Premier League: Dynamo loses victory over Zorya in the final minutes and almost completes the championship race

11.05.2019 23:24

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Three matches were played on Saturday 28round in the first six, as a result whose the dispute for fourth place escalated, and Shakhtar actually won the championship. 

The tour began with a match in Mariupol, where the local team broke away from the fight to get into the European Cup "Lviv". The first half passed with a clear advantage of the hosts - great opportunities were scored by Zubkov (hit the post) and Fomin (did not beat Sarnavsky from the 11-meter mark). Just before the break, Lviv responded with two sharp attacks.

In the second half, the game leveled off, but football Fortune sided with Mariupol. Towards the end of the match, Pihalenok completed a counterattack with an accurate shot, which was dispersed by Ignatenko. And in added time Zubkov with his seventh goal in the championship removed the question of the winner. Lviv suffered its sixth consecutive defeat in the second stage of the UPL and four rounds before the finish has only a theoretical chance of a place in the Europa League zone.

Mariupol situationally bypassed Zorya in the standings, but Yuri Vernidub's wards miraculously regained the fourth position, snatching a draw in the away match against Dynamo. Luhansk residents were weakened by players absent from the rental rules. In turn, Alexander Hatskevich could not count on players who are still gaining shape after injuries. It should be noted that during the meeting the Belarusian specialist had to replace Kadar and Buyalsky due to injuries.

Dynamo started the match briskly and came forward quite quickly - Rusyn closed Tsygankov's shot. Nazariy managed to score in the second match in a row. Kyiv could finish the opponent in the first half, but goalkeeper Shevchenko kept his team afloat. At first, Nikita parried a dangerous blow from Tsygankov, and before the break he saved Rusyn on his own after leaving. Khomchenovsky distinguished himself among the guests with inaccurate attempts.

In the second half of the match, Dynamo again wasted a lot of opportunities. Where Pena did not hit the goal after a perfect flank serve, Rusyn again did not beat Shevchenko at close range, and Nikita had to enter the game after Tsygankov's shots. As unfortunate as it was for the white and blues, the rule "you don't score - they score for you" worked again. At the end of the match, Boyko rescued after Gromov's shot, but failed to cope with Silas' shot from the penalty spot. 1: 1.

As part of Kyiv, the players included in Andriy Shevchenko's list for the March training camp of the national team: Boyko, Mykolenko (yellow card), Burda, Sidorchuk, Tsygankov (goal pass), Buyalsky (yellow card, substituted in the 61st minute) ), Shabanov (substituted in the 42nd minute). Another team, Oleksandr Karavayev, played a full match for Zorya.

"Sometimes football is unfair, but today's result can no longer be changed," said Dynamo head coach Oleksandr Khatskevych after the match in Kyiv. After losing points, the white and blues actually awarded Shakhtar the championship title, as the Pitmen won their match against Oleksandriya.

Orange and Blacks coach Paulo Fonseca released Pyatov at the start, who recovered from injury, while the goalkeeper's teammate Stepanenko came on as a replacement in the second half. Vladimir Sharan could not count on Tsurikov, Shendrik and Luchkevich, who were injured in the match previous round with Dynamo.

From the start, Donetsk imposed their game on the opponents and quickly opened the score - Khocholava closed the serve from the corner. Shakhtar continued to look for their moments, but did not create any real opportunities at Pankiv's goal. Instead, "Alexandria" managed to recover after a corner, when Banada had a great understanding of someone else's penalty area.

The Alexandrians started the second half without the ball, and as a result, the Pitmen's pressure resulted in a goal, which came again after a corner. This time, Alan Patrick's serve was closed by Moraes, who scored his 18th goal in the Premier League. Shakhtar continued to control the course of the match and did not give their opponents any special chances. It is possible to note except that blow by the head of the Ponomarer who came on replacement. Having increased their advantage over Dynamo to 11 points, the orange and blacks have the opportunity to celebrate the championship in the next round.

As part of Shakhtar, the players of the Ukrainian national team from the last call-up took part in the match: Pyatov, Kryvtsov, Kovalenko, Moraes (goal), Bolbat (yellow card, substituted in the 46th minute), Matvienko (substituted in the 46th minute ), Stepanenko (yellow card, came on as a substitute in the 69th minute). 

28 round

Tournament for 1—6 seats

11.05.2019

Mariupol - Lviv - 2: 0 (0: 0)

Goals: Pihalonok (74), Zubkov (90 + 2).

In the 39th minute Fomin ("M") missed a penalty kick (goalkeeper).

Dynamo - Zorya - 1: 1 (1: 0)

Goals: Rusyn (11) - Silas (90 + 2).

Shakhtar vs Alexandria - 2: 1 (1: 1)

Goals: Hocholava (4), Moraes (60) - Banada (32).

Standings

Tournament for 7-12 places

12.05.2019

Arsenal-Kyiv - Chornomorets 14.00

"Desna" - "Olympic" 14.00

Vorskla - Karpaty 19.30

Standings