League Play-Off

Volnovakha Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Volnovakha FC's Nazariy Gaidash 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 SERGEI FC's zone, Nazar Shupyk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavlo Gay came out of the goal and Nazar Shupyk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Volnovakha FC booed when SERGEI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valeriy Korol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nazariy Gaidash kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. If Mykola Vovchuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Volnovakha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mykola Vovchuk came free, but Dmytro Kavinskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, SERGEI FC's Roman Syrotyuk got a free kick in the 16th minute. Nazar Shupyk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute Nazariy Gaidash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlo Gay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Nazariy Gaidash managed to get in a good position for a shot. Volnovakha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nazariy Gaidash was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavlo Gay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matviy Schastlyvyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmytro Kavinskyi having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matviy Schastlyvyi made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nazariy Gaidash in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pavlo Gay saved SERGEI FC from getting behind. Nazar Shupyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlo Gay having to interfere. Pavlo Gay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazariy Gaidash, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nazar Shupyk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andriy Kucheruk's late challenge caught a Volnovakha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andriy Kucheruk helped the player get up and apologised. Dmytro Kavinskyi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 82nd minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. Vsevolod Piddubnyi kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Nazar Shupyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Pavlo Gay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Nazariy Gaidash managed to get in a good position for a shot. Volnovakha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nazariy Gaidash was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavlo Gay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th minute, Matviy Schastlyvyi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The SERGEI FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.