League Play-Off

Saki Sportyvnyj Komp
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yakiv Shpak made the kick off and thus started the match. Vitaliy Kuprienko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Danylo Sanzhar took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Yevgen Kozachenko to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Saki Stal getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Panas Mykhayliv hit a great ball. Eduard Dedechko might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marjan Orlatyi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eduard Dedechko ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Saki Stal's Yakiv Shevchenko got a free kick in the 19th minute. If Yakiv Shpak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eduard Dedechko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Saki Stal's zone, Yakiv Shpak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marjan Orlatyi came out of the goal and Yakiv Shpak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The long shot by Ruslan Rybkovskyi in the 34th minute really tested Yevgen Kozachenko's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Marjan Orlatyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Dedechko in the 37th minute of play. Vasyljkiv's Eduard Dedechko got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Yakiv Shpak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vasyljkiv's supporters rose to their feet, but Yakiv Shpak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marjan Orlatyi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Yevgen Kozachenko managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Saki Stal's Vitaliy Kuprienko fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Danylo Sanzhar to make the kick off. If Yakiv Shpak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduard Dedechko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marjan Orlatyi having to make a save. 58 minutes into the game, Yakiv Shpak recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marjan Orlatyi. Yakiv Shpak showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yakiv Shpak in the 62nd minute of play forced Saki Stal's goalkeeper Marjan Orlatyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Saki Stal getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Yakiv Shevchenko hit a great ball. After 71 minutes of play, Vasyljkiv's Eduard Dedechko made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marjan Orlatyi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vitaliy Kuprienko kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Yevgen Kozachenko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitaliy Kuprienko, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Vasyljkiv's Yevgen Kozachenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tymofiy Petrivsjkyi in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Ruslan Rybkovskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.