League Play-Off

Krakowez Sportyvnyj
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bogdan Ksyonz got the match started through his kick off. Tymofiy Olefir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Yaroslav Rudyuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Levadia's Lev Voloshyn got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Bogdan Ksyonz fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Krakowez Stal's Yaroslav Rudyuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Yaschenko in the 18th minute of play. Stepan Pylypaka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yuriy Malyuk was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Dmytro Lunenko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dmytro Lunenko really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In a very dangerous position, a player in Krakowez Stal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! In the 30th minute there was a penalty for Levadia. Oleg Martynenko stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Yaroslav Rudyuk. 1-1. Bogdan Ksyonz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuriy Malyuk having to interfere. Oleg Martynenko hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Lev Voloshyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lev Voloshyn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yaroslav Rudyuk having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When Oleg Martynenko fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Levadia's protests and gave Oleg Martynenko a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Krakowez Stal booed when Levadia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oleg Martynenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Bogdan Ksyonz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Yuriy Malyuk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 59 minutes, Taras Shupyk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Levadia and the Krakowez Stal players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Levadia getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Taras Shupyk hit a great ball. Yuriy Malyuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Ksyonz in the 60th minute of the match. A collision led to Krakowez Stal getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Symon Kashuba hit a great ball. Bogdan Ksyonz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Yuriy Malyuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Dmytro Lunenko 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. 79 minutes into the match, Krakowez Stal's Bogdan Ksyonz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yuriy Malyuk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Ksyonz in the 85th minute of play forced Levadia's goalkeeper Yuriy Malyuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Ksyonz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yuriy Malyuk having to make a save. Artur Yaschenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yaroslav Rudyuk having to make a save. After having played for 92 minutes, Lev Voloshyn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Levadia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lev Voloshyn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Krakowez Stal had won after a very even match.