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Mykolayiv Palats Spo
Spectators: 6743 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yarema Kulakovskyi got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute, Yakiv Shkred reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Volodymyr Zhelikhovskyj. The goal made the score 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, SK Sambir's Oleg Gluschenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentyn Gusak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yarema Kulakovskyi struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Volodymyr Zhelikhovskyj didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mykolayiv. Yakiv Shkred sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Volodymyr Zhelikhovskyj managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Mykolayiv's Yakiv Shkred fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 21st minute Yakiv Chumachenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentyn Gusak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fedir Bondarchuk hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Valentyn Gusak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yakiv Chumachenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oleg Gluschenko in the 32nd minute of play forced Mykolayiv's goalkeeper Valentyn Gusak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oleg Gluschenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Valentyn Gusak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Myroslav Slyusar kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. If Yakiv Shkred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yakiv Chumachenko to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Mykolayiv's goal looked a bit too open when Yakiv Chumachenko came free, but Valentyn Gusak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Volodymyr Zhelikhovskyj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yarema Kulakovskyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Mykolayiv's zone, Tymur Lubenets stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentyn Gusak came out of the goal and Tymur Lubenets tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Mykolayiv's zone, Oleg Gluschenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentyn Gusak came out of the goal and Oleg Gluschenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Valentyn Gusak managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when SK Sambir's Oleg Gluschenko fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 67 minutes, Oleg Gluschenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SK Sambir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oleg Gluschenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yakiv Chumachenko might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valentyn Gusak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yakiv Chumachenko ran back to his position shaking his head. If Yakiv Shkred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yakiv Shkred in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Volodymyr Zhelikhovskyj saved SK Sambir from getting behind. Mykolayiv's Yakiv Shkred got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Yakiv Shkred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yarema Kulakovskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Tymur Lubenets managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SK Sambir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tymur Lubenets was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute, Stepan Shalata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tymur Lubenets kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Arsen Bakhurynsjkyi, 94 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yarema Kulakovskyi in the 96th minute of play forced SK Sambir's goalkeeper Volodymyr Zhelikhovskyj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mykolayiv had played much better football throughout.