Europa League: Vorskla lost to Karabakh on heavy field at home

09.11.2018 01:59

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After success in the first match with this opponent, Poltava had, though small, chances to get in the end among the two best teams in the group and win a ticket to the playoffs. But to make them real, it was necessary to win again.

The task for "Vorskla" became much more difficult in the 13th minute, when Arthur failed to throw the ball to his goalkeeper, and Shust was forced to foul to prevent the opponents' goal. But this only postponed the punishment - the referee appointed an 11-meter. Abdullayev executed the sentence perfectly, scoring Karabakh's first goal in the current Europa League.

After such a knockdown, it was difficult to leave the Vorsklaans. By the end of the first half, there was an even game with a minimal number of moments at the gates of both opponents, which contributed to the difficult and slippery pitch. After a break, the Poltava activates in the attack, but here the fans suddenly came to the stage. At the beginning of the second half, the Swiss referee stopped the game for a short time due to the use of pyrotechnics by the spectators, and in the 65th minute sent the teams into the support room for the same reason.

The forced almost 10-minute break did not significantly change the pattern of the game. Vorskla finally created several opportunities, but Halldoursson acted reliably.

Europa League. Group Round. Group E. 4rd round

Vorskla (Ukraine) - Karabakh (Azerbaijan) - 0: 1 (0: 1)

Goal: A. Abdullayev (13, penalty kick).

Vorskla: Shust, Perduta, Yakubu (Kareka, 55), Sklyar, Kulach, Sharpar, Chesnakov (k), Kolomoets, Chizhov, Arthur, Child.

Substitutions: Tkachenko, Giorgadze, Sergiyuk, Sapai, Saky, Dalku.

Trainer: Vasily Sachko.

Karabakh: Haldoursson, Garayev, Medvedev, Slavchev, Michel, A. Abdullayev, RF Sadigov (k), Zubir (Madatov, 73), Delarge (Ozobich, 88), Zheznichak, Guerrier.

Substitutions: Magomedaliyev, R. Mammadov, Emegara, B. Huseynov, Diniyev.

Trainer: Gurban Gurbanov.

Referee: Sandro Scherer (Switzerland).

Booked: Yakubu (52), Sklyar (63), Chizhov (81), Sharpar (90 + 6) - Guerrier (34), Medvedev (56).

November 8. Poltava. Vorskla Stadium O. Butovsky.

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