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Slavutych
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yakiv Bubniv started the match with the kick off. Rodion Gunchenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Bogdan Nesterenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Artur Kaznyukha 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. The audience was convinced that Yakiv Bubniv's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Kozyrskyi was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the game, Artur Kaznyukha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Katyizhanka's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slavutych Kolos the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Katyizhanka's Artur Kaznyukha got a free kick in the 17th minute. After having played for 18 minutes, Artur Kaznyukha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Katyizhanka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Kaznyukha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ivan Kozyrskyi came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Katyizhanka's Olexiy Martyschuk. But to his dismay, Olexiy Martyschuk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Artur Kaznyukha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 25 played minutes FC Katyizhanka got a freekick which was hit by Olexiy Martyschuk. 32 minutes into the game, Rodion Gunchenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Bogdan Nesterenko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Artur Kaznyukha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yakiv Bubniv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ivan Kozyrskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Katyizhanka's Eduard Smolyarchuk got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th match minute, Slavutych Kolos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkhyp Shukatka to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Artur Kaznyukha made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Kozyrskyi. Slavutych Kolos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Olexiy Kusliy was the one to do the kick off. Artur Kaznyukha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ivan Kozyrskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Kozyrskyi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yakiv Bubniv's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Yakiv Bubniv received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ivan Kozyrskyi came out and tried to block the shot, but Yakiv Bubniv slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 67th minute. When Yakiv Bubniv came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the FC Katyizhanka 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 Yakiv Bubniv couldn't finish the play. Slavutych Kolos's Ivan Kozyrskyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Slavutych Kolos from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yakiv Bubniv in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Kozyrskyi saved Slavutych Kolos from getting behind. In a very dangerous position, a player in Slavutych Kolos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! Yakiv Bubniv walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Yakiv Bubniv's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Ivan Kozyrskyi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 82nd minute of the match, Yakiv Bubniv tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ivan Kozyrskyi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ivan Kozyrskyi made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Petro Shkarupa sent off a good shot on target. Yakiv Bubniv recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Slavutych Kolos's zone, Arkhyp Chupryna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Kozyrskyi came out of the goal and Arkhyp Chupryna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arkhyp Chupryna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Ivan Kozyrskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Katyizhanka's Eduard Smolyarchuk got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 99th minute, Petro Shkarupa made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Kozyrskyi. Slavutych Kolos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. The Slavutych Kolos fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Katyizhanka were clearly better and deserved to take the win.