League Play-Off

Zaporizhzhija
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pavlo Kyrlyk got the match started through his kick off. Svyatoslav Kyrychenko charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Svyatoslav Kyrychenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Stojaniv Kolos got a freekick which was hit by Svyatoslav Kyrychenko. If Eduard Sulimko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Stojaniv Kolos's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Yakiv Vakar fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After having played for 13 minutes, Yakiv Vakar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yakiv Vakar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Stojaniv Kolos's Yaroslav Son got a free kick in the 14th minute. Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's Vladyslav Prizetko got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vladyslav Prizetko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Stepan Gubiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladyslav Prizetko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Stepan Gubiy managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's Yakiv Vakar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After recieving a nice pass, Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's Dmytro Malitskyi tried to score from far away in the 29th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Stepan Gubiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladyslav Prizetko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stepan Gubiy made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Yakiv Vakar sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Stojaniv Kolos's Yaroslav Son got a free kick in the 37th minute. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stojaniv Kolos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dmytro Malitskyi was slow to take the kick. During this time Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's players had a chance to rest. Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's Yakiv Moldovan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Sulimko in the 43rd minute of play. Eduard Sulimko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Yakiv Moldovan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vladyslav Prizetko was the one to do the kick off. Vladyslav Prizetko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Stepan Gubiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stepan Gubiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladyslav Prizetko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's goal looked a bit too open when Pavlo Kyrlyk came free, but Yakiv Moldovan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pavlo Kyrlyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakiv Moldovan having to interfere. Yakiv Moldovan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eduard Sulimko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 65 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pavlo Kyrlyk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yakiv Moldovan was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's Arkhyp Plekhtyak got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 75th minute, Yakiv Vakar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Yakiv Vakar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro's supporters rose to their feet, but Yakiv Vakar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stepan Gubiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Zaporizhzhija FC Dnipro booed when Stojaniv Kolos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Svyatoslav Kyrychenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vladyslav Prizetko in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stepan Gubiy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.