On 18 August one of the matches of the 4th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. LNZ (Cherkasy) and Polesie (Ukraine) met.
Ukrainian Championship, 4th round
LNZ (Cherkassy) - Polesie (Ukraine) - 1:2 (0:0)
Goals: S. Shestakov (88) - Arielson (51), B. Kushnirenko (84)
Warnings: V. Shapoval (12), O. Nasonov (18), Pasich (42), V. Shapoval (53).
In a tense match of the Premier League, held at the stadium "Cherkasy-Arena", "LNZ Cherkasy" hosted "Polesie", in which both teams fought hard for victory. At half-time the score remained goalless, and in regular time "Polesie" won a difficult victory with the score 2:1. The beginning of the match was a tense struggle, both teams tried to establish their superiority from the first minutes. Already on the 12th minute "Polesie" player V. Shapoval received a yellow card, which from the very beginning meant that the game would be physical. Soon Shapoval was joined in the referee's notebook by O. Nasonov from LNZ "Cherkassy", who received a yellow card in the 18th minute. As the first half progressed the tension continued to grow, and in the 42nd minute a yellow card was received by G. Pasich of LNZ "Cherkasy". With the score 0:0 at half-time, both teams were looking for ways to break the deadlock and gain an advantage in the score. The second half began with a flurry of substitutions from both sides. In the 46th minute B. Krushinsky and P. Budkivsky appeared for Polesie, and M. Pryadun and N. Nych appeared for LNZ Cherkasy. These changes energised the game and created the prerequisites for an eventful second half. In the 51st minute Arielson from Polesie put his team ahead with a spectacular goal.
However, just two minutes later the events in Shapoval's game changed for the worse: he received a second yellow card and Polesie were left with ten men. Both teams continued to make substitutions, trying to maintain the pace of the game. In the 56th minute "Polesie" replaced Arielson with B. Kushnirenko. Kushnirenko, and O. Nasonov's replacement S. Shestakov appeared in the line-up of LNZ Cherkasy. In the 63rd minute LNZ "Cherkasy" made two more substitutions: G. Pasich and V. Boyko replaced I. Tyshchenko and S. Kopyla respectively. Kopyla respectively. Polesie followed suit, replacing A. Smolyakov with V. Tankovskiy. Closer to the climax of the match the substitutions continued to influence the game. In the 74th minute S. Chobotenko replaced A. Gitchenko, and in the 77th minute LNZ Cherkasy replaced V. Naumets with D. Norenkov. Norenkov. Six minutes before the end of the match "Polesie" increased their advantage at the expense of B. Kushnirenko, creating favourable conditions for the victory. However, Cherkassy "LNZ" showed determination and fight, as evidenced by the goal of S. Shestakov in the 88th minute. Shestakov's goal in the 88th minute, reducing the gap to 2:1 in the last minutes of the game. Despite a late surge by Cherkassy LNZ, Polesie held on to all three points with a triumphant 2:1 victory. The match demonstrated the intensity and competitiveness of the Premier League, both teams showed skill, determination and thirst for success.
In the next round the opponents are waiting for such matches: LNZ - Metalist 1925, Alexandria - Polesie.
| LNZ | Polesie | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blows in goal | 3 |
| 15 | Blows | 10 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from outside the box | 0 |
| 5 | Offences | 10 |
| 8 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |