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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Balaklija's Anatoliy Rukavytsya started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Balaklija booed when DUFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pylyp Gordya didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 5 played minutes, Balaklija's Maxym Paraschiy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Grygoriy Kopolovets came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Balaklija reached it. Maxym Kozhemyachenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsen Bandera in the 8th minute of play. If Anatoliy Rukavytsya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Anatoliy Rukavytsya made a precise shot to the right of Grygoriy Kopolovets. DUFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Maxym Kozhemyachenko made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Yaroslav Lyubar sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yaroslav Lyubar got free with Maxym Kozhemyachenko in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, Balaklija's Artem Kozlyuk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grygoriy Kopolovets narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artem Kozlyuk in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grygoriy Kopolovets saved DUFK from getting behind. The supporters of Balaklija booed when DUFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaroslav Lyubar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maxym Paraschiy hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. When Pavlo Zorya came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the DUFK 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 Pavlo Zorya couldn't finish the play. Maxym Paraschiy kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arsen Bandera stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Balaklija booed when DUFK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaroslav Lyubar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grygoriy Kopolovets made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Marjan Shkarupa sent off a good shot on target. If Artem Kozlyuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Balaklija's Anatoliy Rukavytsya got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yaroslav Lyubar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxym Kozhemyachenko having to interfere. After 65 played minutes DUFK got a freekick which was hit by Yaroslav Lyubar. Pavlo Zorya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Maxym Kozhemyachenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yaroslav Lyubar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maxym Kozhemyachenko having to make a save. If Arsen Bandera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yaroslav Lyubar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Maxym Kozhemyachenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arsen Bandera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Maxym Kozhemyachenko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 84 played minutes DUFK got a freekick which was hit by Eduard Stavka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaroslav Lyubar in the 86th minute of play forced Balaklija's goalkeeper Maxym Kozhemyachenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Balaklija's goal looked a bit too open when Arsen Bandera came free, but Maxym Kozhemyachenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Borys Kozyr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaroslav Lyubar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maxym Kozhemyachenko having to make a save. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Artem Kozlyuk got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Borys Kozyr hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Anatoliy Rukavytsya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Balaklija walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.