On 22 October, one of the matches of the 11th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Vorskla (Poltava) and Polesie (Ukraine) met.
Ukrainian Championship, 11th round
Vorskla (Poltava) - Polessie (Ukraine) - 0:3 (0:1)
Goals: B. Kushnirenko (37) vs. Kushnirenko (37), Beni Makuana (54), D. Shastal (90+2). Shastal (90+2)
Warnings: Artem Chelyadin (15), O. Sklyar (22), B. Kushnirenko (38), Smolyakov (44), Tiago Santana (56), Stepanyuk (75).
In the recent Premier League match between Poltava's Vorskla and Polesie, a tense game was organised by the spectators at the Oleksiy Butovsky stadium of Vorskla. Despite the fact that Poltava "Vorskla" tried to hold on, "Polesie" won a confident victory with the score 3:0. In the first half of the game both teams showed strong defence. Despite the lack of goals, there were several notable events that kept the fans in suspense. In the 15th minute, Poltava Vorskla player A. Chelyadin received a yellow card, which emphasised the tension of the match. In addition, in the 22nd minute O. Sklyar from Poltava "Vorskla" received a yellow card. In the course of the half, the Pole player B. Kushnirenko managed to get out of the match. Kushnirenko managed to break the deadlock by realising a penalty in the 37th minute. However, Kushnirenko's moment of glory was short-lived - a minute later he received a yellow card. Shortly before the break A. Smolyakov from Polesie also found himself in the referee's book with a yellow card. The second half started with a substitution in Polesie's line-up - in the 46th minute B. Krushinsky was replaced by V. Hrytsuk. Polesie continued to dominate the game, increasing their advantage in the 54th minute thanks to B. Makuana's goal.
The frustration of Poltava Vorskla was growing, and on 56 minutes Tiago Santana received a yellow card. Trying to turn the tide of the game, Poltava Vorskla made two substitutions in the 64th minute. V. Kornienko was replaced by Felipe Rodriguez, and Tiago Santana came on instead of D. Hrypchuk. Polesie also made a substitution: in the 67th minute Arielson came on in place of D. Shastal. In the 78th minute, when the game was getting out of control, Poltava "Vorskla" made the last substitution. I. Nesterenko came on instead of D. Chernysh, but it was too late. Disappointment in the Poltava team became obvious when R. Stepanyuk received a yellow card on 75 minutes, and on 90 minutes the red card was received by the player of Poltava "Vorskla" D. Hrypchuk, which aggravated the situation of his team. Polesie took advantage of the opponent's failure, and D. Shastal scored a goal in the last minute of the match. As a result Polesie won a convincing victory over Poltava "Vorskla" with the score 3:0. The match demonstrated the competitive nature of the Premier League: both teams fought hard for victory. Vorskla stadium named after Oleksiy Butovskiy, where the exciting game took place, and the fans are looking forward to new interesting matches in the future.
In the next round the opponents are waiting for such matches: Vorskla - Metalist 1925, Zorya - Polesie.
| Vorskla | Polesie | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blows in goal | 3 |
| 10 | Blows | 6 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 20 | Offences | 12 |
| 8 | Corner | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Ball possession | 0 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |