League Play-Off

Nizhyn Palats Sportu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nazar Zagladko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pylyp Mynka struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Vitaliy Kulakovskyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nizhyn. Mykhaylo Koloda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Vitaliy Kulakovskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazar Zagladko in the 17th minute of play forced Nizhyn's goalkeeper Tymofiy Stadnyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Nizhyn getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Volodymyr Stankevych hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes Sorochynsk got a freekick which was hit by Sergiy Mintenko. If Nazar Zagladko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nazar Zagladko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tymofiy Stadnyk having to make a save. Sergiy Mintenko kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Nazar Zagladko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Tymofiy Stadnyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tymofiy Stadnyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazar Zagladko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Nizhyn players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sorochynsk were winning 0-2.

If Pylyp Mynka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mykhaylo Koloda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yarema Atamanchuk lost his temper 57 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 57 minutes into the game, one of Sorochynsk:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Nizhyn a penalty, 59 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Arsen Pershyn, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sorochynsk's Vitaliy Kulakovskyi. 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, Sorochynsk's goal looked a bit too open when Mykhaylo Koloda came free, but Vitaliy Kulakovskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Sorochynsk getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Illja Bidakh hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Fedir Fedyk 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. Vitaliy Kulakovskyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mykhaylo Koloda, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. When Fedir Fedyk fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sorochynsk's protests and gave Fedir Fedyk a yellow card for diving instead. Fedir Fedyk kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Orest Chalyi's late challenge caught a Sorochynsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orest Chalyi helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Illja Bidakh during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th minute, Arsen Pershyn sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sorochynsk's Vitaliy Kulakovskyi didn't even have to move. Mykhaylo Koloda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Vitaliy Kulakovskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 85 minutes, Sergiy Mintenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sorochynsk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergiy Mintenko 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 89th minute, Svyatoslav Siletskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Sorochynsk's Sergiy Mintenko got a free kick in the 94th minute. The supporters of Nizhyn booed when Sorochynsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergiy Mintenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Sorochynsk players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.