League Play-Off

Zhydachiv Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tykhon Gaydarzhy started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mykhaylo Gogil in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vyacheslav Goncharenko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tymur Makhnovskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Tykhon Gaydarzhy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orest Shtanjko having to interfere. Orest Shtanjko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladyslav Gumenyuk in the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Zhydachiv FC Stalj booed when Polonne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Popadyukha didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Polonne's goalkeeper Vyacheslav Goncharenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arsen Vaskovets. Vladyslav Gumenyuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st match minute, Polonne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marjan Rudenko to maneuver through the defense. Rodion Klymenko was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 32nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tykhon Gaydarzhy in the 35th minute of play forced Zhydachiv FC Stalj's goalkeeper Orest Shtanjko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Zhydachiv FC Stalj getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Gavrylo Gorban hit a great ball. Tykhon Gaydarzhy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orest Shtanjko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tykhon Gaydarzhy's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. In the 42ndth minute of the game Vladyslav Gumenyuk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zhydachiv FC Stalj's Orest Shtanjko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47th minute Tykhon Gaydarzhy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orest Shtanjko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mykhaylo Gogil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Tymur Makhnovskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute of the match Rodion Klymenko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vyacheslav Goncharenko showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Polonne defense, Mykhaylo Gogil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vyacheslav Goncharenko. The Polonne fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vyacheslav Goncharenko should have stopped the shot. Vladyslav Gumenyuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orest Shtanjko having to interfere. If Tykhon Gaydarzhy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Mykhaylo Gogil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vyacheslav Goncharenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vyacheslav Goncharenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsen Vaskovets in the 77th minute of play. Orest Shtanjko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tykhon Gaydarzhy in the 80th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Polonne's Tykhon Gaydarzhy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Orest Shtanjko. That made the score 1-1 after 83 minutes of play. Mykhaylo Gogil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 minutes of play Polonne's Tymur Makhnovskyi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Tymur Makhnovskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.