Second League. First losses of Ternopil Niva and sole leadership of Crystal

01.09.2019 21:08

In the match with the Seagull, Uzhgorod captain Adrian Pukanich was one of the best in the field. Photo by ffz.org.ua

After the first half of the match in Ternopil, it seemed that nothing would prevent the local Niva from winning over the neighbors from Khmelnytsky.

The hosts confidently dictated the conditions and went to the break with a comfortable advantage - 2: 0. Roman Volokhaty and Ihor Kokhman excelled. But then the situation on the field changed dramatically. Vitaliy Kostyshyn, the manager of Podillya, guessed with substitutions, and first Artem Haidash made a face-to-face meeting with the Ternopil goalkeeper. Soon the endurance betrayed Niva striker Andriy Riznyk, and he was removed from the field for the second warning. Podolians quickly took advantage of the numerical majority: Alexander Muzychuk set the final score - 2: 2. Vasyl Malik's wards suffered the first points loss, which immediately affected their tournament position.

Also in group "A" we will note the guest victories of "Kalush" over "Dinaz" (in "citizens" Danylo Knysh became the author of a goal and two effective transfers) and "Polissya" which realized the goal moments, unlike "Bukovina".

Former player of the national team of Ukraine Adrian Pukanych reminded about himself again. First, the captain of Uzhhorod launched an attack, which ended with the capture of the goal of the "Seagull", and then assisted Yuri Drozd, who hit the Transcarpathians with a header.

But in group "B" the confrontation in Nikolaev ended quite unexpectedly where reservists of the first league team which successfully began a season, were defeated by "Crystal". The guests forced the hosts' goalkeeper to capitulate three times before the break. As they say, in one goal the game went in the second half. Kherson won a clear victory and became the sole leader. By the way, in the last four matches they have scored 15 goals and conceded only one. However, "Crystal" should not calm down. And although the closest pursuer, Energia, sensationally lost points in Odessa in a duel with the outsider, Real Pharma, but for the third home victory in a row, this time over Tavria Simferopol, celebrated the debutant - VPK-Agro. And if Serhiy Solovyov's wards are more confident on the road, they will be able to swing a place on the podium.

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Group A

31. 08.2019

"Niva" T - "Podillya" - 2: 2

"Dinaz" - "Kalush" - 0: 3

Bukovyna - Polissya - 0: 2

Uzhhorod - Chaika - 2: 1

01.09.2019

Obolon-Brovar-2 - Veres - 0: 4

Standings

Group B

30.08.2019

"Chernomorets-2" - "Nikopol" - 1: 4

31.08.2019

"Real Pharma" - "Energy" - 0: 0

"VPK-Agro" - "Tavriya Simferopol" - 3: 0

Avangard-2 - Alliance - 1: 4

"Nikolaev-2" - "Crystal" - 1: 7