First League. Metalist is in the lead, and Alliance stops Kryvbas

07.09.2021 10:35

In the duel of geographical neighbors, "Podillya" and "Niva", a draw was recorded - 1: 1. Photo by FC "Podillya"

It seems that Metalist is trying to cover the entire tournament distance in one go and secure a pass to the elite division ahead of schedule. Already the seventh victory in a row, this time over "VPK-Agro", allowed Oleksandr Kucher's wards to take a break. Moreover, the closest pursuers suffered points losses.

But for those who don't care, it's Uzhhorod, which has already suffered its sixth defeat and is at the bottom of the standings, and it will be extremely difficult to get out of there.

The central match of the 7th round took place in Sumy, where the Alliance hosted Kryvbas, which does not hide its desire to rise in the class. Already in the debut, the hosts made an exemplary combination, and Sergei Zaginailov from the transfer of Konstantin Yaroshenko brought his team forward. Footballers from Lypova Dolina continued to dictate the conditions, but doubled the score only in the middle of the second half, when Mykola Agapov scored after a solo pass. The only thing that Kryvbas players managed to do was to reduce the gap to a minimum after a penalty kick by Roman Debelko in the 77th minute. In fairness, Denis Vasin soon scored in the top corner of the Alliance's goal, but the home goalkeeper Yaroslav Vazhynsky deflected the threat in a spectacular throw. Thus, "Alliance" inflicts the first defeat on "Kryvbas" - 2: 1.

"It was our best game this season," said Alliance head coach Yuriy Yaroshenko in a comment to the UAF's official website. - Unlike the guests, we adopted short and medium gears, combined a lot, trying to use the free zones in the middle of the field "Kryvbas". My wards performed the setup, scored twice, created more scoring opportunities and, I think, deservedly won. "

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