Official Cup

Rural Stadium
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ruslan Rurych kicked off to start the match. Vasyl Shevel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriy Golubenko in the 3rd minute of the match. A collision led to Nychyporivka Ψ getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Pavlo Bezsmertnyi hit a great ball. Nychyporivka Ψ's Borys Tkachenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruslan Danylovskyi in the 5th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Nychyporivka Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Anton Galun. The supporters of FC Ruh Lviv booed when Nychyporivka Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vyacheslav Tsygytsya didn't get a good kick on the ball. Borys Tkachenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruslan Rurych in the 14th minute of play. In the 19th match minute, Nychyporivka Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Illja Radevych to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Olexiy Golyuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ruh Lviv's supporters rose to their feet, but Olexiy Golyuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Borys Tkachenko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 24 minutes into the match, Nychyporivka Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Rurych came free, but Borys Tkachenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a long run with the ball, Ruslan Rurych did a trick in the 43rd minute in front of Nychyporivka Ψ's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-1. An impressive performance by FC Ruh Lviv's Ruslan Rurych! Illja Radevych struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Vasyl Shevel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nychyporivka Ψ. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valeriy Golubenko was the one to do the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Nychyporivka Ψ's goalkeeper Borys Tkachenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruslan Danylovskyi. Vasyl Shevel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Chalyi in the 61st minute of play. When Valeriy Golubenko fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nychyporivka Ψ's protests and gave Valeriy Golubenko a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 played minutes Nychyporivka Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Valeriy Golubenko. Viktor Yaxmanitskyi hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Kyrylo Nedelyuk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Nychyporivka Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Rurych came free, but Borys Tkachenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasyl Shevel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Chalyi in the 76th minute of the match. Gennadiy Getsko hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Nychyporivka Ψ's Kyrylo Nedelyuk got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nychyporivka Ψ's Valeriy Golubenko got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Ruh Lviv's Vasyl Shevel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavlo Bezsmertnyi in the 82nd minute of play. Vyacheslav Tsygytsya charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vyacheslav Tsygytsya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vasyl Shevel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valeriy Golubenko went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score.