League Play-Off

Saky Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Slavuta's Demjan Bal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Saky Kolos's zone, Demjan Bal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dmytro Lypovyj came out of the goal and Demjan Bal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Orest Borovyk fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Slavuta's protests and gave Orest Borovyk a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Saky Kolos booed when Slavuta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orest Borovyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mykola Beletskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Slavuta's Orest Borovyk seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Orest Borovyk the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Slavuta protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Orest Borovyk had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Slavuta getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Orest Borovyk hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orest Voitsekhivsjkyi got free with Tymur Milko in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute, Denys Uljanytskyi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tymur Milko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Tymur Milko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valeriy Komarnytskyi in the 31st minute. Tymur Milko was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lyubomyr Drabenyuk showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 32 minute of play. Tymur Milko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lyubomyr Drabenyuk's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Tymur Milko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Komarnytskyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Lyubomyr Drabenyuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saky Kolos's supporters rose to their feet, but Lyubomyr Drabenyuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tymur Milko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Borys Yarovenko kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. If Lyubomyr Drabenyuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lyubomyr Drabenyuk was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Demjan Dikhtyar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Slavuta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Demjan Dikhtyar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tymur Makhnovskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Slavuta's goal looked a bit too open when Volodymyr Kolyada came free, but Tymur Milko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tymur Milko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriy Komarnytskyi in the 62nd minute of play. Slavuta's Tymur Milko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lyubomyr Drabenyuk in the 64th minute of play. Denys Uljanytskyi took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tymur Milko. Tymur Milko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After 69 minutes, Demjan Dikhtyar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Slavuta and the Saky Kolos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Saky Kolos made a substitution. Viktor Vakar replaced Taras Krukovets. After 71 played minutes Slavuta got a freekick which was hit by Demjan Dikhtyar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodymyr Kolyada in the 74th minute of play forced Slavuta's goalkeeper Tymur Milko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute Valeriy Komarnytskyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tymur Milko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 79 minutes, Demjan Bal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Slavuta and the Saky Kolos players grew even worse after the yellow card. 80 minutes into the match, Slavuta's goal looked a bit too open when Lyubomyr Drabenyuk came free, but Tymur Milko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tymur Milko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denys Uljanytskyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Demjan Bal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dmytro Lypovyj. Saky Kolos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Demjan Bal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After 96 minutes of play, Saky Kolos's Valeriy Komarnytskyi made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tymur Milko was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Saky Kolos had won after a very even match.