On 7 March, one of the matches of the 20th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Zorya (Lugansk) and Minai met.
Ukrainian Championship, 20th round
Zarya (Lugansk) - Minai (Minai) - 2:0 ( 1:0)
Goals: Antyukh (18), V. Bugay (74)
Warnings: Vitenchuk (14), V. Semotiuk (53), S. Korniychuk (84)
In a Premier League match at the Livy Coast stadium, Luhansk Zorya met Minay in a heated battle for three points. At half-time the score was 1-0 in favour of Zorya Luhansk, with D. Antyukh scoring the only goal on 18 minutes. In the second half, both teams made a number of substitutions, while Minai tried to get back on track. However, in the 74th minute, Luhansk Zorya increased their lead thanks to a goal by V. Bugay.
Despite all efforts, "Minai" could not get back, and the match ended with the score 2:0 in favour of Luhansk "Zorya". Throughout the game, Minay players V. Vitenchuk, V. Semutyuk and S. Korniychuk were shown several yellow cards. Korniychuk were shown several yellow cards. The match also saw several substitutions, with both teams making strategic changes in an attempt to gain an advantage. Overall, it was a tense match between Luhansk Zorya and Minai, with Luhansk Zorya eventually winning 2-0. This victory will certainly give them confidence in their abilities ahead of the next matches in the Premier League.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Dynamo vs Zorya, Shakhtar vs Minai.
| Zarya | Minai | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks to the goal | 2 |
| 15 | Hits | 8 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from outside the box | 0 |
| 17 | Offences | 5 |
| 4 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 55% | Possession of the ball | 45% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |