League Play-Off

Kirovsjk Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yuriy Krutyvus started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, Yuriy Krutyvus had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Symon Savanchuk. Kirovsjk FC Tavrija's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yuriy Krutyvus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Vasyl Kozubskyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Rovenjky booed when Kirovsjk FC Tavrija was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Volodymyr Omelianovych didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Yuriy Krutyvus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaroslav Grytsay did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Petro Gurka 14 minutes into the match. Olexandr Grytsuk kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the game, Rovenjky's Yuriy Krutyvus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Symon Savanchuk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After a rather tough play, Rovenjky's Fedir Yarmash got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute of the match Artem Snizhko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Petro Gurka showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Myroslav Chabak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petro Gurka having to interfere. 35 minutes into the game, Yaroslav Grytsay lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Petro Gurka. In the 41stth minute of the game Yuriy Krutyvus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kirovsjk FC Tavrija's Symon Savanchuk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Symon Savanchuk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasyl Kozubskyi in the 46th minute of play. Myroslav Chabak took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Petro Gurka. Petro Gurka dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yaroslav Grytsay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Myroslav Chabak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petro Gurka having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Myroslav Chabak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Petro Gurka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Yuriy Krutyvus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 75 minutes into the match, Rovenjky's goal looked a bit too open when Yaroslav Grytsay came free, but Petro Gurka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petro Gurka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaroslav Grytsay in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Myroslav Chabak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bogdan Mykhalyk charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bogdan Mykhalyk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kirovsjk FC Tavrija getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Bogdan Mykhalyk hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Kirovsjk FC Tavrija defense, Vasyl Kozubskyi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Symon Savanchuk. The Kirovsjk FC Tavrija fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Symon Savanchuk should have stopped the shot. Kirovsjk FC Tavrija were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rovenjky for a fine match.