League Play-Off

Illichivsjk Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Igor Nevmyvaka made the kick off which started today's match. Perehinske's Valeriy Koloda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Perehinske from getting a goal against them. Stepan Kotelyukh's late challenge caught a Perehinske's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stepan Kotelyukh helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Perehinske booed when Illichivsjk FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stepan Kotelyukh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stepan Kotelyukh took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valeriy Koloda. Valeriy Koloda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Marjan Lyakh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Lev Zhenylenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valeriy Koloda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Nevmyvaka, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Marjan Lyakh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Perehinske getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Pavlo Solodkyi hit a great ball. Vsevolod Pyatov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 33rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Perehinske's Valeriy Koloda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Nevmyvaka in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Illichivsjk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marjan Lyakh came free, but Lev Zhenylenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Kravchenko charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roman Kravchenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th minute, Roman Kravchenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Perehinske's Marjan Lyakh got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. During the 41st minute of the match Roman Kravchenko completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Roman Kravchenko a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Roman Kravchenko kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Nazariy Kozhemyachenko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lev Zhenylenko showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Marjan Lyakh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lev Zhenylenko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. 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.

Marjan Lyakh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Eduard Volynets came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Illichivsjk FC 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 Eduard Volynets couldn't finish the play. Perehinske's Valeriy Koloda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stepan Kotelyukh in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Perehinske's goalkeeper Valeriy Koloda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Demjan Gunchenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Demjan Gunchenko kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lev Zhenylenko. That made the score 1-1 in the 81 minute of play. 89 minutes in the game, Pavlo Solodkyi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Lev Zhenylenko having to interfere. Marjan Lyakh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Lev Zhenylenko made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Illichivsjk FC's zone, Marjan Lyakh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lev Zhenylenko came out of the goal and Marjan Lyakh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Perehinske players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Illichivsjk FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.