League Play-Off

Khust Sportyvnyj Kom
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Khust Naftovyk's Igor Lopatyuk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the game, Danylo Virkovsjkyi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Molodohvardijsjk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Khust Naftovyk the free kick. After a rather tough play, Molodohvardijsjk's Danylo Virkovsjkyi got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Molodohvardijsjk's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Igor Lopatyuk scored to the left of an out of position Ivan Predchuk, making the score, 1-0. When Stanislav Denysovets fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khust Naftovyk's protests and gave Stanislav Denysovets a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Khust Naftovyk getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Stanislav Denysovets hit a great ball. Mykhaylo Ischuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olexandr Panchenko in the 13th minute of the match. Igor Lopatyuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Predchuk having to interfere. Mykhaylo Ischuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olexandr Panchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxym Pavleschuk struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Mykhaylo Ischuk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Molodohvardijsjk. When Pylyp Kolyada fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Molodohvardijsjk's protests and gave Pylyp Kolyada a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Molodohvardijsjk's Pylyp Kolyada got a free kick in the 39th minute. Olexiy Slyusar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ivan Predchuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Molodohvardijsjk's Ivan Predchuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Lopatyuk in the 42nd minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Olexandr Panchenko was the one to do the kick off. Olexandr Panchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxym Pavleschuk got free with Mykhaylo Ischuk in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivan Predchuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olexiy Slyusar in the 57th minute of play. Ivan Predchuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olexiy Slyusar, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After having played for 61 minutes, Igor Lopatyuk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khust Naftovyk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Lopatyuk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Molodohvardijsjk's Olexandr Panchenko got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olexandr Panchenko in the 65th minute of play forced Khust Naftovyk's goalkeeper Mykhaylo Ischuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes, Lev Kuzjmenko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Molodohvardijsjk and the Khust Naftovyk players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Molodohvardijsjk:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Khust Naftovyk:s goal. Olexiy Slyusar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gennadiy Chapko fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khust Naftovyk's protests and gave Gennadiy Chapko a yellow card for diving instead. Molodohvardijsjk's Maxym Pavleschuk came free and shot a quick shot against goal 87 minutes in the game, fortunately Mykhaylo Ischuk had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Mykhaylo Ischuk made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Maxym Pavleschuk sent off a good shot on target. Mykhaylo Ischuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olexandr Panchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olexiy Slyusar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Predchuk having to interfere. In the 99th minute, Olexiy Slyusar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khust Naftovyk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Khust Naftovyk walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.