League Play-Off

Solotschiw
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyrylo Mykhalyk started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Illja Son in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ostap Kremenchutskyi saved Solotschiw Lokomotyv from getting behind. Ostap Kremenchutskyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Illja Son in the 8th minute of play. Ostap Kremenchutskyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Illja Son in the 11th minute of play. Kyrylo Mykhalyk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bogdan Sushko having to make a save. If Illja Son had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danylo Lisovyi scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ostap Kremenchutskyi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yakiv Yarmash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yarema Gitchenko charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yarema Gitchenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bogdan Sushko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Demjan Ischuk in the 36th minute. Bogdan Sushko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Demjan Ischuk in the 38th minute. Starij-Sambir's Bogdan Sushko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyrylo Mykhalyk in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Illja Son made a kick off. Ostap Kremenchutskyi was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Illja Son capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Illja Son really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. After having played for 59 minutes, Demjan Ischuk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Solotschiw Lokomotyv's supporters crossed their fingers, but Demjan Ischuk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Starij-Sambir's Illja Son got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Danylo Lisovyi succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. With an all-out effort, Starij-Sambir's Ostap Kremenchutskyi threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Illja Son, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Demjan Ischuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Sushko having to interfere. Demjan Ischuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Kyrylo Mykhalyk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bogdan Sushko was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 79th match minute, Solotschiw Lokomotyv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Borys Derypapa to maneuver through the defense. Ostap Kremenchutskyi was a little too slow when Illja Son got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 0-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Illja Son in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ostap Kremenchutskyi saved Solotschiw Lokomotyv from getting behind. If Demjan Ischuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Kyrylo Mykhalyk made a precise shot to the right of Bogdan Sushko. Starij-Sambir's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Starij-Sambir's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.