League Play-Off

Patschkovychi Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Platon Yarovyi got the match started through his kick off. Panas Lapko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denys Sakhnevych in the 3rd minute of the match. Panas Lapko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Panjkiv in the 5th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Alexandria's zone, Platon Yarovyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavlo Zborovskyi came out of the goal and Platon Yarovyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th minute Platon Yarovyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlo Zborovskyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patschkovychi's Platon Yarovyi got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Panas Lapko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduard Onufryk's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Alexandria's Mykola Protsyk couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Patschkovychi. If Denys Sakhnevych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Patschkovychi's Taras Ukrainets got a free kick in the 37th minute. Yuriy Palyanytsya's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pavlo Zborovskyi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Kyrylo Kostenko had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 40 minutes, Eduard Onufryk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alexandria and the Patschkovychi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yuriy Palyanytsyas short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Pavlo Zborovskyi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Denys Sakhnevych fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panas Lapko having to interfere. Denys Sakhnevych fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panas Lapko having to interfere. If Denys Sakhnevych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panas Lapko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denys Sakhnevych in the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Denys Sakhnevych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panas Lapko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Denys Sakhnevych sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Alexandria's Panas Lapko threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Denys Sakhnevych, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Viktor Panjkiv got free with Panas Lapko in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 90 minutes into the match, Denys Sakhnevych dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Panas Lapko, 0-1. Alexandria's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.