Second League. Already defined for the "golden" match?

Dnipro-1 prevailed in a fundamental confrontation over its main competitor, Metalist 1925.

It will be recalled that the results of group tournaments determine not only the holders of passes to the first league, but also the participants of the additional match for the title of the strongest second league team. Of course, for this, first of all, you need to get ahead of everyone in your group. And if the players of "Agribusiness" managed to break away from their closest pursuer - "Prykarpattia", then in group "B" there is a fierce struggle for leadership between "Dnipro-1" and "Metalist 1925".

That is why yesterday's face-to-face confrontation between Dnipro and Slobozhanets, who were separated by only two points, was very important for the distribution of places at the finish. Most experts considered higher the chances of the hosts, who have already won eight in a row, although for various reasons they could not help stopper Maxim Bilyk and midfielder Arthur Karnoza. Kharkiv played almost in the optimal lineup, the only thing that worried their fans was the shot fired at the scorer Serhiy Davydov, who had already left the field without a goal in four matches.

It should be noted that the match did not cause a stir, 4000 fans gathered in the stands. But those spectators who came to the "Dnipro-Arena" did not lose, because the rivals showed a good level of training. Before the break, the hosts controlled the ball more often, but they failed to score a quick goal, although Yegor Chegurko scored twice from a favorable position. Dnipro took the lead only in the 34th minute, when after drawing the standard position Serhiy Loginov won a riding duel, and the ball after his ricochet from the bar flew into the net. 1: 0.

After the break, both teams increased in speed, free zones began to appear, and the defenders literally at the last moment managed to eliminate the dangerous passages of Vladislav Supryaga from Dnipro and his namesake from Kharkiv - Krai. The captain of the hosts Serhiy Kravchenko also scored dangerously, but the leader of the attack of the guests Davydov did not manage to find himself in a striking position, and his goalless series continued. The hosts played more to win and are now five points ahead of Slobozhanets, making an important step towards the "golden" match with the winner of another group.

As for the rivalry of the teams in group "A", the derby in Khmelnytsky ("Podillya" - "Agribusiness" - 0: 4) was attended by 1800 fans. The guests from Volochysk managed to tip the scales in their favor only in the second half. Immediately after the break, Vitaliy Hrusha opened an account, and this derailed the representatives of the regional center. Andriy Donets's wards brought the case to defeat without much effort, and the restless Vitaliy Hrusha made a "double". He now has 12 goals scored, which is a very decent figure for a midfielder.

It seemed that the account would not be opened until the break in Morshyn, where Skala hosted Prykarpattia. But the guest captain Volodymyr Boryshkevych had a different point of view, who in the 45th minute forced the home goalkeeper Oleh Bilyk to capitulate with an insidious shot from afar. And in the second half, the leader of the attack on "Prykarpattia" Igor Khudobyak reminded himself, who from close range adjusted the flight of the ball to the net, making himself a great gift for his birthday. 0: 2. Volodymyr Kovalyuk's wards again defeated Skala without much effort, not allowing it to score at least one goal of prestige in the third face-off.

Group A

21 round

05.04.2018

Skala - Prykarpattia - 0: 2

06.04.2018

Lviv - Bukovyna - 0: 0

Arsenal-Kyivshchyna - Polissya - 0: 4

Podillya - Agribusiness - 0: 4

07.04.2018

"Niva-B" - "Niva" - 1: 0

Standings

 

 

G

W

D

L

GD

P

1.

Ahrobiznes

19

18

0

1

52-14

54

2.

Prykarpattya

19

14

2

3

44-21

44

3.

Lviv

19

8

5

6

22-16

29

4.

Niva-B

19

7

6

6

19-15

27

5.

Nyva

19

7

6

6

19-20

27

6.

Polissya

19

6

2

11

20-33

20

7.

Bukovyna

19

4

7

8

23-29

19

8.

Rock

19

5

4

10

18-26

19

9.

Podillya

19

4

3

12

15-32

15

10.

Arsenal-Kyiv region

19

4

1

14

15-41

13

Group B

24 round

06.04.2018

Ingulets-2 - Dnipro - 1: 3

"Mykolaiv-2" - "Mir" - 0: 0

07.04.2018

"Shipbuilder" - "Energy" - 1: 3

Nikopol - Tavriya Simferopol - 0: 0

"Dnipro-1" - "Metalist 1925" - 1: 0

10.04.2018

Metalurh - Real Pharma

Standings

 

 

G

W

D

L

GD

P

1.

Dnipro-1

24

19

2

3

59-10

59

2.

Metalist 1925

24

17

3

4

60-17

54

3.

Energy

24

13

3

8

51-27

42

4.

Tavriya Simferopol

24

10

7

7

35-28

37

5.

World

24

9

9

6

26-19

36

6.

Real Pharma

23

9

4

10

35-32

31

7.

Nikopol

24

7

10

7

21-23

31

8.

Dnipro

24

14

6

4

49-19

30

9.

Mykolaiv-2

24

7

5

12

25-41

26

10.

Shipbuilder

24

4

4

16

25-59

16

11.

Ingulet-2

24

2

6

16

20-53

12

12.

Metalurh

23

2

1

20

9-87

7

 Note. According to the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Dnipro was deducted 18 points for debts.

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