On March 11, one of the matches of the 17th round of Ukrainian Premier League was held. They met Zarya (Lugansk) and Lviv (Lviv).
Championship of Ukraine, Matchday 17
Zarya (Lugansk) - Lviv (Lviv) - 3:1 (1:0)
Goals: Rusin (34), Imerekov (54), Buletsa (70) - V. Bugay (87)
Warnings: Imerekov (28), Nikityuk (39), A. Alibekov (43), E. Guerrero (48), Leo Antonio (53), O. Traore (65)
Soccer match between Luhansk and Lviv "Zarya" was held at the stadium "Dynamo" named after Valery Lobanovsky, gathering a large number of spectators. In the match of the Premier League Luhansk "Zoria" took the lead on 34 minutes thanks to a goal from N. Rusin. The first half ended with the score 1-0 in favor of Luhansk Zorya. However, in the second half, the pace and intensity of the game increased. Zorya Luhansk continued their impressive performance, scoring a goal from M. Imerekov on 54 minutes. The Lviv team fought back and managed to get back into the game thanks to a goal scored by V. Bugay on 87th minute, but it was not enough to change the outcome of the match. The match was not without controversy, during which there were several yellow cards. Thus, the player of Luhansk "Zoria" M. Imerekov got a yellow card in the 28th minute, and E. Guerrero was sent off in the 48th minute. Lviv players R. Nykityuk and A. Alibekov were given yellow cards in the 39th and 43rd minute respectively.
Leo Antonio was given a yellow card in the 53rd minute, and O. Traore - in the 65th minute. Both teams made several substitutions throughout the match, with A. Eseola came on instead of V. Bugay on 46 minutes. This was followed by two substitutions for Lviv team in the 56th minute: I. Svrzniak and A. Milchenko substituted the players on the field. Luhansk Zorya also made a few substitutions: D. Antyukh was replaced by M. Hlana on 66 minutes. This was followed by two more substitutions on 75 minutes: Dmytro Myshnyov and Vitaliy. Pogorily came on instead of V. Churko and E. Guerrero, respectively. Later, they made two more substitutions: K. Dryshlyuk replaced N. Rusin and O. Khakhlev replaced S. Bulets. As a result, Zorya Luhansk won with a score of 3-1, with N. Rusin, M. Imerekov and S. Buletsa scoring the goals. Buletsa. Lviv fought hard, but despite all efforts could not get back into the game. The match was an excellent soccer spectacle, leaving the fans in awe of the talent and skill of both teams.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for such matches: Dynamo - Zorya, Lviv - Kryvbas.
| Zarya | Lviv | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 15 | Strokes | 12 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 17 | Violations | 10 |
| 6 | Corner | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |