Poltava seesaw

31-07-09 21:16:15

Ukrainian tournament among juniors. The third round

Vorskla (Poltava) - Shakhtar - 2:2 (0:0)

Poltava. Ltava stadium. 300 spectators. + 24 degrees
Referee: Mykhaylo Rodionenko (Lugansk)
FFU delegate: Arsen Simonov (Kyiv)

Shakhtar: Tetenko, Oliynyk, Rakytskyy, Kovalov, Klimenko, Grechyshkin, Fomin (Fedotov, 83), Polyanskyy (C), Iluk, Nasybulin (Ovchynnikov, 46),  Kartushov

Head coach: Valeriy Yaremchenko
Coaches: Sergiy Popov, Gennadiy Orbu

Goals by Shakhtar: Kutuzov (50), Ovchynnikov (90)

The first time was played with obvious advantage of guests. “Miners” which scored 14 goals in the first two rounds had a lot of moments but with their realization this time there were problems.

The second part of the game began with Yegor Kartushov’s goal. Having got the ball near Poltava penalty he kicked accurately. 0:1. It seemed we were to win again. But Vorskla’s footballers didn’t think so. They  obviously put on speed in the second time. Using mistakes of our back they equalized the score in several minutes and led the score - 2:1.  Such a seesaw occurred in the middle of the second time. But that was not all. Ambitions of previous tournament among juniors winners and higher class of executors made their work. After the final whistle our players were sorry for the missed win.

At the 90-th minute Olexandr Ovchynnikov who came for substitution after corner kick in the commotion near the rival’s goal was quicker than others and sent the ball to the goal. 2:2. And in the added time the victorious ball should be scored by Vitaliy Fedotov. But he failed to realize an advantageous moment. By the way Fedotov appeared on the field only by the end of the meeting. But he was not fated to become the hero of the match. As a result the fighting draw - 2:2.

Our team’s coach Sergiy Popov commented the return game:


- The first time was ours but unfortunately we didn’t score. In the second time the rival used our mistakes in the back. At the end we attacked a lot and could win. By the way Vorskla is a good team.

FC Shakhtar
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