Premier League: Shakhtar in the status of champion draw with Dynamo, Alexandria won bronze for the first time in history

22.05.2019 23:27

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The match of Ukrainian grands on Wednesday had no tournament value, unlike the match in Mariupol, in which the winner of bronze was determined.

This time, Shakhtar and Dynamo players in Kharkiv defended only the prestige of their own clubs, as the Pitmen won the third championship title in the last round. The meeting did not lose its tension and drama, although it was difficult to call it spectacular. The best scorer of the current championship could not play in the Donetsk team Moraes, who was injured in the match against Zorya. Ismaili was also injured, Stepanenko went through the cards, and Kovalenko and Tyson were in reserve. There were losses in Kyiv, which were left, in particular, without the injured Mykolenko and the disqualified Rusyn. However, Besedin returned to the starting lineup.

Although the game traditionally lacked emotions, there were almost no goal moments before the break. Tsygankov's pass was stopped by Fernando, and Victor opened the scoring from the penalty spot. And in the time added to the first half Shabanov earned a second yellow card and left his team in the minority. The absence of the defender became apparent at the beginning of the second 45 minutes, when Tete restored parity in the center after Shakhtar's attack.

In the middle of the second half the teams leveled off - miner Khocholava also received a second warning. For the remaining time, Kayode did not realize a face-to-face with Boyko, Tsygankov lost his chance in the 90th minute, breaking through the crossbar from the middle distance, and in stoppage time he shot Tete in the post. After the game, there were celebrations for Shakhtar to win the championship.

The match was attended by football players, called up to the august's gathering national team. The Pitmen, Butko (yellow card), Krivtsov, Matvienko, Kovalenko (substitute for 75 minutes), as well as the players Boiko, Burda, Shabanov (expulsion), Sidorchuk, Shepelev (yellow card), Tsygankov (goal, yellow card), Shaparenko (substitute 65 minutes into the game).

Unlike Kharkiv, the match between Mariupol and Oleksandriya had a clear tournament connotation: the guests needed a draw to become unattainable for rivals in the table and for the first time in the club's history to win Ukrainian championship medals with a direct pass to the Europa League group tournament. Volodymyr Sharan's wards coped with the task, although the beginning of the match turned out to be difficult for them. Already in the 9th minute, the hosts got the right to a penalty after Nikitsey broke the rules in the fight against Fomin. But Zubkov executed the 11-meter not in the best way, and Pankiv tightly fixed the ball.

Mariupol still scored when Pihalyonok caught the ball on his foot and scored from the fly under the crossbar from outside the penalty area. But before the break, Fortune smiled on the guests again. In Sital's fight with Yavorsky, the referee recorded a foul on the part of the latter and imposed a double penalty on the Azovs - a penalty and a penalty. After a clear shot Zaporozhyan equalized, and in the second half the visiting team, having a numerical advantage, did not force events, completely satisfied with the "bronze" draw.

Finally, another game also ended in a draw. Lviv and Zorya did not score goals for each other. Luhansk had the advantage, but failed to realize any of the created moments. The player of the national team of Ukraine Karavayev played the whole match for Zorya.

30 round

Tournament for 1-6 places

22.05.2019

"Mariupol" - "Alexandria" - 1: 1 (1: 1)

Goals: Pihalyonok (29) - Zaporizhzhya (45, from the penalty spot).

In the 9th minute Zubkov ("M") missed a a penalty.

Sent off: Yavorsky (45, "M").

Lviv - Zorya - 0: 0

Shakhtar vs Dynamo - 1: 1 (0: 1)

Goals: Aunt (50) - Tsygankov (36, from the penalty spot).

Removed: Shabanov (45 + 1, "D"), Khocholava (63, "Sh").

Standings

Tournament for 7-12 places

21.05.2019

Chornomorets - Karpaty - 3: 1 (1: 0)

"Desna" - "Vorskla" - 0: 1 (0: 1)

Arsenal-Kyiv - Olympic - 1: 1 (1: 1)

Standings