Second League. Volitional Uzhhorod and uncompromising Crystal and Ternopil Niva

14.09.2019 22:25

Uzhgorod players won their second strong-willed victory in a row. And all the goals scored by the Transcarpathians at the Obolon-Brovar-2 gate were spectacular! Photo by ffz.org.ua

Apparently, following the example of their compatriots from Minaya, who have recently been successful in the Ukrainian championship among the teams of the first league, Uzhhorod players, newcomers of the second division, started to win.

And interestingly, in the second match in a row, they celebrate a strong-willed victory. As in the confrontation with "Chaika", in the match with "Obolon-Brovar-2" Uzhgorod again missed the first, but before the break managed to level the playing field. Veteran Adrian Pukanich distinguished himself. And adding speed in the second half, the hosts were able to press, it seemed, unyielding guests.

"It is gratifying that we have once again demonstrated a fighting spirit, which was not observed at the beginning of the season," said Vasyl Varha, the manager of Uzhhorod, after the final whistle. "It may have taken time to adapt, because until recently most of my wards performed at the amateur level…"

This win allowed Uzhgorod to bypass the "brewers" in the standings. But it was a confrontation between the middle peasants of group "A", which took place on Friday, September 13, and today in this group the epicenter of attention was a fight in Khmelnytsky, where "Podillya" hosted "Polissya". By the way, in August, these teams have already clarified the relationship in the Ukrainian Cup, and then the Podolians were stronger. It seems that they are becoming an inconvenient rival for the Polishchuks. The hosts took the lead in the 53rd minute after an accurate shot by Andriy Mulyar. The guests tried to seize the initiative, but Vitaliy Kostyshyn's wards deftly pressed and pushed the game away from their goal. In the end, "Podillya" won and came in second place.

And in group "B" two confrontations caused the increased interest at once. In the derby that took place in Nova Kakhovka, Energia's players could not give Crystal a fight. The guests won a convincing victory - 3: 1. Their station wagon Vladislav Apostolyuk, who made a double, deserves praise.

The events in Sumy unfolded interestingly, where the disturber of peace, the Alliance, hosted an ambitious rival, the Pitman. We should pay tribute to both teams, which demonstrated spectacular and productive football. The hosts recorded a strong-willed victory and are now second only to Crystal.

By the way, after the victory in Vinnytsia, the leader of group "A", Ternopil "Niva", as well as Kherson - only two points lost.

9  round

Group A

13.09.2019

Uzhhorod - Obolon-Brovar-2 - 3: 1

14.09.2019

"Niva" B - "Niva" T - 0: 1

Podillya - Polissya - 1: 0

"Veres" - "Bukovina" - 2: 0

Chaika - Dinaz - 0: 0

Standings

Group B

12.09.2019

Avangard-2 - Chornomorets-2 - 0: 1

14.09.2019

"Tavria Simferopol" - "Real Pharma" - 1: 0

"Energy" - "Crystal" - 1: 3

"Nikopol" - "Nikolaev-2" - 1: 1

"Alliance" - "Pitman" - 3: 2

Standings