On April 21, one of the matches of the 22nd matchday of the Ukrainian Premier League Championship was held. Kolos (Kovalivka) and Zorya (Lugansk) met.
Kolos - Zorya - 0:1. Championship of Ukraine, Matchday 22. Match Review, StatisticsChampionship of Ukraine, Matchday 22
Kolos (Kovalivka) - Zarya (Lugansk) - 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: Brazhko (31)
Warnings: Zolotov (30), I. Snurnitsyn (38), Bogdanov (45), Brazhko (50), I. Snurnitsyn (55)
Review of the match Kolos - Zorya:
In a tense struggle, Zorya Luhansk won over Kolos Kovaliv with a score of 1-0. The Premier League match took place at the Kovalivka stadium, and both teams put in a lot of effort to pull out a win. The first half began with Kolos Kovalivka receiving a yellow card in the 30th minute, when N. Zolotov was cautioned. Luhansk "Zorya" made a breakthrough already after a minute, when V. Brazhko scored a goal, taking his team into the lead. On 38 minutes, Zorya Luhansk's I. Snurnitsyn was sent off, and just before the break, Bogdanov of Kolos Kovaliv was given a yellow card. In the second half, Luhansk "Zoria" player V. Brazhko got another yellow card in the 50th minute, and five minutes later, the second yellow card was given to I. Snurnitsyn, leaving his team with ten men.
In an attempt to change the situation, Zorya Luhansk made the first substitution in the 58th minute: D. Antyukh came on instead of R. Vantukh. Kolos Kovalivka responded with two substitutions on 62 minutes: V. Lysenko replaced K. Popov and S. Bolbat replaced A. Bogdanov. Zorya Luhansk made two more substitutions on 68 minutes: E. Guerrero for D. Myshnyov and K. Dryshlyuk for V. Brazhko. Kolos Kowalivka, trying to equalize the score, made a substitution in the 78th minute, replacing P. Orykhovskyi was replaced by Y. Isayenko. 81 minutes into the match Zorya made two more substitutions: S. Buletsa came on instead of P. Polegenko and N. Rusin replaced O. Khakhleva. Despite a few good chances for both teams, neither side was able to score in the second half, giving Zorya Luhansk the victory with a score of 1-0. The game was a testament to the competitiveness of the Premier League, and both teams can be proud of their performances.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Kolos vs Shakhtar and Zorya vs Chernomorets.
Match statistics for Kolos - Zorya:
| Kolos | Zarya | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals on goal | 0 |
| 7 | Strokes | 11 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 9 | Violations | 16 |
| 3 | Corner | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 0 | Saves by goalkeeper | 0 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |
