On March 19 there was one of the matches of the 18th matchday of the Ukrainian Premier League. Kolos (Kovalivka) and Minay met.
Championship of Ukraine, 18th matchday
Kolos (Kovalivka) - Minay (Minay) - 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: Y. Kravchuk (9)
Warnings: Emets (19), Nemchaninov (24), Orikhovsky (29), D. Bezborodko (40), M. Kravchenko (65)
In a tense Premier League match Kolos Kovalivka met with Minay at the stadium Kovalivka. Although the match began with great enthusiasm and enthusiasm of both teams, the first goal came unexpectedly early - J. Kravchuk scored for "Minay" in the 9th minute of the game. Kolos Kovalivka" tried to respond quickly, but faced difficulties against a determined "Minaya" team. The game continued to heat up as both teams received yellow cards. V. Yemets from "Kolos Kovalivki" received a yellow card in the 19th minute, then D. Nemchaninov from "Minaya" in the 24th minute, and P. Orihovskyy and D. Bezborodko from "Kolos Kovalivki" in the 29th and 40th minutes respectively. At halftime, "Minay" led 1-0, but both teams were going to strengthen the game and go into the second half stronger. Kolos Kovalivka made changes to its strategy, releasing Y. Isayenko on 46th minute instead of V. Lysenko and on 56th minute E. Smirnyy instead of O. Ilyin. However, they failed to change the game.
As the match went on, Kolos Kovalivka players kept picking up yellow cards. The next yellow card went to M. Kravchenko in the 65th minute, and in the 66th minute S. Myakushko from Kolos Kovalivka was substituted. Bolbat. At the 79th minute "Kolos Kovalivka" made two more replacements: D. Bezborodko was replaced by K. Popov, and P. Orihovskiy - by V. Veleten. Minay also introduced fresh forces into the game: M. Shyshka was replaced by S. Petko in the 79th minute. The match continued until the last minute when both teams made last substitutions. B. Chuev came on instead of O. Melnyk from "Minaya" at the 89th minute, and "Kolos Kovalivki" had the last substitution by N. Vorobchak instead of V. Rogozinski from "Minaya" at the 90th minute. Despite the fact that "Kolos Kovalivka" made valiant efforts in the last minutes of the match, they failed to score a goal, resulting in "Minay" victory with a score of 1-0. The match was tight, both teams showed a lot of skill and determination. However, in the end "Minay" won this hard-fought match.
In the next round the following matches are waiting for the rivals: Metalist - Kolos, Minay - Ingulets.
| Kolos | Minay | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals on goal | 5 |
| 17 | Hits | 11 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 12 | Violations | 10 |
| 8 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |