The first preliminary stage of the Cup of Ukraine. Match overview

19.07.2018 00:25

Tavria-Simferopol won the first round for the next round of the Cup of Ukraine, which took the hill over the Chaika. Photo by FC «Tavria-Simferopol»

Yesterday and today The first preliminary stage matches took place Cup of Ukraine season-2018/2019.

The starting match of the draw took place in Beryslav, where Tavriya-Simferopol hosted Chaika (Petropavlivska Borshchahivka). Before the match there was a downpour, which immediately complicated the attempts of the participants to please the combination football. On a heavy lawn, both teams were forced to adopt long passes, and there was no shortage of fierce fighting on the second floor. The first half can be recorded by the hosts, who added inspiration and confidence in their abilities with a quick goal scored by defender Vitaliy Fetisov in the 13th minute.

During the break, the guests, who showed good physical fitness, were able to level the game, and at the end of the fight even began to dictate their conditions, although the best opportunity to distinguish himself did not use the already mentioned Fetisov, who, joining the offensive, lost, breaking from a favorable position.

Tavriya-Simferopol head coach Serhiy Shevchenko, although he complained that the team's attacking potential was negatively affected by the absence of injured attack leader Yevhen Sokolan, was still satisfied with the actions of his wards. After all, the victory - 1: 0 brought the second-league "Tavria-Simferopol" closer to a meeting with senior rivals, as it was last season.

Vitaliy Fetisov did not hide his joy either, as his goal was the first in the reporting Cup draw. However, he noted that a lot of effort had to be made to win, as Chaika, despite its status as a debutant in professional competitions, was remembered for its intransigence.

"Crystal" won the derby

The derby in Nova Kakhovka was eagerly awaited, where Energia hosted a neighbor, Krystal from Kherson, which not only returned to the second league, but was strengthened by a whole group of famous performers. Opponents did not sit in defense, many attacked with flanks, but near the gate were more skilled defenders, and goalkeepers acted reliably. However, in the middle of the second half, Andriy Barladym from Kherson scored the winning goal.

Fans are moving on!

Unexpectedly, events unfolded in Mykolayivka, where the strongest amateur team in Ukraine, Victoria, hosted Ternopil's Niva. Despite the amateur status, the team from Sumy region has several famous players in its ranks, in particular, defender Oleksandr Yatsenko, known for his performances in Dynamo Kyiv and Chornomorets Odessa, while mostly young people play for Niva. Thus, the role of examiners was played by experienced hosts, who already won in the first half of the first half - 2: 0 after the double of the pupil of Odessa football Vyacheslav Akimov. The only thing that Ternopil managed to do is to reduce the gap to the minimum in the middle of the second 45 minutes. "Victoria" won - 2: 1, which can not be called accidental.

Another amateur team, from Lebedyn, forced the guests from Zhytomyr to fight. The main time ended in a draw - 0: 0. The score did not change in overtime. In the end, everything was decided in a series of post-match penalties. The lucky ticket was drawn by the hosts. Another cup surprise!

Penalty series decisive

Quick goals were scored in Nikopol, where Mir players tried to remove the issue of the winner from the agenda before the break. The second half became a simple formality, although the hosts tried to score a goal of prestige, and in the end they succeeded.

Bukovyna also tried to stand up for the guests. In the 20th minute, after a corner kick, the Chernivtsi team's debutant Andriy Ponedelnik shot the ball into the Kalush goal from close range. After the break, the hosts made a lot of efforts to escape defeat, and in the middle of the second half equalized. The fate of the ticket to the next round was decided in a series of post-match penalties. Thanks to the excellent reaction of goalkeeper Roman Gerich, Kalush celebrated the victory. For his mentor Vasyl Malik, who previously headed Stryi's Skala, the start of the cup tournament was successful.

Extra intrigue hidden in Odessa

Interest in the match in Odessa between the Real Pharma team and Vinnytsia's Niva was fueled by the fact that the guests were led by Denis Kolchin, who played for Chernomorets for a long time. And his wards tried not to let their mentor down. Already in the debut, they opened the score and then confidently repulsed the attacks of the hosts. And at the end of the match they scored for the second time, forcing the opponent to go the distance.

Nobody wanted to concede in Mlyniv and Khmelnytsky either, although it seemed that it would be difficult for Podillya to compete with Metalurh, which had worked fruitfully in the transfer market. And Zaporizhzhya, adding speed in the middle of the second half, still tilted the scales in their favor. And in the match "Veres" - "Minai" everything was decided in a series of post-match penalties, because the main and extra time of the winner was not found. At the most necessary moment, the Transcarpathians were more accurate, who took advantage of the error of the hosts in the implementation of the 10th (!) Penalty.

We will remind that the first preliminary stage of the Cup of Ukraine, as well as the following stages, consists of one match. FFU Official Website will inform you about the events in the tournament. Also on your attention is the page of competitions on the network Facebook.