League Play-Off

Alchevsjk Palats Spo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alchevsjk's Olexandr Pyvovarenko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pavlo Zhadan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artem Guryn having to interfere. Andriy Nedilko's late challenge caught a Iwano-Frankivsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andriy Nedilko helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Iwano-Frankivsk booed when Alchevsjk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andriy Nedilko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Dudash's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Artem Guryn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 16th minute Olexandr Pyvovarenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislav Bakhurynsjkyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arsen Zapyshnyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denys Kopolovets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavlo Zhadan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38thth minute of the game Denys Kopolovets who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alchevsjk's Artem Guryn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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.

Artem Guryn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pavlo Zhadan went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 57 minutes into the match, Alchevsjk's goalkeeper Artem Guryn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denys Kopolovets. Artem Guryn made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Denys Kopolovets sent off a good shot on target. Artem Guryn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denys Kopolovets in the 60th minute. If Pavlo Zhadan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Denys Kopolovetss short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Artem Guryn to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 69th minute, Pavlo Zhadan 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. The audience was convinced that Olexandr Pyvovarenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stanislav Bakhurynsjkyi was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Pavlo Zhadan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Artem Guryn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Arsen Zapyshnyi made a precise shot to the right of Stanislav Bakhurynsjkyi. Iwano-Frankivsk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Olexandr Pyvovarenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislav Bakhurynsjkyi having to interfere. Dmytro Kolodin hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Stanislav Bakhurynsjkyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsen Zapyshnyi in the 91st minute of play. Olexandr Pyvovarenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislav Bakhurynsjkyi having to interfere. Stanislav Bakhurynsjkyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsen Zapyshnyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the match was over Iwano-Frankivsk could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Alchevsjk throughout the match.