Cup of Ukraine-2019/2020. "Alexandria" only in overtime pressed "Dinas", "Carpathians" again was not lucky in the penalty shootout

25.09.2019 23:27

Minaya players in the dramatic fight snatched victory in Volhynia and will play for the second time in a row in the 1/8 finals of the Cup of Ukraine. Photo by ffz.org.ua

To the winners of previous rounds of the Cup of Ukraine in the third stage six representatives of the elite division joined. It should be clarified that Mariupol will play its match against Rukh 2 October.

Until recently, "Agribusiness" and "Dnipro-1" were fighting for the title of the strongest team in the second league, and today Dnipro is already playing in the Premier League, and Podolia are among the leaders of the first division. Before the match, the manager of the guests Dmytro Mykhaylenko noted that "Agribusiness" impresses with its perseverance. But today there was no equal fight in Volochysk, Dnipro twice before the break forced the hosts to start from the center of the field and removed from the agenda the question of the winner.

It seemed that "Olympic" would have no problems in the duel with the outsider of the first league - "Flint". The wards of the new leader of Donetsk, Vicente Gomez, dictated the conditions for a long time and took the lead. But Kremen's players, who were led by Volodymyr Prokopinenko after Igor Stolovytsky's resignation last week, even lost 1: 3, fought to the end, and the guests had to make a lot of efforts to achieve a positive result.

Kremen's footballers stubbornly resisted, but lost to Olimpik. Photo by fckremen.com

And the interest in the confrontation in Demidov, where Dinaz hosted Oleksandriya, was fueled not only by the recent successful game of the team from Kyiv region, but also by the fact that its leader Volodymyr Bondarenko once successfully played for Oleksandriia. He managed to set up his wards for a match with a participant in the group round of the Europa League, which, however, was not represented by the main team. Vladimir Sharan's wards tilted the scales to their side only in overtime.

But if in "Dinaz" with "Alexandria" it was the first match in general, the cup paths of "Ingulets" and "Karpaty" already crossed last season, and then in a series of post-match penalties the team from Petrovy won, which, we will remind, then only in in the final they lost to Shakhtar. This time the rivalry was also held on opposing courses, and again everything was decided in the so-called football lottery. And for the second time in a row, a lucky ticket to the next round went to Ingults!

Finally, Lviv managed to break a series of failures, scoring a goal over Bukovyna in each half.

After the September failures in the first league championship matches, Volyn head coach Andriy Tlumak did not hide his desire to resign. But the club's management, according to reliable information, gave him a chance to rehabilitate in the next two matches - in the Cup with "Minay" and in the championship with "Agribusiness". Today, Lutsk, playing in the experimental team, missed at the end of the match and lost - 0: 1. In fairness, from the middle of the second half, the guests played in the minority, they were removed from the field of two players.

And in Nikolaev met not only geographical neighbors, but also neighbors according to the tournament table: "citizens" accepted "Chernomorets". Recently, these teams parted ways in a calendar match of the first league championship. This time the hosts snatched the victory thanks to a shot by Serhiy Panasenko in the 78th minute.

As always, there were many fans in Sumy, where the Alliance, which is crushing everyone in a row in the second league and in the Cup draw, hosted the Balkans. He opened the scoring in the middle of the first half. After the break, the visitors more often controlled the ball, but the hosts stood by the wall at their gates and still forced to go from a distance more experienced counterpart.

Footballers of Obolon-Brovar, who have not lost this season, met with a convenient opponent - "Miner-Sport", which recently won the match of the first league championship. But after the resignation of the leader Volodymyr Mazyar, the team from Horyshne Plavny added significantly. Igor Zhabchenko's wards and "brewers" fought. Everything was decided in overtime, when Ivan Biliy and Anton Kotlyar twice forced the hosts to capitulate. Now, in the next round, even one of the domestic giants can visit Horishni Plavny.