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Pology Palats Sportu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vsevolod Sribnyi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Maxym Tymchyshyn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mykola Dmytryuk having to interfere. When Pology's Igor Popadyukha in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rotor's goalie prevented a goal. Vsevolod Sribnyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mykola Dmytryuk having to interfere. In the 21st match minute, Pology was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lyubomyr Derypapa to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Igor Popadyukha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Popadyukha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Igor Popadyukha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Igor Popadyukha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pology's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Popadyukha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rotor's Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Rotor from getting a goal against them. Lyubomyr Derypapa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

54 minutes into the match, Rotor's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Popadyukha came free, but Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mykola Dmytryuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vsevolod Sribnyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Borys Skybenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rotor's zone, Lyubomyr Derypapa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk came out of the goal and Lyubomyr Derypapa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rotor's Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lyubomyr Derypapa in the 63rd minute of play. If Lyubomyr Derypapa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pology's Lyubomyr Derypapa got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 77th minute, one of Rotor: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 Rotor. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Pology. Borys Vyshnyak stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk. 2-0. After 81 played minutes Pology got a freekick which was hit by Borys Skybenko. 86 minutes into the match, Valentyn Ischuk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yaroslav Ivakhnyuk. Rotor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valentyn Ischuk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Borys Skybenko's late challenge caught a Rotor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Borys Skybenko helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Rotor booed when Pology was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Borys Skybenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zakhar Ostroushko charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zakhar Ostroushko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 96 played minutes Pology got a freekick which was hit by Zakhar Ostroushko. In the 99th minute Rotor were awarded a corner. Demjan Husyev went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Vadym Makoviy heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Pology walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.