On April 8, one of the matches of the 20th matchday of the Ukrainian Premier League took place. They met Kryvbas (Kryvyy Rih) and Zorya (Luhansk).
Ukrainian Premier League, Matchday 20
Kryvbas (Kryvyy Rih) - Zarya (Lugansk) - 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Kapic (50)
Warnings: M. Tatarkov (38), Antyukh (42), K. Prikhodko (44), Zaderaka (64), E. Banada (85)
In the Premier League match between "Hirnyk" and Luhansk "Zarya", the audience was in suspense the whole match. Despite a goalless first half, both teams were focused and determined going into the second half. Girnyk" started the game aggressively and earned a yellow card in the 38th minute, when forward M. Tatarkov was warned. Soon after that Zorya Luhansk got a yellow card, when D. Antyukh was sent off in the 42nd minute. Just two minutes later, a yellow card was given to K. Prikhodko from Girnyk. At the break, with the score 0-0, both teams knew that they had to step up their game in the second half. Girnyk made a substitution at the very beginning, letting in A. Myktyyshyn instead of A. Ponedelnik on the 46th minute. It seemed that the substitution benefited "Girnyk" because after four minutes they scored the first and only goal of the match.
On the 50th minute, R. Kapic hit the net, giving "Girnyk" a 1-0 lead. As the second half went on, the tension was growing and the yellow cards kept on being given. On 64 minutes, "Girnyk" player M. Zaderaka was sent off and on 71 minutes, "Zarya" Luhansk D. Antyukh was replaced by R. Vantukh. In the 71st minute Girnyk made a second substitution, replacing M. Lunev with M. Tatarkov. Time passed, and "Girnyk" received another yellow card in the 85th minute - E. Banada. Despite several chances, Girnyk managed to keep a small advantage until the end of the match. With few minutes left to the end of the match Girnyk made two more substitutions: on 88th minute T. Stetskow replaced R. Kapic, and on 90th minute U. Opanasenko replaced M. Zaderaku. As a result, Girnyk got a 1-0 win over Luhansk's Zorya. Metalurg stadium was filled with fans and the players celebrated the victory on the field.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Minay - Kryvbas, Zorya - Dnipro-1.
| Kryvbas | Zarya | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals on goal | 7 |
| 5 | Strokes | 12 |
| 0 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 8 | Violations | 19 |
| 3 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 7 | Saves by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |