League Play-Off

Krasnohrad
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nesteriv's Rostyslav Puchkov 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. When Denys Gorodovichenko fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Krasnohrad's protests and gave Denys Gorodovichenko a yellow card for diving instead. Denys Gorodovichenko hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Nesteriv defense, Pavlo Tistyk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anton Mykhaylevskyi. The Nesteriv fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anton Mykhaylevskyi should have stopped the shot. When Pavlo Tistyk came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Krasnohrad 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 Pavlo Tistyk couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Krasnohrad's Kostyantyn Polishko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Anton Mykhaylevskyi. That made the score 2-1 after 17 minutes of play. 26 minutes into the match, Krasnohrad's goal looked a bit too open when Danylo Grudnenko came free, but Panas Smarzh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 27 minutes, Danylo Grudnenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nesteriv's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danylo Grudnenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Panas Smarzh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danylo Grudnenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Nesteriv's zone, Kostyantyn Polishko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Mykhaylevskyi came out of the goal and Kostyantyn Polishko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pavlo Tistyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavlo Tistyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Mykhaylevskyi having to interfere. Taras Bashtan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Anton Mykhaylevskyi made a huge save. Kostyantyn Polishko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Anton Mykhaylevskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Nesteriv's Anton Mykhaylevskyi got control of the ball when Pavlo Tistyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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.

After 51 played minutes Nesteriv got a freekick which was hit by Maxym Romanyuk. The supporters of Krasnohrad booed when Nesteriv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxym Romanyuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tymur Pershyn shot from long distance after 54 played minutes, a shot that Anton Mykhaylevskyi with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. In the 58th match minute, Nesteriv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danylo Grudnenko to maneuver through the defense. When Platon Lyubar fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Krasnohrad's protests and gave Platon Lyubar a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Krasnohrad getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Platon Lyubar hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Lev Bilozir made a precise shot to the right of Panas Smarzh. Krasnohrad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 71st minute Kostyantyn Polishko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Mykhaylevskyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panas Smarzh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rostyslav Puchkov in the 73rd minute of the match. After 75 minutes, Dmytro Grebenozhko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Krasnohrad and the Nesteriv players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Krasnohrad fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! Panas Smarzh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Gurka in the 82nd minute of play. Kostyantyn Polishko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Mykhaylevskyi having to interfere. Panas Smarzh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danylo Grudnenko in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Rostyslav Puchkov 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. Eduard Gurka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panas Smarzh having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by Danylo Grudnenko got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 96 minutes into the match, Krasnohrad's goal looked a bit too open when Rostyslav Puchkov came free, but Panas Smarzh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, Krasnohrad's goalkeeper Panas Smarzh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danylo Grudnenko.