League Play-Off

Halytsch Palats Spor
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tykhon Stafiychuk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Yalta FC's Mykola Sirko got a free kick in the 8th minute. Mykola Sirko might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonid Laschenko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mykola Sirko ran back to his position shaking his head. If Mykola Shershun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th match minute, Halytsch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mykola Shershun to maneuver through the defense. Danylo Bidnenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Mefodiy Khomyn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Halytsch's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mefodiy Mynka was slow to take the kick. During this time Yalta FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Yalta FC's Mefodiy Mynka to fire away a dangerous shot which Leonid Laschenko despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mykola Sirko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Mykola Sirko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonid Laschenko was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 38 minutes into the match, Volodymyr Teplyi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Halytsch's Leonid Laschenko. Leonid Laschenko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Halytsch's zone, Mykola Sirko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonid Laschenko came out of the goal and Mykola Sirko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Danylo Bidnenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Mykola Sirko got free with Leonid Laschenko in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonid Laschenko made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Mykola Sirko sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Yalta FC booed when Halytsch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaroslav Rotan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tykhon Stafiychuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Leonid Laschenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mefodiy Khomyn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demjan Martyschuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. If Tykhon Stafiychuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danylo Bidnenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Mefodiy Khomyn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mefodiy Khomyn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Demjan Martyschuk's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Mykola Sirko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eduard Gubskyi charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eduard Gubskyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonid Laschenko had in the 79thth minute some difficulties stopping Mefodiy Mynka's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a long run with the ball, Mefodiy Mynka did a trick in the 79th minute in front of Halytsch's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-2. An impressive performance by Yalta FC's Mefodiy Mynka! Mefodiy Khomyn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danylo Bidnenko in the 82nd minute of the match. Volodymyr Teplyi charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Volodymyr Teplyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Volodymyr Teplyi hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. When Danylo Bidnenko came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Halytsch 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 Danylo Bidnenko couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Halytsch getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Valentyn Oschypko hit a great ball. Tykhon Stafiychuk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yalta FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.