On 3 March, one of the matches of the 19th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Alexandria and Zorya (Lugansk) met.
Ukrainian Championship, 19th round
Alexandria (Alexandria ) - Zorya (Lugansk) - 0:0 (0:0)
Warnings: S. Loginov (18), Jordan (63), D. Myshnov (68), Jordan (72)
In a tense Premier League match, Oleksandriya and Zorya Luhansk played out a 0-0 draw at the KSC Nika stadium. The match remained goalless throughout both halves, neither team was able to turn the tide of the meeting. In the first half there were a number of events: in the 18th minute the player "Alexandria" S. Loginov received a yellow card. In the 63rd minute, the player of Luhansk "Zorya" Jordan received a yellow card. In the second half the game escalated thanks to a series of substitutions. In the 66th minute V. Churko and V. Bugay appeared for Zorya Luhansk, and A. Shulyanskyy appeared for Alexandria. Tensions continued to rise when D. Myshnev of Zorya Luhansk received a yellow card in the 68th minute.
Unfortunately for Zorya Luhansk, Jordan received a second yellow card in the 72nd minute, which resulted in a red card and left his team with 10 players on the pitch. Oleksandriya took advantage of the numerical advantage and made several substitutions in the 77th minute, releasing I. Kalyuzhny, V. Kalitvintsev and A. Kulakov. In the final minutes of the match, both teams strived for the winning goal, but failed to score. In the 89th minute, Alexandria's M. Ferreira and Zorya Luhansk's E. Guerrero received yellow cards. In the last minutes of the match Zorya Luhansk made the last substitution, releasing I. Kiryukhantsev on the pitch. The match ended with the score 0:0, both teams have one point each. Despite the lack of goals, the game was filled with drama and tension, both teams fought hard for victory.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Polesie - Alexandria, Zorya - Minai.
| Alexandria | Zorya | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kicks to the goal | 2 |
| 11 | Blows | 8 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 9 | Offences | 19 |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Ball possession | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |