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Spectators: 9185 (Terracing: 6890, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lyubomyr Gladkyi took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Pyrjatyn FC Chornomorets's Valeriy Ditkovskyi got control of the ball when Matthew Leach tried to sneak it across the goal line. Demjan Protsyk struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Valeriy Ditkovskyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kyiv. In the 11th minute, Demjan Protsyk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Pyrjatyn FC Chornomorets getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Vasyl Didenko hit a great ball. Demjan Pichkur was extremely unlucky when he, in the 15th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Matthew Leach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valeriy Ditkovskyi having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Demjan Pichkur got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A hard shot 22 in the game by Matthew Leach from a close distance when the talented Valeriy Ditkovskyi managed to make a qualified save. Pyrjatyn FC Chornomorets's players were relieved. Matthew Leach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viktor Mazepa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Valeriy Ditkovskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Demjan Pichkur got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Demjan Pichkur might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valeriy Ditkovskyi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Demjan Pichkur ran back to his position shaking his head. Valeriy Ditkovskyi made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Viktor Mazepa sent off a good shot on target. Matthew Leach who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Valeriy Ditkovskyi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 46 minutes into the match, Matthew Leach had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valeriy Ditkovskyi. Pyrjatyn FC Chornomorets's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matthew Leach was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Valeriy Ditkovskyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthew Leach in the 51st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pyrjatyn FC Chornomorets's zone, Demjan Protsyk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valeriy Ditkovskyi came out of the goal and Demjan Protsyk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yarema Ilkiv hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After 57 minutes of play, Kyiv's Matthew Leach made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valeriy Ditkovskyi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pyrjatyn FC Chornomorets's Valeriy Ditkovskyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Mazepa in the 60th minute of play. Demjan Protsyk scored 3-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valeriy Ditkovskyi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valeriy Ditkovskyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthew Leach in the 70th minute of the match. Valeriy Ditkovskyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Mazepa in the 74th minute of the match. Valeriy Ditkovskyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demjan Pichkur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Demjan Pichkur's late challenge caught a Pyrjatyn FC Chornomorets's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Demjan Pichkur helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute, Demjan Pichkur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kyiv made a substitution. Platon Medvid replaced Yuriy Starostyak. 83 minutes into the game, Yarema Ilkiv was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pyrjatyn FC Chornomorets's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kyiv the free kick. Yarema Ilkiv kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. When Viktor Mazepa came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Kyiv 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 Viktor Mazepa couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Kyiv getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Demjan Protsyk hit a great ball. If Viktor Mazepa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kyiv had played much better football throughout.