League Play-Off

Smila Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Danylo Muzychuk got the match started through his kick off. Fedir Dankiv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Eduard Dragolyuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Svyatoslav Chernysh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eduard Dragolyuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danylo Muzychuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fedir Dankiv fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduard Dragolyuk having to interfere. After 13 minutes, Leonid Pjyatachenko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smila FC Zoria and the Isjum players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonid Pjyatachenko hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After 15 minutes, Zakhar Dychko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Isjum and the Smila FC Zoria players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Isjum getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Zakhar Dychko hit a great ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Isjum's goalkeeper Maxym Kogut, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th minute Fedir Dankiv shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduard Dragolyuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olexiy Fedota kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the game, Danylo Shybko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Isjum's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Smila FC Zoria the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Isjum fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! Maxym Kogut went to the wrong direction when Svyatoslav Chernysh was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 37 minutes into the game, Fedir Dankiv cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Eduard Dragolyuk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fedir Dankiv recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Smila FC Zoria's Eduard Dragolyuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danylo Muzychuk in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danylo Muzychuk in the 46th minute of play forced Smila FC Zoria's goalkeeper Eduard Dragolyuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danylo Muzychuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduard Dragolyuk having to interfere.

The wind increased when Maxym Kozubskyi made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Smila FC Zoria's goal looked a bit too open when Danylo Muzychuk came free, but Eduard Dragolyuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 53 minutes, Marko Sobolevskyi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smila FC Zoria and the Isjum players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marko Sobolevskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 57thth minute of the game Maxym Kozubskyi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Isjum's Maxym Kogut was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 58 played minutes Isjum got a freekick which was hit by Danylo Muzychuk. Ruslan Zdebskyi charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruslan Zdebskyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Isjum fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! 62 minutes into the game, Svyatoslav Chernysh cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Maxym Kogut was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eduard Dragolyuk was a little too slow when Fedir Dankiv got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-2. Isjum's Maxym Kogut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxym Kozubskyi in the 71st minute of play. After 77 played minutes Isjum got a freekick which was hit by Fedir Dankiv. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fedir Dankiv got free with Eduard Dragolyuk in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maxym Kogut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vyacheslav Shatylo in the 81st minute of play. If Vyacheslav Shatylo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the match, Vyacheslav Shatylo notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Isjum's Maxym Kogut. Maxym Kogut was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Isjum's zone, Maxym Kozubskyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxym Kogut came out of the goal and Maxym Kozubskyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd match minute, Isjum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ostap Rudyka to maneuver through the defense. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.