Second League. Kalush ranked Norwegians, and Veres took the upper hand over the top-ranked Vanguard

17.03.2020 12:29

The Pitmen's football players, though having missed several opportunities to hit the goal of Nikopol, still won in this sparring - 2: 1. Photo by fcgornyak.dp.ua

On a major note, those overseas teams, that were being prepared in Turkey.

One of the leaders of group "A", "Veres", won over Kramatorsk "Vanguard" thanks to a well-aimed shot by Yuri Solomka - 1: 0. In total, Yuri Wirth's wards held six sparring matches in Turkey, in which they won four and signed two peace agreements.

Dinaz players, who won in the final control match against Kirana (Kazakhstan) - 2: 0, also return home in good humor. Valentyn Koryushkov and Artem Marchenko excelled. Kermanych Volodymyr Bondarenko paid tribute to the team's new recruits, with their appearance the competition for a place in the base became much fiercer.

The Kalush players also have ambitious plans for the spring part of the championship. After a draw with the Moldovan "Cahul 2005" (1: 1), they defeated the Norwegian "Eiger" - 6: 0. Taras Puchkovskyi, a newcomer from Prykarpattia, did not leave the field without his goal in these matches.

In the final sparring match in Turkey, Dinaz players defeated Kiran from Kazakhstan. Photo by dinaz.com.ua

But the leader of group "A", Ternopil "Niva", quite unexpectedly lost in the final sparring to Chernivtsi "Bukovina" - 0: 2. The winners were experienced Vasyl Palahniuk and Borys Orlovsky. Bukovyna's newcomers, goalkeeper Ihor Fialo and midfielder Valery Sad, who played for Veres last autumn, also performed well. After a short break, Eduard Matveenko returned to Chernivtsi.

Polissya footballers, as planned, spent all stages of training at home, only occasionally going to neighboring areas for sparring. However, the latter, with the amateur FC ODEK, Polishchuks played in Zhytomyr and confidently won - 2: 0. Kermanych Anatoliy Bezsmertny believes that his wards are ready for new tests.

One of the leaders of group "A", "Polissya", in the last sparring is predicted to beat fans from FC ODEK. Photo by polissyafc.com

In group "B" there are also three teams - "VPK-Agro", "Alliance" and "Crystal". However, their closest pursuer, the Pitman, proves in control matches that they can perform better in the spring than in the first round. In the last sparring, Kryvyi Rih did not realize a few goal moments, but still celebrated the victory over "Nikopol" - 2: 1. By the way, Anton Lytvyn and Oleksandr Pryalkin will again defend the Pitman's colors.