League Play-Off

GEDEON
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alushta's Volodymyr Kapanystyi 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. If Denys Beletskyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute Denys Beletskyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasyl Dankiv saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Volodymyr Kapanystyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gennadiy Voznyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Vyacheslav Kovalchuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denys Beletskyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Vasyl Dankiv tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Gennadiy Voznyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC SALAMANDRA's supporters rose to their feet, but Gennadiy Voznyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vyacheslav Kovalchuk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alushta's Vyacheslav Kovalchuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gennadiy Voznyi in the 39th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Alushta's zone, Gennadiy Voznyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vyacheslav Kovalchuk came out of the goal and Gennadiy Voznyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Arsen Burjakiv had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasyl Dankiv showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denys Beletskyi in the 46th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Gennadiy Voznyi made the kick off in the second half. Denys Beletskyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasyl Dankiv having to interfere. Gennadiy Voznyi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vyacheslav Kovalchuk having to make a save. Gennadiy Voznyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arsen Burjakiv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Vyacheslav Kovalchuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Mykyta Vischak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yarema Nedilko kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Svyatoslav Pitsur took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vyacheslav Kovalchuk. Alushta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, FC SALAMANDRA's goalkeeper Vasyl Dankiv had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denys Beletskyi. Yarema Nedilko's late challenge caught a FC SALAMANDRA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yarema Nedilko helped the player get up and apologised. FC SALAMANDRA's Vasyl Dankiv proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save FC SALAMANDRA from getting a goal against them. When Arsen Burjakiv came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the FC SALAMANDRA 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 Arsen Burjakiv couldn't finish the play. After 96 minutes of play Alushta's Mykyta Vischak was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Alushta getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Mykyta Vischak hit a great ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.