League Play-Off

Khorol Sportyvnyj Ko
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Illja Mykytin started the match with the kick off. Rostyslav Shtanjko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Illja Mykytin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla's Denys Scheglyuk in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Khorol's goalie prevented a goal. Denys Scheglyuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Ditkovskyi having to interfere. Denys Scheglyuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Ditkovskyi having to interfere. Denys Scheglyuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Igor Ditkovskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla's Vladyslav Rozvora got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arsen Siryi kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With a little luck, Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla's Oleg Tymchyshyn got control of the ball when Panas Tkachenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Illja Mykytin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 26th minute. Khorol's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 29 minutes, Vladyslav Rozvora made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Khorol's Igor Ditkovskyi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla's Denys Scheglyuk got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Panas Tkachenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Denys Scheglyuk made a precise shot to the right of Igor Ditkovskyi. Khorol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The Khorol players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Denys Scheglyuk to make the kick off. Igor Ditkovskyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denys Scheglyuk in the 54th minute of the match. If Vladyslav Rozvora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute Illja Mykytin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Tymchyshyn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dmytro Semchenko charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dmytro Semchenko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 64 played minutes Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla got a freekick which was hit by Yaroslav Lemishevskyi. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla's goalkeeper Oleg Tymchyshyn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th match minute, Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsen Siryi to maneuver through the defense. Oleg Tymchyshyn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Illja Mykytin in the 75th minute of the match. A collision led to Khorol getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Artur Buzila hit a great ball. In the 79th of the match, Denys Scheglyuk tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Igor Ditkovskyi got in the way and made a wonderful save. 83 minutes into the game, Illja Mykytin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Oleg Tymchyshyn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Panas Tkachenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladyslav Rozvora could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Igor Ditkovskyi made a huge save. Denys Scheglyuk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Igor Ditkovskyi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denys Scheglyuk in the 98th minute of play forced Khorol's goalkeeper Igor Ditkovskyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Khorol supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla's performance. The match ended with a win for Ordzhonikidze FC Vorskla.