League Play-Off

Zhemrynka
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Igor Pidvirnyi started the match with the kick off. If Igor Sobkovych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mefodiy Kostenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panas Zakharchuk in the 8th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Igor Sobkovych 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. Anatoliy Zozulya charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anatoliy Zozulya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anatoliy Zozulya kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The supporters of Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy booed when Molodkiv City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panas Zakharchuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Rodion Garaptsyo fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy's protests and gave Rodion Garaptsyo a yellow card for diving instead. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy! The referee gave Molodkiv City a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Igor Sobkovych, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy's Mefodiy Kostenko. 0-1. In the 37th match minute, Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitaliy Melaschenko to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute, Igor Sobkovych sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Zhemrynka Trudovi Rezervy's Mefodiy Kostenko didn't even have to move. In the 47th minute, Andriy Lomko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Ruslan Gryshenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eduard Zhydenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Gryshenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mefodiy Kostenko came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Molodkiv City's Igor Sobkovych. But to his dismay, Igor Sobkovych quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Igor Sobkovych received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Mefodiy Kostenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the game, Molodkiv City's Panas Zakharchuk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mefodiy Kostenko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Mefodiy Kostenko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Panas Zakharchuk in the 71st minute. Igor Sobkovych recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Panas Zakharchuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mefodiy Kostenko having to interfere. Igor Pidvirnyi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gennadiy Sobolevskyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Molodkiv City's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.