League Play-Off

Evpatorija Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zakhar Lebidj made the kick off which started today's match. When Eduard Mykhaylenko came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Evpatorija FC Stalj 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 Eduard Mykhaylenko couldn't finish the play. Denys Skorobrekh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Mykhaylenko in the 11th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Pylyp Omelchenko notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Evpatorija FC Stalj's Panas Mochulyak. Panas Mochulyak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ruslan Mochulyak hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Borys Kastornyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maxym Borgun kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After having played for 37 minutes, Zakhar Lebidj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rakowets's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zakhar Lebidj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Zakhar Lebidj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denys Skorobrekh made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Borys Kastornyi sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eduard Mykhaylenko made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zakhar Lebidj in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Panas Mochulyak saved Evpatorija FC Stalj from getting behind. Panas Mochulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zakhar Lebidj in the 54th minute of the match. Tykhon Serdyuk scored 1-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Denys Skorobrekh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 61 minutes, Leonid Kazymyrchyk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rakowets and the Evpatorija FC Stalj players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rakowets's Leonid Kazymyrchyk got a free kick in the 61st minute. Borys Kastornyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Denys Skorobrekh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Evpatorija FC Stalj's Eduard Mykhaylenko got a free kick in the 67th minute. After having played for 71 minutes, Fedir Makarenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rakowets's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fedir Makarenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Pylyp Omelchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evpatorija FC Stalj's Panas Mochulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zakhar Lebidj in the 75th minute of play. Pylyp Omelchenko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Panas Mochulyak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Evpatorija FC Stalj's Panas Mochulyak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Evpatorija FC Stalj from getting a goal against them. Pylyp Omelchenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakhar Lebidj in the 85th minute of play forced Evpatorija FC Stalj's goalkeeper Panas Mochulyak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Evpatorija FC Stalj getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Tykhon Serdyuk hit a great ball. Zakhar Lebidj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Panas Mochulyak having to interfere. Pylyp Omelchenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Panas Mochulyak having to make a save. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.