League Play-Off

Juschnoukrajinsk
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vladyslav Solovonyuk made the kick off and thus started the match. Lev Pyvovarenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mykola Shkarupa, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Sergiy Galchuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lev Pyvovarenko having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 10th minute when Vladyslav Solovonyuk elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Orest Golaydo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasyl Virt in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute Mykola Shkarupa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lev Pyvovarenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Simferopolj's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lyubomyr Bidnenko was slow to take the kick. During this time Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy's corner Lyubomyr Bidnenko fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lev Pyvovarenko quite easily take care of the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy's Sergiy Galchuk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lev Pyvovarenko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 25 minutes, Mykola Shkarupa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mykola Shkarupa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Simferopolj's goalkeeper Lev Pyvovarenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergiy Galchuk. Simferopolj's Lev Pyvovarenko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Simferopolj from getting a goal against them. Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy's Orest Golaydo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasyl Virt in the 29th minute of play. Vasyl Virt charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vasyl Virt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st minute, Vasyl Virt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34thth minute of the game Mykola Shkarupa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Simferopolj's Lev Pyvovarenko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lev Pyvovarenko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergiy Galchuk in the 35th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vsevolod Khomyn during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Simferopolj booed when Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vsevolod Khomyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 played minutes Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy got a freekick which was hit by Mykola Shkarupa.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mykola Shkarupa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Yuriy Konoplyanka fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Simferopolj's protests and gave Yuriy Konoplyanka a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd minute, Mykola Shkarupa made a precise shot to the right of Lev Pyvovarenko. Simferopolj's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Simferopolj's Lev Pyvovarenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiy Galchuk in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Mykola Shkarupa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vasyl Virt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Orest Golaydo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Lev Pyvovarenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mykola Shkarupa in the 66th minute of play. Ostap Symonchuk kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Lyubomyr Bidnenko, 68 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 70 minutes of play, Simferopolj's Vasyl Virt made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orest Golaydo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 77th minute, Vasyl Virt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lev Pyvovarenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mykola Shkarupa in the 80th minute of the match. Lev Pyvovarenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergiy Galchuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Vsevolod Khomyn was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. In the 82nd match minute, Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vsevolod Khomyn to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Simferopolj's zone, Zakhar Tymoschuk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lev Pyvovarenko came out of the goal and Zakhar Tymoschuk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sergiy Galchuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lev Pyvovarenko having to interfere. Vasyl Virt in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Orest Golaydo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Simferopolj players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Juschnoukrajinsk Trudovi Rezervy from taking control. The game ends in a draw.