First League. The winner of the tournament was "Minai", the best player of the season - the striker of "Ingulets" Nick Sitchinov

13.08.2020 22:14

Today, the leader of the "Minaya" attack Anatoliy Nuriev left the field without his goal, but the victory of his team allowed the "citizens" to finish first. Photo by FC Minai

On the eve of the matches of the last, 30th round, Mr.'yat teams.

Of course, the focus was on the confrontation in Minai, where the "citizens" received the main persecutor - "Volyn". In the best position were the hosts, who were satisfied even with a draw. Adding intrigue to this rivalry was the fact that the scorers of both teams were the main contenders for the title of the best goal scorer of the championship. Denis Kozhanov from Luhansk had 18 goals scored, and Anatoliy Nuriev from Zakarpattia had 17 goals.

In the debut, the game advantage of the passers-by was not in doubt, but the first goal was created by the guests: in the 14th minute Kozhanov brought Stanislav Kulish to the attacking position, but he lost the duel to the home goalkeeper Andriy Popovych. But no less experienced midfielder of Zakarpattia Andriy Tkachuk in the 30th minute did not waste his chance. 1: 0. In the second half, the hosts managed to restrain the pressure of the guests, and Lutsk were forced to say goodbye to the dream of the Premier League.

"There was no shortage of pessimists who did not believe that Minai would be able to overcome the thorny path to the elite so quickly," said the head coach of the hosts Vasyl Kobin in a comment to the official UAF website after the final whistle. - But the club management and coaching staff managed to unite the guys around a clearly defined goal: to rise in the classroom. And we were lucky to do it, Transcarpathia is again in the elite of Ukrainian football! "

By the way, on the eve of the final round, the PFL determined the best player of the season by interviewing representatives of all clubs. According to the results of this vote, the third place was taken by Nuriev, the second - Kozhanov, and out of competition was the striker of "Ingulets" Nick Sitchinava. It is possible that this news also added motivation to the leader of the team from Petrov in the match against the Balkans. However, the team from Odesa, which was fighting desperately for survival, had nowhere to retreat. And in the 6th minute the hosts achieved the desired: Vadim Zlatov opened the score. In the 54th minute Sitchinava, who missed several matches due to disqualification, reminded of himself, leveling the score. 1: 1. The draw suited both teams: Ingulets took the podium and received a ticket to the elite, while the Balkans retained their residence in the first division. Playoff Matches waiting for "Metallurg" and "Cherkasy".

Another real contender for a ticket to the elite, Rukh, easily defeated Avangard, which played an experimental squad. The final distribution of places in the standings will be determined after the verdict of the SCF UAF on the postponed match of the 22nd round "Rukh" - "Metallurg".

Ukrainian Championship. First League. 30 round

11.08.2020

"Cherkasy region" - "Mykolaiv" - 0: 4

13.08.2020

"Balkans" - "Ingulets" - 1: 1

"Metalist 1925" - "Flint" - 4: 2

"Agribusiness" - "Obolon-Brovar" - 2: 0

Metalurh - Chornomorets - 1: 4

"Miner-Sport" - "Prykarpattya" - 2: 4

"Minai" - "Volyn" - 1: 0

Rukh - Avangard - 4: 0

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).