League Play-Off

Burschtyn Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arkhyp Bidlovskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Petro Dremlyuk fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Grygoriy Bezdolnyi, passed just outside the right post. In the 13th minute FIORENTINA were awarded a corner. Stepan Lubenets went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 18th minute Tymofiy Jakovenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orest Redushko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nazar Verteletskyi hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Vyacheslav Onykienko charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vyacheslav Onykienko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Petro Dremlyuk's late challenge caught a FIORENTINA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Petro Dremlyuk helped the player get up and apologised. With an all-out effort, FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Grygoriy Bezdolnyi threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Petro Dremlyuk, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Orest Redushko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkhyp Bidlovskyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkhyp Bidlovskyi in the 37th minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Orest Redushko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Shakhtar Donetsk getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Eduard Dremlyuk hit a great ball. Orest Redushko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tymofiy Jakovenko in the 39th minute of the match. Grygoriy Bezdolnyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petro Dremlyuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. If Arkhyp Bidlovskyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tymofiy Jakovenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tymofiy Jakovenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Orest Redushko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Petro Dremlyuk made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC Shakhtar Donetsk's zone, Arkhyp Bidlovskyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orest Redushko came out of the goal and Arkhyp Bidlovskyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Grygoriy Bezdolnyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vyacheslav Onykienko in the 57th minute of play. Tymofiy Jakovenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Orest Redushko made a huge save. Orest Redushko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tymofiy Jakovenko in the 60th minute. Orest Redushko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arkhyp Bidlovskyi in the 63rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Shakhtar Donetsk's zone, Arkhyp Bidlovskyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orest Redushko came out of the goal and Arkhyp Bidlovskyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kostyantyn Lyubar charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kostyantyn Lyubar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 68 played minutes FC Shakhtar Donetsk got a freekick which was hit by Kostyantyn Lyubar. 71 minutes into the match, FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Orest Redushko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tymofiy Jakovenko. If Arkhyp Bidlovskyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tymofiy Jakovenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arkhyp Bidlovskyi hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. If Petro Dremlyuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 88th minute, Petro Dremlyuk made a precise shot to the right of Grygoriy Bezdolnyi. FIORENTINA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Stepan Lubenets fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FIORENTINA's protests and gave Stepan Lubenets a yellow card for diving instead. If Yaroslav Tsyperdyuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Petro Dremlyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Grygoriy Bezdolnyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petro Dremlyuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Shakhtar Donetsk were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FIORENTINA for a fine match.