Second League. Alliance fiasco in Kharkiv and Bukovina staffing problems

11.02.2020 12:55

Khmelnytsky's "Podillya" gave battle in the control match to first-class "Agrobusiness", but still gave way. Photo by fcpodillya.com.ua

Already, all of the second-team teams have returned from vacation and started preparing for the spring part of the season, and some of them even managed to record for their assets four-p'sparring.

Ahead here are "Polissya" and "Uzhgorod", which in the last control matches lost to "Volyn" (0: 1) and "Mine" (1: 2). Zhytomyr footballers could have escaped defeat, but did not score a penalty in the middle of the second half. As for the Uzhhorod residents, they have clarified their relations with Minai for the second time recently, and on February 14 they will compete with him again.

Podillya footballers also played their first sparring match this year, losing at home to Agribusiness at home - 1: 2. The head coach of the hosts Vitaliy Kostyshyn reviewed a large group of potential newcomers and was satisfied with their dedication.

Meanwhile, again serious personnel problems arose in "Bukovina". Goalkeepers Mark Medvedev, Roman Chopko, defender Vitaliy Polyansky, midfielders Andriy Ponedelnik, Oleksiy Zhumyha, Andriy Shishigin, Mykita Khodakovsky, Taras Sivka and forward Alexander-Vasile Muntyan decided to find employment in other clubs. Given that most of them were players of the main lineup, the manager Stepan Makoviychuk can only sympathize, because he will have to create a new team. So far, the vacancies have been filled by the pupils of the youth team, but Bukovyna urgently needs to be strengthened. We will add that Chernivtsi football players will hold their first sparring on February 21 with Prykarpattia.

One of the leaders of Group B, the Alliance, lost by a large margin in sparring with Kharkiv's Metalist 1925. Photo by metalist1925.com

As for the teams of group "B", one of the leaders, "Alliance", after winning over the amateurs from "Vivchanska" (3: 0) met in Kharkiv with the local "Metalist 1925". The hosts dictated the conditions and won a landslide victory - 4: 0. It is hoped that the head coach of the team from Lypova Dolyna Yuriy Yaroshenko will work hard to correct mistakes, because in early March his wards will face a cup confrontation with the elite "Mariupol".

Tavriya Simferopol footballers also played their first control match this year. On the snow-covered field, they lost to fans from Novotroitsk "Tavria" - 0: 1. Tavriya Simferopol was joined by players with experience in the first league: goalkeeper Vitaliy Onopko, defender Pavlo Chmelenko, midfielder Serhiy Tsybulsky. It is hoped that local youth will progress faster alongside them.