On 28 July, one of the matches of the 1st round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Veres (Rivne) and Polesie (Ukraine) met.
Верес - Полесье - 0:2. Чемпионат Украины, 1-й тур. Обзор матча, статистикаUkrainian Championship, 1st round
Veres (Riv ne) - Polesie (Ukraine) - 0:2 (0:2)
Goals: Beni Makuana (2), P. Budkovskiy (39)
Warnings: D. Balan (28), M. Kravchenko (30), Shestakov (83), D. Balan (87)
Review of the match Veres - Polesie:
In a recent match of the Premier League at the stadium "Central" roven "Veres" hosted "Polesie". In a tense confrontation between the teams, the score at half-time was 0:2 in favour of "Polesie" and did not change until the final whistle. The game started with a quick goal by Polesie player B. Makuana in the 2nd minute, which took Veres Rivne by surprise and set the tone for the match. Veres Rivne tried to get back on track, but in the 28th minute D. Balan received a yellow card. Two minutes later, Polesie player M. Kravchenko received a yellow card, which indicates the heat of the fight. As the events unfolded, "Polesie" more and more squeezed the control over the game. On the 39th minute Polesie player P. Budkivsky scored another goal, increasing their advantage in the score and creating additional difficulties for Veres from Rivne. The second half started with a substitution in the line-up of Veres - on the 46th minute M. Gaiduchik appeared instead of M. Marusich. However, an unexpected blow for Polesya was the red card received by A. Gitchenko on the 57th minute, which left them in a numerical minority until the end of the match. In the 73rd minute Polesie made their substitutions: B. Makuan was replaced by D. Yanakov, and A. Kozak replaced D. Shastala.
Veres Rivne also made a quick substitution: in the 74th minute V. Sharay replaced V. Dakhnovskiy, and A. Kuharuk came on the pitch instead of M. Shestakov. When the time was running out and both teams were making new attempts to gain the advantage, Veres Rovno on the 80th minute released I. Siqueira instead of S. Sharay. However, the game was marred by a yellow card received by M. Shestakov in the 83rd minute, which further aggravated the situation of Veres. In the 87th minute, when the tension in the match increased, D. Balan from Veres received another yellow card. Unfortunately, the situation worsened for Veres as Balan received a red card and for the remaining minutes of the game there were only 10 men left in the squad. With the final whistle the match ended with the score 0:2 in favour of Polesya. Both teams fought hard, but it was Polesie who came out victorious thanks to early goals and numerical advantage of Veres-Rovno. The match between Veres-Rovno and Polesie showed how competitive and intense the game is in the Premier League. While Veres faced problems in the form of penalties and a red card, Polesie were able to capitalise on their advantage and win three valuable points. Football fans can only expect new exciting encounters in the continuation of the Premier League season.
In the next round of matches: Veres - Shakhtar, Dnipro-1 - Polesie.
Statistics of the match Veres - Polesie:
| Veres | Polesie | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blows to the goal | 7 |
| 8 | Blows | 11 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from outside the box | 0 |
| 13 | Offences | 8 |
| 4 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Possession of the ball | 0 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 1 |
| 4 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |
