League Play-Off

Nikopolj Palats Spor
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Artem Olexiyenko started the match with the kick off. If Maxym Kovgan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduard Gudyma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lev Moldovan having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oleg Doroshenko during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's Oleg Doroshenko got a free kick in the 17th minute. Oleg Ditkovskyi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Rostyslav Bondar made a huge save. Symon Kyryjenko hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Maxym Kovgan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Nikopolj defense, Eduard Gudyma kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lev Moldovan. The Nikopolj fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lev Moldovan should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artem Olexiyenko in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lev Moldovan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vasyl Berezovchuk charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vasyl Berezovchuk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Nikopolj's Vasyl Berezovchuk got a free kick in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's Eduard Gudyma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lev Moldovan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 41 played minutes Nikopolj got a freekick which was hit by Mykola Grygoryk. 42 minutes into the match, Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's Artem Olexiyenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lev Moldovan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mykola Grygoryk kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Oleg Doroshenko in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal were awarded a corner. Oleg Doroshenko went to the cornerflag to take it. Borys Stoyanov tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Lev Moldovan. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-2 in the 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maxym Kovgan to make the kick off. Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's Eduard Gudyma got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eduard Gudyma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Lev Moldovan made a huge save. Artem Olexiyenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th match minute, Nikopolj was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yakiv Tereschenko to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Oleg Ditkovskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nikopolj's supporters rose to their feet, but Oleg Ditkovskyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rostyslav Bondar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valeriy Baglay's late challenge caught a Nikopolj's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valeriy Baglay helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's Valeriy Baglay got a free kick in the 79th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's Eduard Gudyma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lev Moldovan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Artem Olexiyenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rostyslav Bondar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxym Kovgan, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Eduard Gudyma managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduard Gudyma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lev Moldovan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juzhnoukrayinsjk Stal's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.