First League. Minaya's victory over Slobozhans added intrigue in the struggle for promotion

12.07.2020 00:15

In Kramatorsk, the avant-garde still managed to escape defeat in a match against the Balkans. Photo of FC Avangard

In the current round there were several fights in which the relationship with'found out the teams that were close to each other in the table, and therefore the weight of points gained significantly.

First of all, we mean the confrontation in Minai, where the "townspeople" hosted "Metalist 1925". The guests arrived at this very important match without the striker, the pupil of Transcarpathian football Robert Hegedosh, with whom the agreement was unexpectedly terminated a few days ago. The first goal came at the home team's goal: in the 3rd minute Vladyslav Dmytrenko found himself face to face with goalkeeper Andriy Popovych, but lost this duel. Passers-by could score only at the end of the first half. Younger Vasyl Pinyashko found Bohdan Orynchak in the penalty area, he punched into the far corner from the turn, but made a little mistake.

But after the break, Vasyl Kobin's wards acted much more harmoniously and still tilted the scales to their side. The goal scored in the 57th minute by Petro Stasiuk, who successfully played in the finish, added inspiration to them. Opponents fought fiercely on the approaches to the penalty area, and therefore the goalkeepers had little opportunity to demonstrate their skills. At the same time, the guests' manager Andriy Demchenko almost guessed with a substitution, but the Brazilian Ventura, who appeared on the field a few minutes earlier, managed not to hit the plane at close range. As a result, "Minai" won a very important victory and exchanged places with Kharkiv in the standings.

In the match against Metalist 1925, Bohdan Orynchak failed to score a goal, but this did not prevent him from becoming one of the best in his team. Photo by FC Minai

"In terms of motivation, none of the teams had any problems," said Vasya Kobin, the head coach of Minaya, after the final whistle. - In the first half, our home-made products did not work, because the guests skillfully got out from under pressure. After the break, we controlled the ball more often, acted more ingeniously on the flanks and, I think, deserved to win more. In the end, this time the fart was on our side, and with the equality of rivals, this is a very strong argument. "

Among the matches that took place on Saturday, first of all we should single out the confrontation in Lutsk, where Volyn players again played under the leadership of manager Andriy Tlumak, who returned to action after illness. But already in the debut of the hosts shocked the best scorer of the first league Nick Sitchinava, who opened the score with a spectacular kick in the fall. The Volynians did not recover from this, losing to Ingulets in a match where six points were at stake. In addition, they finished in the minority after the removal of Hagnazari.

After the victory in Lviv, Agribusiness footballers were forced to surrender in Horishni Plavny. In turn, "Rukh" was somewhat rehabilitated in front of its fans, gaining a valuable point in Odessa. Finally we will note «Obolon-Brovar» which won in Nikolaev. The actions of the "brewers" in this match were led by Valery Ivashchenko, who replaced Oleg Mazurenko, who was sent on vacation until the end of the season.

23 round

10.07. 2020

"Metallurg" - "Cherkasy" - postponed

"Avangard" - "Balkans" - 3: 3

"Minai" - "Metalist 1923" - 1: 0

11.07.2020

"Prykarpattya" - "Flint" - 2: 1

"Miner-Sport" - "Agribusiness" - 3: 2

"Nikolaev" - "Obolon-Brovar" - 0: 2

"Volyn" - "Ingulets" - 0: 1

"Chernomorets" - "Movement" - 2: 2

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).