League One: Unexpected defeat in promotion matches with promoters in the classroom

24.11.2019 18:59

Oboloni-Brovar players failed to neutralize Minaya attack leader Robert Hegedos, who made a significant contribution to the victory of his team. Photo by fcminaj.com

Rukh footballers, who finished the autumn part of the season as leaders, had the opportunity to lead the table on Wednesday. But in the missed match of the 11th round with "Miner-Sport" on November 20, they did not take this opportunity.

Lviv lost, although the last 20 minutes played in the majority after the removal of Viktor Khomchenko. By the way, only the hosts scored in this match: Ivan Biliy and Yuriy Batyushin - in the goal of the Galicians, and Serhiy Sukhanov - in their…

"My wards proved that the fights we won before that are not a coincidence," said Igor Zhabchenko, the manager of Girnyk-Sport, after the final whistle. - The mood of the guys to confront one of the contenders for promotion in the class was maximum. Not surprisingly, even playing in the minority, we did not sit in defense… "

"We have only to complain about ourselves," said Rukh head coach Leonid Kuchuk. - To allow so much pruning is just a catastrophe. There is no point in saying anything specific about your game - it did not exist today. The opponent deservedly won. "

Rukh's players lost in the missed match against Girnyk-Sport, but still went on vacation in the first place. Photo by gornyak-sport.net

Competitors immediately took advantage of the failure of the shadow leader - especially since the title of "winter champion" was at stake. However, since the teams from the leading group met in two pairs of the 19th round, one of them could not avoid points losses. Saturday's program began with a confrontation in Volochysk, where Agribusiness hosted Metalist 1925. The hosts won an impressive victory, scoring five "dry" goals in the gates of Slobozia, and made a wonderful gift to their manager, Alexander Ivanov, who had a birthday.

"We could not field the squad," said Andriy Demchenko, the guests' head coach, after the match. - In particular, there were no two main stoppers. The hosts took full advantage of these gaps in the center of our defense. "

Also, five goals were scored in the match between Minaya and Obolon-Brovar. Transcarpathians won - 4: 1, taking revenge for the defeat in the first round.

"Football was open in Kyiv at that time, and in exchange for blows we lost minimally to the Brewers," said Vasyl Kobin, the manager of Minaya. - And this time I decided not to change tactics. It is gratifying that my wards did not disappoint in their home walls, showing a spectacular game. In the first part of the season, we fulfilled the tasks set before us by the club management. I hope that during the winter break we will strengthen and continue to progress. "

After the failure of Obolon-Brovar, a great opportunity to go on vacation as the sole leader appeared in Volyn. For this purpose to Luhansk at home it was necessary to prevail over one of outsiders - «Nikolaev». But the "citizens" had nowhere to retreat, and they managed to give ambitious hosts a fight. Volyn only took the initiative at the end of the match, zealously stormed the visitors' goal, but at the height was the goalkeeper of "Nikolaev" Denis Starchenko, who parried shots from close range Denis Kozhanov, Mladen Bartulovich and Vitaly Palamar, and the hosts were forced to accept. 1: 1.

"Today Fortuna has turned away from us," said Volyn head coach Andriy Tlumak. - But it's okay, the main thing is that we show offensive football, we create a lot of moments. This gives reason to hope that we will definitely find these two lost points somewhere in the second round… »

Lucians scored 38 points and topped the standings, but on Sunday they were overtaken by Rukh players, who clarified relations with Prykarpattia. The fate of the confrontation was decided by the only ball scored by Bohdan Boychuk from Lviv in the 55th minute. Rukh is ahead of Volyn and becomes the "winter champion"!

The Agribusiness players showed their best game of the season, scoring five goals against Metalist 1925 and conceding none. Photo by fcab.com.ua

11 round

20.11.2019

"Miner-Sport" - "Movement" - 2: 1

19 round

23.11.2019

Metalurg - Balkani - 2: 1

"Agribusiness" - "Metalist 1925" - 5: 0

"Cherkasy" - "Ingulets" - 1: 2

"Minai" - "Obolon-Brovar" - 4: 1

Avangard - Chornomorets - 3: 1

"Volyn" - "Nikolaev" - 1: 1

24.11.2019

"Miner-Sport" - "Flint" - 0: 2

"Prykarpattya" - "Rukh" - 0: 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 not included in the referee's report for the match, and the team "Prykarpattya" Ivano-Frankivsk - a technical victory (3: 0).