The Transcarpathians lost by two the ball, but showed character and turned everything upside down.
Minajdefeated Vorsklain a high-scoring match28th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The match in Poltava ended with the score 2:3.
In the 36th minute, the home team was given the lead by Evgeniy Pavlyuk. At the beginning of the second half, the Poltava team increased their advantage – Anton Glushchenkoscored in the 55th minute.
In the middle of the second half, the match was interrupted due to an air raid. After returning to the field, “Minaj” made a fantastic comeback, hitting the goal of Sergei Dolgansky’s team three times.
First, in the 74th minute, Arthur Remenyak scored for the Transcarpathian club, and six minutes later Pavlyuk cut the ball into his own goal.
In injury time, Vorskla earned a penalty, but failed to convert it. Moreover, Felipe twice failed to beat the Minai goalkeeper Alexander Kemkin – after the first unsuccessful attempt, the referee allowed the Poltava team to shoot the 11-meter penalty.
However, this was not the end of the match. On the 90th + 8th minute, Remenyak hit Artem Chelyadin in the hand in the center of the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty against the Poltava team. Vadim Vitenchuk successfully carried out the sentence and brought Zeljko Ljubenovic’s charges an extremely strong-willed victory.
Review of the match “Vorskla” – “Minaj”
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After this match, Vorskla (30 points) remained in ninth place in the UPL. “Minaj” (22 points) left the last line of the standings, rising to 15th position.
In the next round, “Vorskla” will host “Obolon” on May 19, and “Minaj” will play at home on the same day with Kolos.
We would like to add that on Wednesday, May 15, Vorskla will meet with Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Cup final, which will take place at the Avangard stadium in Rivne. The starting whistle will sound at 19:00.