On 8 May, one of the matches of the 25th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Minay (Minay) and Vorskla (Poltava) met.
Ukrainian Premier League, Matchday 25
Minay (Minay) - Vorskla (Poltava) - 2:0 (1:0)
Goal: S. Petko (45 +1)
Warnings: O. Melnyk (12), Kravets (15), Jaworski (41), I. Kane (79), I. Krupski (82), Shyshka (88)
In the Premier League match at the Mynay Stadium, Minay met Poltava's Vorskla in a thrilling encounter. Despite strong struggles of both teams, Minay won 1-0 at half-time and 2-0 in regulation time, much to the delight of the home crowd. The match started tensely, with both sides keen to take control of the game. Just 12 minutes into the match, O. Melnyk got a yellow card for a rude attack. Vorskla's Poltava player V. Kravets followed his example after just three minutes, earning his own yellow card. The referee continued to punish, in the 41st minute another yellow card was given to S. Jaworski from Poltava "Vorskla". Only at the very end of the first half, the first goal of the match was scored. In the 45th minute, Minaya's S. Petko scored a goal that gave his side a much-needed confidence boost before the break. In the second half Vorskla Poltava was determined to get back into the game. S.Jaworski was replaced by I. Nesterenko, and D. Oliinyk made way for D. Chernysh.
However, Minay proved to be too strong an opponent and made two substitutions on 75 and 76 minutes respectively. O. Melnyk was replaced by B. Chuyev, and S. Petko came on instead of M. Shyshka. The last minutes of the game saw a lot of developments, with Poltava Vorskla players I. Kane and I. Krupskyy receiving yellow cards. Minay made two more substitutions: V. Rogozinski instead of M. Gechev and O. Vyshnevskiy instead of Yu. Poltava's Vorskla also made a substitution in the 87th minute, replacing I. Kane with R. Lopes. A few minutes before the end of the match, M. Shyshka from Minaya was given a yellow card. However, the home side had nothing but laughs when Yu Tverdokhlib scored in the 90th minute, securing their win. All in all, it was an exciting and tense match between two talented teams. Minay came out on top thanks to some impressive teamwork and determination to win. After the final whistle, the crowd roared with delight and players from both teams shook hands as a sign of good sportsmanship. It was a great day for football and a fantastic day for the Minaya fans.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Minay vs Dnipro 1, and Lviv vs Vorskla.
| Minay | Vorskla | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals on goal | 1 |
| 4 | Strokes | 6 |
| 1 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 9 | Offences | 12 |
| 5 | Corner | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 53% | Possession of the ball | 47% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 0 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |