League Play-Off

Bolechiw Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mykola Khursa got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bolechiw FC Vorskla's goalkeeper Mefodiy Grygoryk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pylyp Balytskyi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mykola Shevel. Zelenyj Yar's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Mykola Khursa put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mykola Shevel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mykola Khursa in the 11th minute of play forced Zelenyj Yar's goalkeeper Mykola Shevel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mykola Shevel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arkhyp Batyuk in the 15th minute. Artur Lysyi hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arkhyp Batyuk got free with Mykola Shevel in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Bolechiw FC Vorskla's Mykola Khursa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mykola Shevel. That made the score 2-0 after 19 minutes of play. Bolechiw FC Vorskla's Arkhyp Batyuk got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Zelenyj Yar's goal looked a bit too open when Mykola Khursa came free, but Mykola Shevel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lev Krytskyi charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lev Krytskyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Zelenyj Yar booed when Bolechiw FC Vorskla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lev Krytskyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valeriy Rudyka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mefodiy Grygoryk having to interfere. Mefodiy Grygoryk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yarema Drekalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. When Yevgen Bulakh fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zelenyj Yar's protests and gave Yevgen Bulakh a yellow card for diving instead. Yevgen Bulakh hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Mykola Khursa was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 42nd minute. Bolechiw FC Vorskla's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valeriy Rudyka stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Bolechiw FC Vorskla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mykola Khursa to maneuver through the defense. Yarema Drekalo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mefodiy Grygoryk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Mefodiy Grygoryk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valeriy Rudyka's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. During the 59th minute of the match Lev Krytskyi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lev Krytskyi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ivan Sovenko, 61 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Yarema Drekalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mykola Khursa fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bolechiw FC Vorskla's protests and gave Mykola Khursa a yellow card for diving instead. After 70 played minutes Bolechiw FC Vorskla got a freekick which was hit by Mykola Khursa. Arkhyp Batyuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mykola Shevel having to interfere. The supporters of Bolechiw FC Vorskla booed when Zelenyj Yar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Lysyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkhyp Batyuk in the 76th minute of play forced Zelenyj Yar's goalkeeper Mykola Shevel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 78 minutes of play Bolechiw FC Vorskla's Mykola Khursa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 83 minutes into the match, Vyacheslav Solovonyuk notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Zelenyj Yar's Mykola Shevel. Mykola Shevel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bolechiw FC Vorskla fans cheered their team off the field, for while Zelenyj Yar had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.