League Play-Off

Ordzhonikidze Palats
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Symon Myrnyi got the match started through his kick off. Brjanka's Symon Myrnyi got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Brjanka's Pavlo Tsygytsya got a free kick in the 8th minute. Nazar Zhygulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Olexandriv in the 9th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Anton Olexandriv managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ordzhonikidze's supporters rose to their feet, but Anton Olexandriv was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nazar Zhygulin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Brjanka fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Brjanka's Symon Myrnyi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 23rd minute of the match, Anton Olexandriv tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nazar Zhygulin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nazar Zhygulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Olexandriv in the 37th minute of the match. The supporters of Ordzhonikidze booed when Brjanka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavlo Ponomar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nazar Zhygulin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vladyslav Kopystko in the 38th minute. After 49 minutes of play, Ordzhonikidze's Vladyslav Kopystko made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nazar Zhygulin was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anton Olexandriv to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Brjanka's Symon Myrnyi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petro Goncharuk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. If Symon Myrnyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Brjanka's Symon Myrnyi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Petro Goncharuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Symon Myrnyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Ordzhonikidze's Petro Goncharuk got control of the ball when Ostap Tymchenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ostap Tymchenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Petro Goncharuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ordzhonikidze's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Symon Myrnyi scored to the left of an out of position Petro Goncharuk, making the score, 1-4. Anton Olexandriv might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nazar Zhygulin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anton Olexandriv ran back to his position shaking his head. Anton Olexandriv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Nazar Zhygulin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Vladyslav Kopystko sped through Brjanka's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nazar Zhygulin. If Vladyslav Kopystko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Kaznyukha hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 91 minutes, Anton Olexandriv made it 3-4 with a short kick to the right side. Brjanka's Nazar Zhygulin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 96 minutes, Symon Myrnyi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brjanka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Symon Myrnyi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ostap Tymchenko came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Brjanka 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 Ostap Tymchenko couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Brjanka eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.