League Play-Off

Kalynivka Palats Spo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Panas Gay made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Vladyslav Lukach managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rakowets FC Dnipro's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladyslav Lukach was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andriy Zmievskyi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marjan Shevel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marjan Shevel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Taras Ostapenko's late challenge caught a Kalynivka CSKA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taras Ostapenko helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Rakowets FC Dnipro's Taras Ostapenko got a free kick in the 13th minute. If Panas Gay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Kalynivka CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Vladyslav Lukach came free, but Andriy Zmievskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Vladyslav Lukach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Vladyslav Lukach managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rakowets FC Dnipro's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladyslav Lukach was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andriy Zmievskyi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Panas Gay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andriy Zmievskyi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panas Gay in the 26th minute of play forced Kalynivka CSKA's goalkeeper Andriy Zmievskyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marjan Shevel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vitaliy Ditkovskyi was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marjan Shevel in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitaliy Ditkovskyi saved Rakowets FC Dnipro from getting behind. When Platon Chernysh fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kalynivka CSKA's protests and gave Platon Chernysh a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Kalynivka CSKA getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Platon Chernysh hit a great ball. Andriy Zmievskyi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Panas Gay went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score.

The wind increased when Marjan Shevel made the kick off in the second half. Vladyslav Lukach received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Andriy Zmievskyi came out and tried to block the shot, but Vladyslav Lukach slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 54th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Rakowets FC Dnipro's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Kosyrin came free, but Vitaliy Ditkovskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladyslav Lukach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andriy Zmievskyi having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lyubomyr Makarenko during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kalynivka CSKA! After 71 minutes of play, Rakowets FC Dnipro's Vasyl Grycajuk made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andriy Zmievskyi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vitaliy Ditkovskyi came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Kalynivka CSKA's Igor Kosyrin. But to his dismay, Igor Kosyrin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. After a rather tough play, Rakowets FC Dnipro's Tymur Lyopa got a free kick in the 78th minute. After having played for 89 minutes, Marjan Shevel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kalynivka CSKA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marjan Shevel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Igor Kosyrin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, one of Rakowets FC Dnipro:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rakowets FC Dnipro. The audience was convinced that Igor Kosyrin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vitaliy Ditkovskyi was relentless in the 100th minute of the game. A collision led to Rakowets FC Dnipro getting a freekick after 101 minutes play. Pavlo Rudyi hit a great ball. Marjan Shevel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 102nd minute. Vitaliy Ditkovskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Rakowets FC Dnipro eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.