Cup of Ukraine. The second finalist was "Zorya", which beat "Alexandria" in a penalty shootout

21.04.2021 22:18

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The teams that met in the second semifinal were in a slightly different position. "Zorya" in the championship remains the main contender for bronze, while "Alexandria" after four defeats in a row actually dropped out of the fight for the European Cup zone. That is why Volodymyr Sharan's wards had additional motivation today.

At the beginning of the match, the attacking game was much better for the guests. Luhansk players were looking for their forward Sayyadmanesh, but he was securely covered. And then Viktor Skrypnyk's wards resorted to strikes from outside the penalty area, and one of them brought them success. Kochergin beat Banada and put the ball in the bottom corner. 0: 1.

After that, the players of "Alexandria" had more possession of the ball, but, despite their territorial advantage, they did not strike a single goal in the first half. On the other hand, Sayyadmanesh was close to success in one of the episodes - his shot in the near corner was parried by Pankiv.

In the second half, the hosts were already sharper, at least, Tretyakov was on the verge of attack several times and threatened the goal. However, "Alexandria" did not dare to go forward with great force for a long time. Only at the end of the main time was a massive attack, which brought her success. Ivanisenya broke the rules against Ustimenko, the referee appointed an 11-meter goal to Zorya, and Bondarenko transferred the game in extra time.

In overtime on the field there was a lot of struggle and few scoring opportunities. The fate of the confrontation was decided in a series of 11-meter, which was better performed by the guests.

Zorya Lugansk for the second time in history reached the final and will meet on May 13 in Ternopil in a match for the trophy with Dynamo Kyiv.

Ukrainian Cup. Quarterfinals

"Alexandria" (Alexandria) - "Zorya" (Lugansk) - 1: 1 (0: 1), on penalties - 3: 4

Goals: Bondarenko (90 + 1, from the penalty spot) - Kochergin (20).

Penalty Shootout - 3:4

Penalty Series: Nazarina 0: 1, Shastal 1: 1, Shahab 1: 2, Bondarenko 2: 2, Ivanisenya 2: 2 (miss), Myshenko 3: 2, Yurchenko 3: 3, Dubra 3: 3 (miss), Favorov 3: 4 , Stetskov 3: 4 (goalkeeper).

Oleksandriya: Pankiv (k), Baboglo (Pashayev, 46), Kovalets (Shastal, 72), Tretyakov (Myshenko, 84), Dryshlyuk, Luchkevich (Stetskov, 80), Sitalo (Ustimenko, 72), Banada, Vantukh, Bondarenko, Dubra. Substitutions: Bilyk, Melnyk, Kalyuzhny, Miroshnichenko. Trainer: Vladimir Sharan.

"Star": Vasily (Shevchenko, 120), Favorov, Ivanisenya, Vernidub (k), Tsyganiks, Nazarina, Kochergin, Yurchenko, Kabayev (Lunev, 104), Gladky (Tsvek, 90 + 5), Sayyadmanesh (Shahab, 104). Substitutions: Rufati, Junior Flight, Kazakov, Grin, Khomchenovsky. Trainer: Viktor Skrypnyk.

Alexandria. KSK "Nick". Referee - Easter I. Yu. (Kherson), assistant referees - Zaporozhenko DI (Zaporozhye), Prystupa SA (Cherkasy region), fourth official - Ivanov Yu. V. (Donetsk region), referee observer - Kran OV (Kharkiv). VAA Referee - Shurman DL (Kyiv region), VAA assistant - Streletskaya MS (Sumy), VAA observer - Lysenchuk SG (Kyiv). UAF delegate - Kalita MG (Nikolaev). UAF Security Officer - Base OV (Zaporozhye).

Booked: Bondarenko (63) - Kochergin (7), Ivanisenya (61), Gladky (62), Tsyganiks (79), Atanasov (assistant coach, 90), Vernidub (110), Yarmash (coach, after the match).