First League. Unfinished match in Zora, surprises in Volochysk, Horishni Plavny and Kharkiv

06.10.2019 20:18

Even playing in the minority, Metalist 1925 players attacked much more often than guests from Nikolaev. Photo by metalist1925.com

Recently, Prykarpattya footballers have become inconvenient rivals for Agribusiness. Ivano-Frankivsk remained true to themselves in the reporting round, winning a very important victory in Volochysk, despite the fact that they lagged far behind Podolia in the standings.

The hosts were not ready for the guests to play the first number and bet on multi-pass combinations. Bohdan Orynchak finished one of them with an accurate shot from the penalty area. Then the Prykarpattia team continued to dictate the conditions, but at the end of the first half they missed quite unexpectedly: Serhiy Semenyuk corrected the ball's flight to the net after a flank pass.

But almost immediately after the break, Volodymyr Kovalyuk's charges came forward again thanks to a shot by Roman Barchuk. To achieve a break, the hosts began to play with two strikers, but it did not help, because the guests skillfully pressed, and in defense acted reliably in the hedge. Agribusiness suffered its first defeat at home and lost the opportunity to catch up with the leader - Obolon-Brovar.

Footballers of "Agribusiness" suffered the first defeat on the field, having conceded to "Prykarpattya". Photo by fcab.com.ua

Another member of the leading group, Minai, who lost in Horishni Plavny in difficult weather conditions, also slowed down. And although Oleh Dmytrenko's own goal came in handy for Girnyk-Sport's players, they outnumbered Zakarpattia in the number of moments created, and therefore their victory cannot but be considered natural.

Valuable points were lost also by football players of "Metalist 1925" in a match with "Nikolaev". They lost, because even playing in the minority in the 63rd minute after the removal of Vitaly Koltsov, they continued to have the initiative and attacked much sharper.

"I thanked my wards for their very high dedication," said Andriy Demchenko, the leader of Slobozhan, after the final whistle. - Even ten of them were the masters of the situation, and the opponent could not do anything. So, of course, it's a pity that we didn't snatch such a desirable victory… »

But the derby in Zora, where the Balkans hosted Chornomorets, was not completed. In the 71st minute, with a score of 1: 1, the referee Oleksandr Titov, due to the inappropriate behavior of the fans, instructed the teams to leave the field. Now everything will depend on the verdict of the SCC UAF…

Nevertheless, the central match of the tour took place today in Petrovo, where the relationship was clarified by Ingulets and the leader, Obolon-Brovar. The hosts made a strong bid for victory in the first half, when Nika Sichinava made a double, which allowed him to lead the scoring race with eight goals. After the break, the territorial advantage of the "brewers" was not in doubt, but the dangerous moments at the gate of "Ingulets", which was defended by Bohdan Shust, did not come. Obolon-Brovar had to accept the first defeat in the championship, but continues to lead the standings. However, the closest pursuers, Metalist 1925 and Ingulets, are only one point behind.

12 round

05.10.2019

"Agribusiness" - "Prykarpattia" - 1: 2

"Miner-Sport" - "Pass" - 1: 0

"Cherkasy" - "Vanguard" - 1: 2

"Balkans" - "Chornomorets" - 1: 1 (stopped in the 71st minute)

Metalurh - Volyn - 1: 3

"Metalist 1925" - "Nikolaev" - 0: 0

06.10.2019

Ingulets - Obolon-Brovar - 2: 0

Rukh - Flint - 1: 0

Standings

According to the decision of the SCC UAF from 08.08.2019, FC "Avangard" (Kramatorsk) is credited with a technical defeat (0: 3) for entering the field of a player who is not included in the referee's report for the match, and the team "Prykarpattia" (Ivano-Frankivsk) - technical victory (3: 0).