First League. Rukh beat Minai and is second only to Ingulets in losing points

03.08.2020 23:58

In the last three days, Metalurh and Hirnyk-Sport players have been forced to play two matches each. Photo by FC Metalurh

Due to force majeure, the players of Metalurh and Girnyk-Sport were forced to play two matches in the last three days.

These matches were more important for Zaporizhzhya, who, in case of a positive result, still had a chance to avoid transitional matches for the right to play in the first league next season. And if last Saturday Oleksiy Godin's wards managed to snatch victory from the Pitmen-Sport experimental team in the missed match of the 24th round, today they won three important points in the confrontation with one of the competitors, Prykarpattia. Yegor Shalfeyev scored the decisive goal.

Still, attention was focused on the matches with the participation of teams from the leading group, because the competition for awards has already reached the finish line, and it is still difficult to say who will rise in the class.

The Ingulets players took advantage of their field factor and beat Kremin without much effort, although they could not count on the disqualified scorer Nika Sitchinava. In the 8th minute, the hosts' legionnaire Oscar Mkomola scored, and at the beginning of the second half Artem Shchedryy removed the question of the winner from the agenda with an accurate shot. The final score was set by the restless Mkomola - 3: 0.

The Volyn footballers were unlucky in their debut against Cherkasy region, as they twice became a stable ally of the hosts and once again a crossbar. And yet in the 21st minute Rostislav Voloshinovich brought the guests forward. And just before the break, Oleksandr Klymets suddenly surprised the Cherkasy region goalkeeper.

"We will fight to the end," Luhansk head coach Andriy Tlumak said after the final whistle. - If we celebrate the victories in the remaining two matches, I think we will fulfill the task set for the season… »

One of the leaders, Agribusiness, hosted Mykolayiv in Khmelnytsky. In the middle of the first half, the opponents exchanged goals after shots by Vladislav Okhronchuk and Bohdan Sement. After Vadym Yavorsky brought the guests ahead again, it seemed that they would not let theirs go, but in overtime Igor Kohut saved Podolia from defeat - 2: 2.

But in Lviv, Minaya footballers practically ensured Transcarpathia's return to the elite in the event of a victory over Rukh. However, even ambitious Lviv residents did not have the right to squander precious points. The rivalry took place on opposing courses, and in the 45th minute Rukh midfielder Yuri Kopyn managed to open the score. After the break, the hosts confidently controlled the course of events on the field, and the matter did not reach the goal moments near their goal. Rukh won a very important victory and is currently second only to Ingults. By the way, in the next round Lviv will play in Petrovo.

Ukrainian Championship. First League

24 round

01.08.2020

Metalurh - Girnyk-Sport - 3: 2

28 round

03.08.2020

"Balkans" - "Obolon-Brovar" - 1: 1

"Cherkasy" - "Volyn" - 0: 2

"Ingulets" - "Flint" - 3: 0

"Agribusiness" - "Nikolaev" - 2: 2

Metalurh - Prykarpattia - 1: 0

"Miner-Sport" - "Vanguard" - 2: 0

"Metalist 1925" - "Chernomorets" - 0: 0

Rukh - Minai - 1: 0

Standings

According to the decision of the UAF CDC from 08.08.2019 FC Avanhard (Kramatorsk) a technical defeat (0: 3) will be credited for entering the field of a player not entered into the referee's report for the match, and for the team Prykarpattya (Ivano-Frankivsk) victory (3: 0).