Ukrainian Cup. The super-wave Bukovina is getting closer to confronting the elite!

27.08.2019 23:51

Chernivtsi "Bukovyna" compensates for the unsuccessful performance in the second championship by winning the cup tournament. Photo by FC Bukovina

Today there were matches of the second preliminary stage Cup of Ukraine season-2019/2020.

10 clubs were to join the 16 winners of the first preliminary stage, but since FC Arsenal (Kyiv) withdrew from the distance after the structure of the cup competitions was approved by the UAF Executive Committee, the rival of the Gunners, Agribusiness from Volochysk, got to the next round automatically.

And the first match ended today in Beryslav, where "Tavria Simferopol" hosted "Bukovyna". Chernivtsi footballers again had to overcome the marathon distance to the place of confrontation, because, let us remind you, at the start of the tournament they were already leaving for Kherson region, where they defeated Energia. At first it seemed that the hosts took into account the mistakes of their neighbors from Nova Kakhovka, as the debut was clearly behind them. However, Bukovyna, having conceded two goals, did not give up and reduced the gap to a minimum before the break. And at the beginning of the second half, the guests generally leveled the situation. In the future, there was an equal struggle on the field, and yet the last word was left for "Bukovyna": Andriy Shishigin in compensated time with an accurate shot brought his team a super-strong victory. 2: 3.

Of course, the focus was on the match in Petrovo, where Ingulets, a finalist in the Ukrainian Cup last season, hosted Metalist 1925. By the way, at the start of the first league championship, these rivals had already met in Kharkiv, and then the Slobozhans won. This failure did not derail the Ingulets players, who made up for lost time in the following rounds, but they really wanted to take revenge on Kharkiv. And Serhiy Lavrynenko's wards succeeded. After scoring twice at the end of the first half, they practically removed the question of the winner from the agenda. After the break, the guests controlled the ball more often, but Ingulets defended very confidently.

And the interest in the match in Mlyniv was fueled by the fact that the head coach of the hosts from Veres, Yuriy Wirth, used to lead today's rivals from Rukh. In the first half, thanks to the advantage in speed, the guests attacked sharper and deservedly took the lead. After the break, Rivne made a lot of efforts to escape defeat, but Lviv, although at the end of the match and remained in the minority, managed to survive. 1: 2.

And, of course, what are these cup battles without overtime and a series of post-match penalties? Today, lucky tickets in this football lottery fell to the players of "Girnyk-Sport", "Volyn" and "Balkan".

It will be recalled that at the next stage of the cup tournament, six representatives of the Premier League will compete. Maybe Bukovina will finally be lucky with the draw, and to the delight of local football fans, it will be able to accept someone from the elite «