League Play-Off

Niochenez
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Volodymyr Zhersh started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Niochenez's Marjan Lyubar managed to work through Lugansk FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Marjan Lyubar dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 5 minutes into the match, Niochenez's goal looked a bit too open when Volodymyr Zhersh came free, but Vsevolod Khymchenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Volodymyr Zhersh struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Vsevolod Khymchenko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lugansk FC. 9 minutes into the match, Borys Galunjko notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Niochenez's Vsevolod Khymchenko. Vsevolod Khymchenko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vsevolod Khymchenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borys Galunjko in the 13th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Niochenez's goal looked a bit too open when Volodymyr Zhersh came free, but Vsevolod Khymchenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Volodymyr Zhersh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Lugansk FC's zone, Marjan Lyubar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yarema Yaremenko came out of the goal and Marjan Lyubar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bogdan Nakonechnyi hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Borys Galunjko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Vsevolod Khymchenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute Volodymyr Zhersh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vsevolod Khymchenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Marjan Lyubar made the kick off in the second half. Vsevolod Khymchenko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Borys Galunjko went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 58th minute, Marjan Lyubar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yarema Yaremenko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After 69 played minutes Lugansk FC got a freekick which was hit by Platon Tverdyuk. Volodymyr Morozyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Yarema Yaremenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yarema Yaremenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marjan Lyubar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mefodiy Kamenyuka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vsevolod Khymchenko having to interfere. Mefodiy Kamenyuka hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Yarema Yaremenko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marjan Lyubar's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After a rather tough play, Lugansk FC's Tymofiy Hlus got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute of the match Yuriy Grytsuk shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yarema Yaremenko showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Volodymyr Zhersh might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vsevolod Khymchenko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Volodymyr Zhersh ran back to his position shaking his head. Yuriy Grytsuk's late challenge caught a Lugansk FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yuriy Grytsuk helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Niochenez getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Yuriy Grytsuk hit a great ball.