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Alchevsjk Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tykhon Rykun started the match with the kick off. Dmytro Zaporozhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Demjan Kosenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute, one of Alchevsjk:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Alchevsjk. The referee gave НИКА a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vladyslav Yaxmanitskyi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Alchevsjk's Stanislav Salo. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladyslav Yaxmanitskyi in the 11th minute of play forced Alchevsjk's goalkeeper Stanislav Salo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alchevsjk's Stanislav Salo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tykhon Rykun in the 13th minute of play. Demjan Kosenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dmytro Zaporozhan in the 15th minute of the match. Yarema Svitlychnyi kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. With a little luck, НИКА's Demjan Kosenko got control of the ball when Dmytro Zaporozhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute Anton Povalchuk suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dmytro Zaporozhan during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dmytro Zaporozhan kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Alchevsjk's Igor Pavlenko got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Stanislav Salo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tykhon Rykun in the 24th minute of play. Tykhon Rykun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Vladyslav Yaxmanitskyi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Alchevsjk's Stanislav Salo. Stanislav Salo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. НИКА's Tykhon Rykun got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute Vladyslav Yaxmanitskyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislav Salo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislav Salo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tykhon Rykun, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Stanislav Salo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tykhon Rykun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tykhon Rykun scored 0-3 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stanislav Salo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dmytro Zaporozhan to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Tykhon Rykun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The НИКА fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Stanislav Salo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tykhon Rykun in the 60th minute of play. When Fedir Chabak came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the НИКА 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 Fedir Chabak couldn't finish the play. Vladyslav Yaxmanitskyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislav Salo having to interfere. After a rather tough play, НИКА's Fedir Chabak got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 68th match minute, НИКА was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yarema Svitlychnyi to maneuver through the defense. Dmytro Zaporozhan struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Demjan Kosenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alchevsjk. Alchevsjk's Stanislav Salo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tykhon Rykun in the 71st minute of play. Tykhon Rykun in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stanislav Salo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Viktor Kishka kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Dmytro Zaporozhan struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Demjan Kosenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alchevsjk. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tykhon Rykun got free with Stanislav Salo in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 84 minutes into the game, Illja Glushko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alchevsjk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave НИКА the free kick. After a rather tough play, Alchevsjk's Illja Glushko got a free kick in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Alchevsjk's Stanislav Salo got control of the ball when Tykhon Rykun tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Dmytro Zaporozhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Stanislav Salo managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when НИКА's Vladyslav Yaxmanitskyi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 90 played minutes НИКА got a freekick which was hit by Danylo Maxymov. 92 minutes into the match, Igor Pavlenko notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of НИКА's Demjan Kosenko. Demjan Kosenko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tykhon Rykun got free with Stanislav Salo in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.