League

Berdjansjk
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Oleg Lemishevskyi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of LIVERPOOL booed when Berdjansjk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demjan Lepyavko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artem Yakhno hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Bogdan Puchkov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lyubomyr Shalata. Berdjansjk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bogdan Puchkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bogdan Puchkov might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lyubomyr Shalata. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bogdan Puchkov ran back to his position shaking his head. Lyubomyr Shalata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Puchkov in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Lev Gryschenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walmyr Rossi. LIVERPOOL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lev Gryschenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Bogdan Puchkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of LIVERPOOL booed when Berdjansjk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demjan Lepyavko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lyubomyr Shalata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Puchkov in the 21st minute of the match. After 24 minutes, Artem Yakhno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Berdjansjk and the LIVERPOOL players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Berdjansjk's Artem Yakhno got a free kick in the 24th minute. When Gennadiy Rozlach came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the LIVERPOOL 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 Gennadiy Rozlach couldn't finish the play. After 27 played minutes Berdjansjk got a freekick which was hit by Mykyta Zhdaha. In the 29th minute, Bogdan Puchkov made a precise shot to the right of Lyubomyr Shalata. Berdjansjk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 32 minutes into the match, Bogdan Puchkov notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Berdjansjk's Lyubomyr Shalata. Lyubomyr Shalata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bogdan Puchkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Lyubomyr Shalata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bogdan Puchkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyubomyr Shalata having to interfere. LIVERPOOL's Vladyslav Yarovenko was substituted for Mariano Firme. If Gennadiy Rozlach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bogdan Puchkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bogdan Puchkov to make the kick off. Bogdan Puchkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL's goal looked a bit too open when Artem Yakhno came free, but Walmyr Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Berdjansjk booed when LIVERPOOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Spets didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bogdan Puchkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Bogdan Puchkov came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the LIVERPOOL 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 Bogdan Puchkov couldn't finish the play. Walmyr Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Lemishevskyi in the 69th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Berdjansjk fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! After 80 minutes of play, LIVERPOOL's Bogdan Puchkov made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lyubomyr Shalata was left in no man's land by his defense there! 83 minutes into the game, Gennadiy Rozlach recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lyubomyr Shalata. Gennadiy Rozlach showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Berdjansjk's goalkeeper Lyubomyr Shalata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mykyta Zhdaha got his second yellow card in the match during the 87th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Lyubomyr Shalata was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bogdan Puchkov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-7 in the 89 minute of play. Gennadiy Rozlach scored 1-8 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lyubomyr Shalata, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. LIVERPOOL played a much better game than Berdjansjk and deserved their victory. The Berdjansjk players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.