First League. The movement continues to be a shadow leader

16.11.2019 21:58

In a few moments the ball will be in the net of Metalist 1925 after the attack of the Rukh striker Danilo Kondrakov. Photo by fcrukh.com

The struggle for a place under the sun intensified. After the reporting round, at least seven teams are actually applying for promotion. First of all, the fans are the winners, because no one wants to give up, and every point won is worth its weight in gold.

Of course, the epicenter was a match in Lviv, where Rukh hosted a neighbor in the standings - Metalist 1925. At the end of the first half, the guests remained in the minority after the removal of defender Maxim Tsvirenko. The hosts achieved what they wanted after the break, when their best scorer Danylo Kondrakov after a shot by Bohdan Boychuk corrected the flight of the ball to the net of Slobozia. And although, even playing in the minority, the guests made efforts to level the playing field, their hopes for salvation were dashed by another defender, Dmitry Pospelov, who was also forced to leave the field early.

"Despite our serious numerical advantage, the people of Kharkiv fought to the end," said Rukh leader Leonid Kuchuk after the final whistle. - That's why it was not an easy game. I am grateful to my wards that they listened and correctly distributed the forces for the whole fight. You know, in such confrontations, the quality of the game takes a back seat. The main thing is to celebrate Victoria, and we succeeded. "

Rukh continues to be the shadow leader, although competitors are also trying to keep up. Let's note the Volyn football players who have recorded their seventh (!) Victory in a row, this time in Ivano-Frankivsk.

"We were the first to miss," said Luhansk head coach Andriy Tlumak. - To achieve a break, we had to rearrange and adopt a game of two strikers. This became apparent, and although the rivalry took place on opposing courses, we managed to snatch such a desirable victory thanks to a well-aimed shot by Rostislav Voloshinovich - a pupil of Carpathian football.

By the way, today was not without surprises. In Kyiv, one of the leaders, Obolon-Brovar, lost to Miner-Sport, which became an inconvenient rival for the Brewers. After all, Igor Zhabchenko's wards recently forced the capital's footballers to go down from the cup distance…

18 round

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Rukh - Metalist 1925 - 1: 0

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"Flint" - "Cherkasy" - 2: 0

"Balkans" - "Agribusiness" - 0: 1

"Nikolaev" - "Vanguard" - 0: 1

Ingulets - Metallurg - 3: 2

"Prykarpattya" - "Volyn" - 1: 2

Obolon-Brovar - Girnyk-Sport - 0: 2

"Chernomorets" - "Pass" - 1: 1

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).