League Play-Off

Snjatyn Arena
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. Stepan Lutsenko started the match with the kick off. If Vadym Varyvoda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maxym Zmievskyi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Pavlo Siverchuk made a huge save. If Stepan Lutsenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pavlo Siverchuk made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Maxym Zmievskyi sent off a good shot on target. Stepan Lutsenkos short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Pavlo Siverchuk to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 28 minutes, Stepan Lutsenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Snjatyn FC Chornomorets's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stepan Lutsenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 29th minute, Eduard Bochkur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavlo Siverchuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stepan Lutsenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Stepan Lutsenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlo Siverchuk having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Konotop FC Arsenal:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Snjatyn FC Chornomorets:s goal. The goalkeeper, Pavlo Siverchuk, was totally fooled by Snjatyn FC Chornomorets's Vadym Venchak, who 42 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Lutsenko in the 47th minute of play forced Konotop FC Arsenal's goalkeeper Pavlo Siverchuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

After a defensive mix-up in Konotop FC Arsenal's zone, Maxym Zmievskyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavlo Siverchuk came out of the goal and Maxym Zmievskyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxym Zmievskyi in the 58th minute of play forced Konotop FC Arsenal's goalkeeper Pavlo Siverchuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Stepan Lutsenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavlo Siverchuk. Konotop FC Arsenal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stepan Lutsenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Maxym Zmievskyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the match, Konotop FC Arsenal's goal looked a bit too open when Stepan Lutsenko came free, but Pavlo Siverchuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 played minutes Snjatyn FC Chornomorets got a freekick which was hit by Vladyslav Chernysh. When Vadym Varyvoda came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Konotop FC Arsenal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vadym Varyvoda couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the match, Stepan Lutsenko notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Konotop FC Arsenal's Pavlo Siverchuk. Pavlo Siverchuk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pavlo Siverchuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxym Zmievskyi in the 82nd minute of the match. When Platon Maschenko fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Konotop FC Arsenal's protests and gave Platon Maschenko a yellow card for diving instead. After 85 played minutes Konotop FC Arsenal got a freekick which was hit by Platon Maschenko. After 86 played minutes, Snjatyn FC Chornomorets's Vadym Venchak shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pavlo Siverchuk came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Snjatyn FC Chornomorets reached it. After 93 minutes, Stepan Lutsenko made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. Konotop FC Arsenal's Pavlo Siverchuk tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Snjatyn FC Chornomorets fully deserved thier win.