League Play-Off

Rava-Ruska
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro's Nazariy Selyuk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Halytsch's Danylo Bidnenko got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 14 minutes, Tykhon Gaidash mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro and the Halytsch players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro's Tykhon Gaidash got a free kick in the 14th minute. Panas Tkachuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Demjan Martyschuk in the 18th minute of the match. Panas Tkachuk came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Halytsch's Demjan Martyschuk. But to his dismay, Demjan Martyschuk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro's Nazariy Selyuk got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Halytsch's Leonid Laschenko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Halytsch from getting a goal against them. Halytsch's Leonid Laschenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nazariy Selyuk in the 25th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro's Nazariy Selyuk dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Yaroslav Garas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Leonid Laschenko skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro's Panas Tkachuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demjan Martyschuk in the 37th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Nazariy Selyuk took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Leonid Laschenko to make any attempt to save it. If Yaroslav Garas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 43 played minutes Halytsch got a freekick which was hit by Yaroslav Rotan. After 46 minutes Halytsch's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anatoliy Kovalchuk who took care of the corner kick. Anatoliy Kovalchuk made a great header on Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro's corner, it was just that Halytsch's Leonid Laschenko managed to reach the ball for a save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Demjan Martyschuk made a kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Danylo Bidnenko could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Panas Tkachuk however easily saved by the left post. Leonid Laschenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nazariy Selyuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th match minute, Halytsch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavlo Lyakh to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, Halytsch's goal looked a bit too open when Yaroslav Garas came free, but Leonid Laschenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro's Panas Tkachuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demjan Martyschuk in the 68th minute of play. Yaroslav Garas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatoliy Kovalchuk in the 75th minute of play forced Halytsch's goalkeeper Leonid Laschenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonid Laschenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nazariy Selyuk in the 76th minute of play. If Yaroslav Garas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Nazariy Selyuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro's supporters rose to their feet, but Nazariy Selyuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonid Laschenko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 82 minutes into the game, Eduard Gubskyi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Halytsch's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Halytsch fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! In the 87thth minute of the game Yaroslav Garas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Halytsch's Leonid Laschenko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Halytsch's goal looked a bit too open when Nazariy Selyuk came free, but Leonid Laschenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Yaroslav Garas 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. Nazariy Selyuk 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rava-Ruska FC Dnipro fans cheered their team off the field, for while Halytsch had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.