League Play-Off

Kotovsjk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vsevolod Blyakharsjkyi took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Kotovsjk FC Metalurg's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Pidvirnyi came free, but Arsen Zborovskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Kotovsjk FC Metalurg's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Pidvirnyi came free, but Arsen Zborovskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy's Yaroslav Kusliy got a free kick in the 9th minute. Vsevolod Blyakharsjkyi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mefodiy Kostenko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Ruslan Gryshenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, Vyacheslav Shkarupa made a precise shot to the right of Arsen Zborovskyi. Kotovsjk FC Metalurg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ruslan Gryshenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arsen Zborovskyi having to make a save. Arsen Zborovskyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Pidvirnyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Ruslan Gryshenko might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arsen Zborovskyi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ruslan Gryshenko ran back to his position shaking his head. Arsen Zborovskyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Gryshenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Pidvirnyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arsen Zborovskyi having to interfere. After 41 played minutes Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy got a freekick which was hit by Igor Pidvirnyi. In the 43rd minute, Igor Pidvirnyi 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Igor Pidvirnyi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vitaliy Melaschenko in the 55th minute. The corner ended in Vitaliy Melaschenko almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kotovsjk FC Metalurg's Arsen Zborovskyi did a great save. Ruslan Gryshenko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Arsen Zborovskyi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy's Igor Pidvirnyi got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Ruslan Gryshenko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruslan Gryshenko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arsen Zborovskyi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Kotovsjk FC Metalurg's Arsen Zborovskyi got control of the ball when Ruslan Gryshenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Kotovsjk FC Metalurg's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Pidvirnyi came free, but Arsen Zborovskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ostap Tsygytsya fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kotovsjk FC Metalurg's protests and gave Ostap Tsygytsya a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th minute, Andriy Perekytnyi 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. 83 minutes into the match, Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy's Igor Pidvirnyi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arsen Zborovskyi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute Andriy Perekytnyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mefodiy Kostenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vsevolod Blyakharsjkyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruslan Gryshenko got free with Arsen Zborovskyi in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy were awarded a corner. Vitaliy Melaschenko went to the cornerflag to take it.