League Play-Off

Ochtyrka Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oleg Bidakh got the match started through his kick off. Ivan Shulyak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Yaroshenko having to interfere. Arsen Getsko came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Dokuchaevsjk FC Stalj's Mykyta Semenenko. But to his dismay, Mykyta Semenenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Mykyta Semenenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oleg Bidakh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Sergiy Tytarchuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ochtyrka Naftovyk's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergiy Tytarchuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bogdan Yaroshenko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Oleg Bidakh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiy Tytarchuk in the 28th minute of play forced Dokuchaevsjk FC Stalj's goalkeeper Bogdan Yaroshenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Shulyak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Bogdan Yaroshenko made a huge save. After having played for 41 minutes, Sergiy Tytarchuk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ochtyrka Naftovyk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergiy Tytarchuk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Dokuchaevsjk FC Stalj were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sergiy Tytarchuk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Grygoriy Lykholat was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 52nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Arsen Getsko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Bidakh in the 54th minute of the match. Oleg Bidakh struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Arsen Getsko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dokuchaevsjk FC Stalj. Bogdan Yaroshenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergiy Tytarchuk in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute Ivan Shulyak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Yaroshenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Igor Lozynskyi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ochtyrka Naftovyk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dokuchaevsjk FC Stalj the free kick. Igor Lozynskyi hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Oleg Bidakh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dokuchaevsjk FC Stalj's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oleg Bidakh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Ochtyrka Naftovyk's Arsen Getsko got control of the ball when Mykyta Semenenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gennadiy Tarakhtiy during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 72 minutes into the match, Ivan Shulyak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Yaroshenko. Dokuchaevsjk FC Stalj's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivan Shulyak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Arsen Getsko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Bidakh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bogdan Yaroshenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergiy Tytarchuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Bogdan Yaroshenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergiy Tytarchuk in the 82nd minute of the match. If Ivan Shulyak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergiy Tytarchuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Bogdan Yaroshenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergiy Tytarchuk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ivan Shulyak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Oleg Bidakh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.