League Play-Off

Artemivsjk
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Artem Rusol started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Zakhar Kostyshyn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK LVIV's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Artemivsjk Metalurg the free kick. In the 5th match minute, FK LVIV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zakhar Kostyshyn to maneuver through the defense. Rodion Voznyuk took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Slavyan Stanulov. FK LVIV's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 8 played minutes Artemivsjk Metalurg got a freekick which was hit by Valentyn Gora. Ruslan Bidnyj kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 15th match minute, FK LVIV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasyl Olischuk to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Artemivsjk Metalurg's Rodion Voznyuk broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Vadym Drekalo succeeded in the game's 20th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. FK LVIV's Slavyan Stanulov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save FK LVIV from getting a goal against them. When Valentyn Gora was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 25 minutes had been played. After 26 played minutes Artemivsjk Metalurg got a freekick which was hit by Valentyn Gora. After some careless play in the Artemivsjk Metalurg defense, Artem Rusol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodion Pryadko. The Artemivsjk Metalurg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodion Pryadko should have stopped the shot. Artemivsjk Metalurg's Vadym Drekalo got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodion Pryadko came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by FK LVIV's Artem Rusol. But to his dismay, Artem Rusol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 43 minutes into the game, Artem Rusol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Rodion Pryadko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 1-3 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 Valeriy Gubskyi to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Roman Pokladok had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodion Pryadko. Artemivsjk Metalurg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roman Pokladok was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Artem Rusol did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-5 to the left of a surprised Rodion Pryadko 58 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Artemivsjk Metalurg's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Pokladok came free, but Rodion Pryadko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodion Pryadko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artem Rusol in the 62nd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Artemivsjk Metalurg's goalkeeper Rodion Pryadko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artem Rusol. A hard shot 67 in the game by Artem Rusol from a close distance when the talented Rodion Pryadko managed to make a qualified save. Artemivsjk Metalurg's players were relieved. Rodion Pryadko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Pokladok, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Slavyan Stanulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriy Gubskyi in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Artemivsjk Metalurg's goalkeeper Rodion Pryadko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artem Rusol. In the 73rd minute, Artem Rusol made a precise shot to the right of Rodion Pryadko. Artemivsjk Metalurg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. Rodion Pryadko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Pokladok in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Ivan Pershyn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FK LVIV made a substitution. Anton Samborskyi replaced Zakhar Kostyshyn. After 86 played minutes FK LVIV got a freekick which was hit by Vasyl Olischuk. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Valeriy Gubskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Artemivsjk Metalurg's supporters rose to their feet, but Valeriy Gubskyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Slavyan Stanulov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute Stanislav Sirenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodion Pryadko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 92 in the game by Artem Rusol from a close distance when the talented Rodion Pryadko managed to make a qualified save. Artemivsjk Metalurg's players were relieved. 96 minutes into the match, Artemivsjk Metalurg's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Pokladok came free, but Rodion Pryadko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Artemivsjk Metalurg fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FK LVIV were clearly better and deserved to take the win.