League Play-Off

Lviv Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Krakowez Stal's Bogdan Ksyonz 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. Krakowez Stal's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Andriy Glushko 11 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Bogdan Ksyonz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Zakhar Vovchenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zakhar Vovchenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Ksyonz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yaroslav Rudyuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andriy Glushko in the 27th minute of the match. Yaroslav Rudyuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andriy Glushko, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Yaroslav Rudyuk made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Kostyantyn Zhygulin sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andriy Glushko in the 35th minute of play forced Krakowez Stal's goalkeeper Yaroslav Rudyuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Andriy Glushko came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Lviv Naftovyk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andriy Glushko couldn't finish the play. If Dmytro Lunenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dmytro Lunenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bogdan Ksyonz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andriy Glushko made a kick off. Bogdan Ksyonz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Dmytro Lunenko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Krakowez Stal's supporters rose to their feet, but Dmytro Lunenko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zakhar Vovchenko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kostyantyn Zhygulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yaroslav Rudyuk having to interfere. Kostyantyn Zhygulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yaroslav Rudyuk having to interfere. Kostyantyn Zhygulin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yaroslav Rudyuk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. If Andriy Glushko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th match minute, Krakowez Stal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Artyukh to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th match minute, Lviv Naftovyk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Leontovych to maneuver through the defense. Yaroslav Rudyuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andriy Glushko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fedir Ruban hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Ostap Shulga was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 91st match minute, Lviv Naftovyk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stepan Polivanov to maneuver through the defense. Zakhar Vovchenko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dmytro Lunenko in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lviv Naftovyk fans cheered their team off the field, for while Krakowez Stal had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.