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Spectators: 9338 (Terracing: 7005, Seating: 2148, VIP seats: 185) FK LVIV's Artem Rusol started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Slavyan Stanulov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borys Okhrimenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 4 minutes, Stepan Ulaniv mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FK LVIV and the Odeasa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Oleg Romanyshyn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roman Pokladok showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. FK LVIV's Artem Rusol got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Roman Pokladok managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK LVIV's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Pokladok was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oleg Romanyshyn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Artem Rusol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oleg Romanyshyn having to interfere. In the 19th match minute, Odeasa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artem Komarnytskyi to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Artem Rusol put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Oleg Romanyshyn. Slavyan Stanulov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borys Okhrimenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After some careless play in the Odeasa defense, Artem Rusol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oleg Romanyshyn. The Odeasa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oleg Romanyshyn should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Odeasa booed when FK LVIV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vasyl Olischuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Odeasa booed when FK LVIV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stepan Ulaniv didn't get a good kick on the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Artem Romanyuk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Slavyan Stanulov. FK LVIV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artem Romanyuk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 38th minute Artem Rusol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Romanyshyn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Odeasa's goalkeeper Oleg Romanyshyn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artem Rusol. Artem Rusol might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oleg Romanyshyn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Artem Rusol ran back to his position shaking his head. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Taras Vaskovets to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Artem Rusol 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. In the 58thth minute of the game Artem Rusol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Odeasa's Oleg Romanyshyn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st minute Artem Rusol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Romanyshyn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Artem Rusol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artem Rusol in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oleg Romanyshyn saved Odeasa from getting behind. Artem Komarnytskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The supporters of FK LVIV booed when Odeasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artem Komarnytskyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. With 86 minutes on the clock, Ostap Pinchuk commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Odeasa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! Artem Rusol shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After 89 minutes, Panas Sklyarenko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Odeasa and the FK LVIV players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th minute, Panas Sklyarenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, Odeasa's goal looked a bit too open when Artem Rusol came free, but Oleg Romanyshyn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Stanislav Sirenko came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the FK LVIV 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 Stanislav Sirenko couldn't finish the play. Oleg Romanyshyn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artem Rusol, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. In the 99th minute the ball was on its way in behind FK LVIV's goalkeeper Slavyan Stanulov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the FK LVIV players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.