On 9 March, one of the matches of the 20th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Chornomorets (Odessa) and Vorskla (Poltava) met.
Черноморец - Ворскла - 0:1. Чемпионат Украины, 20-й тур. Обзор матча, статистикаUkrainian Championship, 20th round
Chornomorets (Odessa) - Vorskla (Poltava) - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: A. Batsula (90)
Warnings: M. Kovtalyuk (14), S. Iyede (45), A. Shtogrin (48), Avagimyan (50).
Review of the match Chornomorets - Vorskla:
The football match between Chornomorets and Vorskla Poltava was a tense struggle and ended with a 0:1 victory for Vorskla Poltava. The match was played at the Chernomorets stadium and both teams showed high commitment throughout the game. The first half of the match ended 0-0, and both teams could not break the deadlock. On the 14th minute, Poltava Vorskla player M. Kovtalyuk received a yellow card, and on the 45th minute Chernomorets player S. Ayede received a yellow card. At the beginning of the second half Chornomorets made a substitution, releasing A. Prisyazhnyuk instead of S. Ayede on the 46th minute. However, the score remained unchanged until the 90th minute.
In the second half Chornomorets received two more yellow cards: A. Shtogrin and A. Avagymyan were warned. Poltava "Vorskla" also made two substitutions: on 67 minutes A. Chelyadin replaced Y. Pavlyuk, and on 81 minutes M. Kovtalyuk replaced A. Toli. In the last minutes of the match both teams made additional substitutions, trying to consolidate the victory. In the 83rd minute Chornomorets released B. Boichuk instead of F. Alvarenghi and O. Kuzyk instead of Ze Gomes, and in the 89th minute Poltava Vorskla replaced I. Krupski with T. Galas. The exciting denouement came in the 90th minute, when Poltava Vorskla's A. Batsula scored the only goal of the match, securing a 0:1 victory for his team. The match was a testament to the competitive spirit of both teams and demonstrated the excitement of Premier League football.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Chornomorets - Veres, Alexandria - Vorskla.
Statistics of the match Chornomorets - Vorskla:
| Chornomorets | Vorskla | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Blows in goal | 0 |
| 12 | Kicks | 15 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 8 | Offences | 13 |
| 6 | Corner | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Ball possession | 0 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Keeper saves | 0 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |
