On 29 April, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Minay (Minay) and Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv) met.
Championship of Ukraine, matchday 23
Minay (Minay) - Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv) - 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: Vitenchuk (72) - M. Bezuglyy (52)
Warnings: M. Bezugly (3), Kapinus (19), I. Gonchar (51)
In the Premier League match, Minay met Kharkiv Metalist 1925 at the Minay Stadium. The first half ended 0-0, demonstrating a hard-fought game between the two teams. In the second half Kharkiv Metalist 1925 made two important substitutions: V. Dmytrenko was replaced by A. Remeniuk, and K. Bychok was replaced by A. Chiruk. The game unexpectedly gathered momentum in the 52nd minute when Metalist 1925 Kharkiv player M. Bezuglyy hit the net, giving his team the lead. However, this advantage was short-lived as in the 56th minute Minay made a flurry of substitutions, releasing O. Gorin instead of M. Shishka, M. Gechev instead of T. Dmytruk and I. Trubochkin instead of V. Rogozinski.
These substitutions made an immediate impact on the game and Minay began to try to level the score. Their efforts were rewarded in the 72nd minute when a penalty-kick was awarded to Minaj that was expertly performed by V. Vitenchuk. As both teams were trying to score the winning goal, the game became more and more heated, which resulted in the 90th minute when D. Kolesnik got a yellow card. Despite several attempts from both sides, the game ended 1-1, with each team settling for a point. A total of six substitutions were made in the match, four by Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and three by Minaya. It was a tense game, both sides had an equal number of chances throughout the whole 90 minutes. The result will be seen as a missed opportunity for both teams to gain momentum in the championship.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Shakhtar - Minay, Metalist 1925 - Rukh.
| Minay | Metalist 1925 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 8 | Strokes | 9 |
| 0 | Blocked strikes | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 10 | Offences | 8 |
| 4 | Corner | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 54% | Possession of the ball | 46% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |