League Play-Off

Vinnytsja Sportyvnyj
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pavlo Gudzikevych got the match started through his kick off. When Ruslan Sopkiv fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vinnytsja Metalist's protests and gave Ruslan Sopkiv a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Vinnytsja Metalist's Ruslan Sopkiv got a free kick in the 2nd minute. If Yaroslav Tsyperdyuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arkhyp Marynchuk got free with Orest Redushko in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pavlo Gudzikevych fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orest Redushko having to interfere. Petro Dremlyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Artur Veretko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zakhar Babenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Orest Redushko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of FC Shakhtar Donetsk booed when Vinnytsja Metalist was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Sopkiv didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arkhyp Marynchuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vitaliy Boyko hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Petro Dremlyuk to strike the kick off in the second half. Eduard Vikaryuk's late challenge caught a FC Shakhtar Donetsk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduard Vikaryuk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th match minute, Vinnytsja Metalist was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Vikaryuk to maneuver through the defense. If Petro Dremlyuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaroslav Tsyperdyuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Veretko having to interfere. Petro Dremlyuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Arkhyp Marynchuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Veretko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petro Dremlyuk in the 72nd minute of the match. Yaroslav Tsyperdyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Artur Veretko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vyacheslav Onykienko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkhyp Marynchuk in the 83rd minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Orest Redushko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vinnytsja Metalist's Pavlo Gudzikevych got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkhyp Marynchuk in the 86th minute of play forced FC Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Orest Redushko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Arkhyp Marynchuk 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. Orest Redushko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkhyp Marynchuk in the 93rd minute of play. If Arkhyp Marynchuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vinnytsja Metalist were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Shakhtar Donetsk for a fine match.