League Play-Off

Rakowets Sportyvnyj
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonid Besarab got the match started through his kick off. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonid Besarab, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13thth minute of the game Leonid Kupalnyi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rakowets FC Dnipro's Vitaliy Ditkovskyi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Kupalnyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Leonid Kupalnyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panas Gay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Lysenko having to interfere. Anton Lysenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panas Gay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anton Lysenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panas Gay in the 31st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Panas Gay kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anton Lysenko. That made the score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonid Besarab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Besarab in the 46th minute of play. Panas Gay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Anton Lysenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Panas Gay to make the kick off. Anton Lysenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panas Gay, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Leonid Kupalnyi sent off a good shot on target. Vladyslav Lukach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Anton Lysenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonid Kupalnyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute Leonid Besarab shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Ditkovskyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Rakowets FC Dnipro's zone, Leonid Kupalnyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi came out of the goal and Leonid Kupalnyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Leonid Kupalnyi sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonid Kupalnyi in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaliy Ditkovskyi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Leonid Kupalnyi sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes into the match, Panas Gay notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Kyyiv [Kiew]'s Anton Lysenko. Anton Lysenko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leonid Kupalnyis short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Vitaliy Ditkovskyi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Leonid Besarab received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonid Besarab recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Rakowets FC Dnipro had won after a very even match.