On 21 October, one of the matches of the 11th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Alexandria and Kolos (Kovalivka) met.
Ukrainian Championship, 11th round
Alexandria (Alexandria ) - Kolos (K ovalivka) - 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: V. Luchkevych (45+1)
Warnings: V. Bondarenko (18)
In the Premier League at the stadium KSC Nika held a tense match between the teams "Alexandria" and "Kolos Kovalivka". The score at half-time, having demonstrated skill and determination, was 0:1 in favour of Kolos and did not change until the final whistle. At the beginning of the game, both teams showed their skill in attack. However, already in the 18th minute Kolos Kovalivka received a yellow card, and V. Bondarenko received a yellow card, which shows the tension of the match. As the game progressed, Oleksandriya made the first substitution in the 26th minute: K. Kovalets replaced V. Pogoriliy. It was a tactical move aimed at strengthening the midfield and increasing the control over the game. However, just before the break Kolos Kovalivka struck a decisive blow - V. Luchkevich hit the net. Luchkevich hit the net, putting his team in the lead. This goal gave confidence to Kolos, and Alexandria had to reorganise at half-time to put pressure on the opponent in the second half. The second half started for Kolos with a serious setback - in the 53rd minute K. Popov received a red card.
This suspension meant that Kolos would be forced to continue the match with ten men, which raised the stakes for both teams. "Alexandria" tried to take advantage of the disadvantageous position of the opponent and went forward. However, in the 59th minute they received a yellow card - R. Savchenko was warned. Savchenko was warned. When the match entered the final stage and the score was still in favour of Kolos, both teams made crucial substitutions. In the 80th minute Kolos introduced V. Milko and A. Bogdanov, strengthening the defence and trying to maintain the advantage, while Alexandria made a second substitution in the last minutes of the game, releasing D. Shostak and A. Kulakovskiy in the hope of a late score. In the 89th minute, when the tension in the match began to grow, the player of Alexandria S. Loginov received a yellow card, which brought additional spice in the course of the meeting. Despite all the efforts of both teams, the final whistle sounded, which confirmed the victory of "Kolos" over "Alexandria" with the score 0:1. The match demonstrated the intensity and competitiveness of the Premier League and left both teams eager to return to the field for the upcoming matches.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Rukh - Alexandria, Kolos - Dynamo.
| Alexandria | Kolos | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Blows in goal | 2 |
| 5 | Blows | 3 |
| 0 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from outside the box | 0 |
| 14 | Offences | 16 |
| 3 | Corner | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 55% | Ball possession | 45% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |