Premier League: Chernomorets left the last line, Olympic almost saved itself

25.05.2019 21:07

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On Saturday, the teams of the second six held matches of the penultimate, 31st round of the Ukrainian championship. As a result of these matches, Chornomorets and Olimpik improved their tournament prospects.

The clubs that competed today can be divided into two groups: Vorskla and Desna, which did not face parting with the elite, played for prestige and the corresponding cup of the same name, while the rest of the participants sought to improve the situation so as not to be the last or generally avoid transitional matches.

In Chernihiv, the hosts systematically put pressure on the defense of Kyiv, and in the 7th minute an 11-meter penalty was awarded to the Gunners, but Denis Favorov scored. Soon the ball hit the post again after Nemchaninov's attempt to score. If you remember that in the last round, the players of "Desna" hit the frame of the goal three times in the game with "Vorskla", one would think that Fortune turned away from them. But the luck of Igor Leonov's wards quickly ran out. Bogdanov discharged his famous "gun" from outside the penalty area - Pidkivka did not even move. The last time an experienced midfielder scored in the Premier League in November 2017 for "Olympic" « 

The guests intensified closer to the end of the meeting. The goalkeeper of "Desna" Pasta had to work, and once he was also lucky - the ball hit the crossbar. Be that as it may, Arsenal-Kyiv failed to reach its goal, the Gunners lost and dropped to last place again.

In another duel of teams solving various tasks, on the contrary, the outsider turned out to be more intrusive. In Poltava, in the first half, Chornomorets attacked sharper, and as a result, Koval successfully put his foot under Golikov's shot, opening the score. During the break, Vorskla's coaches made two substitutions, releasing Kolomoyets and Arthur on the field, and this move worked. Kolomoyets responded to Vasin's serve and leveled the situation with a header. 1: 1.

But Tanchyk upset the hosts again, ending his dribbling with an accurate shot. And then the captain of "Vorskla" Chesnakov received a second yellow card, leaving the white and green in the minority. Odessans won and left the last row of the table.

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But in Lviv there were direct competitors. Before the break, both teams created a lot of moments, but only the legionnaires managed to excel - Lviv Cameroonian Ongla and Senegalese from "Olympic" Matara. After the break, Karpaty almost scored at first, when after Gutsulyak's shot the ball hit the post from Guy's leg. The outcome of the match turned out to be dramatic. Myakushko scored a double for Lviv, having scored accurately from a distance and realized an 11-meter penalty. The guests played one ball after a free kick by Guy, and then Matar scored his double. 3: 3.

The draw arranged for Igor Klymovsky's wards, who have a three-point handicap in front of Karpaty, equality in face-to-face meetings and a better goal difference. This schedule almost guarantees them a saving ninth place, which eliminates the need for transitional matches.

31 round

Tournament for 7-12 places

25.05.2019

Desna - Arsenal-Kyiv - 1: 0 (1: 0)

Goal: Bogdanov (31).

In the 7th minute D. Favorov ("D") missed a a penalty.

Vorskla - Chornomorets - 1: 2 (0: 1)

Goals: Kolomoyets (55) - Koval (26), Tanchyk (63).

Sent off: Chesnakov (69, "B").

Karpaty - Olympic - 3: 3 (1: 1)

Goals: Ongla (16), Myakushko (75, 77, from the penalty spot) - Matar (2, 90), Guy (82).

Standings

Tournament for 1-6 places

26.05.2019

Dynamo - Lviv. 17.00

Shakhtar - Mariupol. 19.30

"Zorya" - "Alexandria". 19.30

Standings