League Play-Off

Zhemrynka Palats Spo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zakhar Khrypko kicked off to start the match. Orest Gutnikevych sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Denys Novytskyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zakhar Khrypko, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Orest Gutnikevych sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Borys Zhersh hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After 29 minutes, Zakhar Khrypko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Makyiyivka and the Zhemrynka Stal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th match minute, Makyiyivka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zakhar Khrypko to maneuver through the defense. Yevgen Zamkovyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Kobzar in the 31st minute of the match. Ivan Kobzar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd match minute, Makyiyivka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mykhaylo Bilous to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Kobzar in the 47th minute of play forced Makyiyivka's goalkeeper Yevgen Zamkovyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivan Kobzar was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Grygoriy Dolotko notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Makyiyivka's Yevgen Zamkovyi. Yevgen Zamkovyi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Denys Novytskyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zakhar Khrypko in the 55th minute of play. Yevgen Zamkovyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Kobzar, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute, Taras Piddubnyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zakhar Khrypko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 67 minutes into the game, when Mykhaylo Bilous put in a rough tackle. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Makyiyivka! In the 71st match minute, Zhemrynka Stal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stepan Venchak to maneuver through the defense. Orest Gutnikevych fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denys Novytskyi having to interfere. Yevgen Zamkovyi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Kobzar went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Grygoriy Dolotko struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Yevgen Zamkovyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zhemrynka Stal. 85 minutes into the match, Makyiyivka's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Kobzar came free, but Yevgen Zamkovyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Makyiyivka's zone, Grygoriy Dolotko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yevgen Zamkovyi came out of the goal and Grygoriy Dolotko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivan Kobzar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yevgen Zamkovyi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. If Orest Gutnikevych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zhemrynka Stal's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.