk FC Zoria fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Kremenchuk FC Zoria were clearly better and deserved to take the win.