On 28 May, one of the matches of the 29th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Oleksandriya (Oleksandriya) and Zorya (Luhansk) met.
Ukrainian Premier League, Matchday 29
Aleksandriia (Oleksandriia) - Zorya (Luhansk) - 0:2 (0:2)
Goals: Rusin (9), Buletsa (24)
In the Premier League match held at the KSC Nika stadium, Oleksandriya hosted Zorya Luhansk in what promised to be an exciting encounter. It was clear from the start that both teams were ready to fight, with each team trying to get the better of the other. However, it was Zorya Luhansk who took the first step forward: N. Rusin scored a goal in the ninth minute of the game. Oleksandriya tried to reply, but their attempts were cut short by Zorya's defence. On 24 minutes, S. Buletsa made it 2-0 in favor of Zorya, and the situation looked pitiful for Oleksandriya. 46 minutes into the game, Oleksandriya sent on E Mustafayev instead S. Rybalka, hoping that it would be fruitful. However, Zorya Luhansk continued to dominate the game, thwarting the attacks of Oleksandriia.
In the 56th minute, Dmytro Miroshnichenko was given a yellow card, which made it even worse for Oleksandriya. In the 64th minute, Zorya Luhansk put in fresh forces in the form of Dmytro Myshnyov in place of Oleg Khakhlyov and Dmytro Antiukha in place of Kryshlyuk. Oleksandriya responded in kind, releasing A. Kulakov in place of O. Kozhushko. However, the game continued to slip away from Oleksandriya's hands. In the 67th minute, D Skorko was replaced by B. Kobzar. Kobzar, but it had little effect. Oleksandriya's progress got even worse after in the 69th minute, D. Skorko was given a yellow card. On 73 minutes, Zorya Luhansk put on the field P. Polegenko instead of N. Rusin, and on 74 minutes - V. Pahoriliy instead of S. Bulye. Pahoriliy replaced S. Bulets, hoping to consolidate their advantage. Oleksandriya responded by replacing Shulyanskyi with I Matyushenko in the 89th minute. Towards the end of the game Zorya Luhansk still managed to grab the lead, with Volodymyr Brazhko substituting for Mykhailo Smyyan on 90 minutes. The game ended 2-0 to Zorya Luhansk who fully deserved the win. Oleksandriya will have to go back to the drawing board, while Zorya Luhansk will enjoy a well-deserved win.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Rukh - Oleksandriya and Minaj - Zorya.
| Alexandria | Zarya | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 10 | Shots | 8 |
| 0 | Blocked strikes | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 14 | Offences | 15 |
| 6 | Corner | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Possession of the ball | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |