League Play-Off

Novomoskovsjk Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marko Yermak took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pavlo Vovchuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Yuriy Lysyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kyrylo Ovcharenko during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Zdolbuniv getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Kyrylo Ovcharenko hit a great ball. Tykhon Chaban might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruslan Matyash. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tykhon Chaban ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 21st minute Rostyslav Borszch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Matyash saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Pavlo Vovchuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yuriy Lysyi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marko Yermak's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. If Marko Yermak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Novomoskovsjk CSKA's Taras Makhnovskyi got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Yuriy Lysyi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dmytro Khursa went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rostyslav Borszch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ruslan Matyash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmytro Khursa in the 44th minute of play forced Novomoskovsjk CSKA's goalkeeper Yuriy Lysyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dmytro Khursa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

If Rostyslav Borszch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Zdolbuniv's Marko Yermak dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. In the 64th minute Marko Yermak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuriy Lysyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Zdolbuniv booed when Novomoskovsjk CSKA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artem Ruban didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Zdolbuniv's goal looked a bit too open when Rostyslav Borszch came free, but Ruslan Matyash reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Mykhaylo Chuchman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruslan Matyash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tykhon Chaban in the 73rd minute of play. Tykhon Chaban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Matyash having to interfere. Tykhon Chaban 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 Dmytro Khursa came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Zdolbuniv 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 Dmytro Khursa couldn't finish the play. Rostyslav Borszch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruslan Matyash came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Novomoskovsjk CSKA's Rostyslav Borszch. But to his dismay, Rostyslav Borszch quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Zdolbuniv's zone, Rostyslav Borszch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruslan Matyash came out of the goal and Rostyslav Borszch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Novomoskovsjk CSKA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Zdolbuniv's performance. The match ended with a win for Zdolbuniv.