League Play-Off

Zhovti Vody Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Matviy Dorosh made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute of the match Sergiy Konovalov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nazar Krytskyi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mariupul's zone, Matviy Dorosh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Demjan Odolskyi came out of the goal and Matviy Dorosh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 12th play minutes Valeriy Gorobets shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Demjan Odolskyi and just under the crossbar into goal. If Valeriy Gorobets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 minutes, Vadym Grechanyi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mariupul and the Zhovti Vody players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Valeriy Gorobets left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zhovti Vody fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Matviy Dorosh received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Demjan Odolskyi came out and tried to block the shot, but Matviy Dorosh slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 27th minute. Matviy Dorosh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matviy Dorosh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Demjan Odolskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pavlo Maschenko hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matviy Dorosh in the 35th minute of play forced Mariupul's goalkeeper Demjan Odolskyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergiy Konovalov's late challenge caught a Zhovti Vody's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergiy Konovalov helped the player get up and apologised. Sergiy Konovalov hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Matviy Dorosh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Valeriy Gorobets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 45 minutes, Myroslav Glushok mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zhovti Vody and the Mariupul players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th minute, Myroslav Glushok hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Valeriy Bal 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arsen Samoilenko made a kick off. Olexandr Draniv kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. If Valeriy Gorobets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 65th minute by Arsen Samoilenko got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Arsen Samoilenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Demjan Odolskyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matviy Dorosh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matviy Dorosh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Demjan Odolskyi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Valeriy Gorobets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Zhovti Vody's Matviy Dorosh in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mariupul's goalie prevented a goal. When Gavrylo Konoplyanka fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zhovti Vody's protests and gave Gavrylo Konoplyanka a yellow card for diving instead. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zhovti Vody! The referee gave Mariupul a penalty, 78 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Denys Muzychuk, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Zhovti Vody's Nazar Krytskyi. 3-1. Demjan Odolskyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Gorobets, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Matviy Dorosh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Matviy Dorosh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Demjan Odolskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mariupul's Demjan Odolskyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matviy Dorosh in the 92nd minute of play. Artur Pasjkiv charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artur Pasjkiv the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mariupul getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Artur Pasjkiv hit a great ball. If Valeriy Gorobets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Zhovti Vody fully deserved thier win.