League Play-Off

Pyrjatyn 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. Ostap Barabukha started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Znamjanka getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Igor Minyaylo hit a great ball. Stepan Chapko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ostap Barabukha in the 13th minute of the match. In the 18th match minute, Znamjanka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vyacheslav Medin to maneuver through the defense. After 18 played minutes, Pyrjatyn Metalurg's Vsevolod Zaynchkovskyi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andriy Galyuza came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pyrjatyn Metalurg reached it. Matviy Zalizko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andriy Galyuza having to make a save. 24 minutes into the match, Fedir Tarnovskyi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pyrjatyn Metalurg's Stepan Chapko. Stepan Chapko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Fedir Tarnovskyi came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Znamjanka fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fedir Tarnovskyi couldn't finish the play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Ostap Barabukha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pyrjatyn Metalurg's Stepan Chapko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yevgen Venglynskyi charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yevgen Venglynskyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 38 played minutes Pyrjatyn Metalurg got a freekick which was hit by Yevgen Venglynskyi. In the 39th minute, one of Pyrjatyn Metalurg:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pyrjatyn Metalurg. A collision led to Znamjanka getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Anatoliy Stargorodsjkyi hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matviy Zalizko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anatoliy Stargorodsjkyi got his second yellow card in the match during the 52nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 52 played minutes Znamjanka got a freekick which was hit by Anatoliy Stargorodsjkyi. Matviy Zalizko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igor Minyaylo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Stepan Chapko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pyrjatyn Metalurg's Myroslav Borovyk got a free kick in the 59th minute. Fedir Tarnovskyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stepan Chapko having to interfere. A collision led to Znamjanka getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Igor Minyaylo hit a great ball. Symon Rurych sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stepan Chapko made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Fedir Tarnovskyi sent off a good shot on target. 74 minutes into the match, Pyrjatyn Metalurg's goalkeeper Stepan Chapko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anatoliy Kovgan. Fedir Tarnovskyi made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 75thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Stepan Chapko would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. After 86 played minutes Znamjanka got a freekick which was hit by Dmytro Rak. After a rather tough play, Znamjanka's Igor Granovskyi got a free kick in the 88th minute. Matviy Zalizko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 90 played minutes Znamjanka got a freekick which was hit by Igor Minyaylo. Andriy Galyuza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matviy Zalizko's shot from short distance in the 98th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Znamjanka walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.