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Alushta Arena
Spectators: 6741 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 0) Orest Dudnyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vyacheslav Pavlyuchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Rodion Pjyatachenko fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alushta FC Metalurg's protests and gave Rodion Pjyatachenko a yellow card for diving instead. Vyacheslav Pavlyuchenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Orest Dudnyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Alushta FC Metalurg booed when Novyj Rozdil Helios was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taras Syvukha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rostyslav Kovtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vsevolod Matviychuk in the 15th minute of play. Alushta FC Metalurg's Orest Dudnyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vyacheslav Pavlyuchenko in the 17th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Novyj Rozdil Helios's zone, Igor Burjakiv stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rostyslav Kovtun came out of the goal and Igor Burjakiv tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grygoriy Volodsjkyi in the 25th minute of play forced Alushta FC Metalurg's goalkeeper Orest Dudnyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orest Dudnyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grygoriy Volodsjkyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Vitaliy Gerasymenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Rostyslav Kovtun made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Novyj Rozdil Helios's zone, Vitaliy Gerasymenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rostyslav Kovtun came out of the goal and Vitaliy Gerasymenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rostyslav Kovtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Burjakiv in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Igor Burjakiv to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Burjakiv in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rostyslav Kovtun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Vyacheslav Pavlyuchenko came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Novyj Rozdil Helios 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 Vyacheslav Pavlyuchenko couldn't finish the play. When Igor Burjakiv came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Alushta FC Metalurg 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 Igor Burjakiv couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute Igor Burjakiv shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostyslav Kovtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Novyj Rozdil Helios's Rostyslav Kovtun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Burjakiv in the 70th minute of play. Rostyslav Kovtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Gerasymenko in the 78th minute of play. Igor Burjakiv received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Rostyslav Kovtun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rostyslav Kovtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Gerasymenko in the 83rd minute of play. Vitaliy Gerasymenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Rostyslav Kovtun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vitaliy Gerasymenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.