On 10 December, one of the matches of the 17th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Vorskla (Poltava) and Rukh (Lviv) met.
Ворскла - Рух - 1:1. Чемпионат Украины, 17-й тур. Обзор матча, статистикаUkrainian Championship, 17th round
Vorskla (Poltava) - Rukh (Lviv) - 1: 1 (0:1)
Goals: Stepanyuk (83) - Runich (24)
Warnings: Didyk (29), Sapuga (40), I. Kane (45+1), Stepanyuk (79), Stepanyuk (85), Roman (87).
Review of the match Vorskla - Ruh:
In a tense Premier League match between Poltava's Vorskla and Lviv's Rukh, both teams fought hard for victory on the pitch of the Alexey Butovsky stadium Vorskla. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with both teams showing their skill and determination throughout the game. The first half started with Ruch Lviv taking the lead in the 24th minute. V. Runic scored a stunning goal, leaving the Poltava Vorskla defence in a daze and putting his team ahead. Ruch Lviv continued to go forward, demonstrating a powerful attacking spirit. In the course of the match conflicts broke out, several players received yellow cards. R. Didyk and M. Sapuga received warnings on the 29th and 40th minutes respectively. I. Kane from Poltava "Vorskla" also got into the referee's notebook in the 45th minute. At the start of the second half, Ruch Lviv made the first substitution in the 53rd minute: V. Runic replaced R. Lyakh. Later both teams made further changes: in the 70th minute Y. Karabin from Rukh Lviv was replaced by Edson Fernando.
Poltava Vorskla responded with their own substitutions in the 73rd minute: N. Yakubu and A. Chelyadin came on in place of I. Nesterenko and A. Batsula respectively. These changes gave strength to both teams. In the 79th minute the tension increased again when Poltava "Vorskla" player R. Stepanyuk received a yellow card. However, four minutes later he redeemed himself by scoring an impressive goal to put his team ahead. Unfortunately, Stepanyuk's celebration was short-lived, as he received a second yellow card in the 85th minute, leaving Poltava Vorskla in the minority. Despite this setback, both teams continued to fight for the winning goal. In the final minutes of the match emotions were at the limit. In the 87th minute Poltava "Vorskla" player R. Stepanyuk, who already had a yellow card, received another one. At the same minute Rukh Lviv player V. Roman was warned. As a result, both teams were unable to break the deadlock and played to a 1-1 draw. The match was characterised by intense struggle, skilful actions and controversial moments. Both Poltava "Vorskla" and Lviv "Rukh" can take positive points from the match and try to improve their results in future meetings in the Premier League.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Zorya - Vorskla, Ruh - Polesie.
Statistics of the match Vorskla - Rukh:
| Vorskla | Ruch | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kicks to the goal | 3 |
| 8 | Blows | 6 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 7 | Offences | 17 |
| 3 | Corners | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Ball possession | 0 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |
