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Starij-Sambir
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stanislav Tarasenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 7 minutes of play, Zolochiv's Lev Kosyrin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anatoliy Syvukha was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Lev Kosyrin came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Zolochiv fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lev Kosyrin couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vitaliy Biba in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anatoliy Syvukha saved Starij-Sambir FC Metalist from getting behind. Kostyantyn Myzenko hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Zolochiv's Mykola Polivanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Tarasenko in the 22nd minute of play. Starij-Sambir FC Metalist were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Zolochiv's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yevgen Kutsenko took the corner. The corner led Starij-Sambir FC Metalist's Lev Chuchman to fire away a dangerous shot which Mykola Polivanov despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Anatoliy Nayko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lev Kosyrin struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Anatoliy Syvukha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zolochiv. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Starij-Sambir FC Metalist's goalkeeper Anatoliy Syvukha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zolochiv's Mykola Polivanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Zolochiv from getting a goal against them. Anatoliy Nayko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Anatoliy Syvukha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anatoliy Nayko struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Anatoliy Syvukha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zolochiv. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatoliy Nayko in the 41st minute of play forced Starij-Sambir FC Metalist's goalkeeper Anatoliy Syvukha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anatoliy Syvukha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoliy Nayko in the 44th minute of play. Vitaliy Biba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lev Kosyrin struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Anatoliy Syvukha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zolochiv. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anatoliy Nayko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Starij-Sambir FC Metalist got a freekick which was hit by Arsen Shatylo. Anatoliy Nayko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Anatoliy Syvukha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anatoliy Syvukha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lev Kosyrin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 63 minute of play. When Anatoliy Nayko came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Zolochiv fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anatoliy Nayko couldn't finish the play. Starij-Sambir FC Metalist's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Anatoliy Nayko scored to the left of an out of position Anatoliy Syvukha, making the score, 0-3. Anatoliy Nayko struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Anatoliy Syvukha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zolochiv. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Anatoliy Nayko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zolochiv's supporters rose to their feet, but Anatoliy Nayko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anatoliy Syvukha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olexiy Sviderskyi in the 82nd minute of play forced Zolochiv's goalkeeper Mykola Polivanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Anatoliy Nayko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zolochiv fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 97 minutes into the match, Lev Kosyrin notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Starij-Sambir FC Metalist's Anatoliy Syvukha. Anatoliy Syvukha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.