League Play-Off

Hyriw Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Zhemrynka Stal's Vasyl Voskoboynyk got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Grygoriy Dolotko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Borys Rudenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grygoriy Dolotko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Borys Rudenko having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Kobzar in the 15th minute of play forced Hyriw's goalkeeper Borys Rudenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhemrynka Stal's Denys Novytskyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Zhemrynka Stal from getting a goal against them. Ivan Kobzar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Borys Rudenko having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Bogdan Kuzjmenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Borys Rudenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grygoriy Dolotko in the 31st minute of play. Borys Rudenko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grygoriy Dolotko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valeriy Shalin got free with Denys Novytskyi in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Orest Illyaschuk hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, Zhemrynka Stal's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Monashevskyi came free, but Denys Novytskyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute of the match Borys Zhersh sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Borys Rudenko skillfully saved the ball. After the first half Zhemrynka Stal were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivan Kobzar to make the kick off. Denys Novytskyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriy Shalin in the 53rd minute of play. Vasyl Voskoboynyk charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vasyl Voskoboynyk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vasyl Voskoboynyk kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Bogdan Monashevskyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Denys Novytskyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hyriw's Borys Rudenko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Hyriw from getting a goal against them. Zhemrynka Stal's Denys Novytskyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogdan Monashevskyi in the 71st minute of play. Denys Novytskyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogdan Monashevskyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Ivan Kobzar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79th minute, Valeriy Shalin 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. If Grygoriy Dolotko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ivan Kobzar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denys Novytskyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Monashevskyi in the 94th minute of play. Bogdan Monashevskyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Hyriw supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Zhemrynka Stal's performance. The match ended with a win for Zhemrynka Stal.