On 6 August, one of the matches of the 2nd round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Rukh (Lviv) and Vorskla (Poltava) met.
Ukrainian Championship, 2nd round
Rukh (Lviv) - Vorskla (Poltava) - 4:1 (1:1)
Goals: Klimchuk (37), Klimchuk (58), I. Kvasnitsy (70), Y. Pavliuk (81) - O. Sklyar (10)
Warnings: Sliubyk (25), Tiago Santana (36), A. Batsula (42), I. Krupski (65), I. Krupski (65). Krupski (65)
In an exciting Premier League match at the Arena Lviv stadium, Rukh Vinniki hosted Poltava's Vorskla. The score was 1-1 at half-time, but Rukh Vinniki went on to win 4-1. The match started off with a bang: in the 10th minute, Vorskla Poltava's O. Sklyar scored a goal, giving his team their first lead. However, Rukh Vinniki fought back and managed to equalise on 37 minutes with a penalty scored by Y. Klimchuk. Both teams showed great determination and aggression, resulting in several yellow cards being shown. B. Slyubyk (Ruch Vinniki) and Thiago Santana (Vorskla Poltava) received penalties in the 25th and 36th minutes respectively. A. Batsula of Vorskla Poltava also received a yellow card on 42 minutes. At the start of the second half Rukh Vinniki made two quick substitutions in the 57th minute: V. Runic and D. Tes. Runic and D. Tesliuk. These substitutions bore fruit: in the 58th minute Y. Klimchuk scored his second goal of the match and put Rukh Vinniki ahead. Poltava "Vorskla" tried to get back, making their substitutions in the 69th minute.
I. Krupski came on instead of D. Hripchuk, and A. Chelyadin was replaced by A. Kulakovskiy. Kulakovskiy. However, Rukh Vinniki continued to dominate and in the 70th minute increased their lead with a goal by I. Kvasnitsa. At the end of the game both teams made further substitutions to freshen up their squad. Rukh Vinniki released O. Pritula on 71 minutes, and Vorskla Poltava introduced V. Yurchenko on 75 minutes. In the 77th minute Rukh Vinniki made two more substitutions: Edson Fernando and O. Sych replaced D. Slyusar and R. Lyakh respectively. In the last minutes of the match "Rukh Vinniki" suffered a disappointing defeat in the 81st minute when Y. Pavliuk inadvertently crossed the ball into his own goal. Poltava Vorskla tried to get back on track, but failed to hit the goalpost. In the 88th minute two last substitutions were made: A. Batsula replaced D. Tuzenko and Thiago Santana replaced D. Izotov. All in all, it was an exciting match in which Rukh Vinniki demonstrated their skills in attack and achieved an impressive victory. The Arena Lviv fans were undoubtedly happy with the outcome of the game.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Polesie - Rukh, Vorskla - Zorya.
| Ruch | Vorskla | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Blows to the goal | 1 |
| 13 | Blows | 9 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 12 | Offences | 12 |
| 6 | Corner | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Ball possession | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Keeper saves | 0 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |