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The hosts approached this match with poor statistics: in the previous two rounds, Dmitry Mikhailenko’s team scored just one point. “Mariupol” is quite sensational last week on the road beating Luhansk “Dawn”.
Dnipro already in the 49th second had a good opportunity to break the scoreboard, but Hoblenko did not have time to close the pass from the left wing. Hoblenko in the first minutes of the game was the most active on the field, Alexey tried to disperse the attacks and act around the perimeter of the last third of the field. Dubinchak’s defender hired from Dynamo Kiev looked good too, Vladislav made some good flanking passes.
Dnipro in the first 20 minutes had the initiative and controlled the ball for a longer playing time, but Mikhailenko’s team definitely lacked precision at the end of the attacks. Despite Dnipro-1’s territorial advantage, the guests created the first real scoring opportunity: Mariupol striker Kulakov missed Sarnavsky but failed to beat the hosts’ goalkeeper and shot over the gate.
Mikhailenko’s sentries put a lot of pressure on the Azov team, but there was a feeling that the course of the match was perfectly suited to “Mariupol” coach Ostap Markevich, who focused on sharp counterattacks. And it is worth noting that the bet worked: in the 26th minute Gorbunov intercepted the ball in midfield, gave it to Bondarenko, and the player of the Ukrainian youth team effectively deflected from the semi-flank and struck with the left foot in the upper corner of the Dnipro-1 arch.
Dubinchak got the first yellow of the match in the 29th minute, the host player “dived” into the “sailors” penalty area. The second half of the first half was followed by the same scenario: Dnipro-1 continued to actively advance, including high pressure, but it was not possible to break through the very compact defense of Markevich’s team.
From the beginning of the second half of the match, Dnipro once again attacked Galchuk’s goal. The level of technical “skills” of the Dnipro players allowed them to create a solid number of chances in the enemy’s goal, but the chemistry of the team was definitely not enough to complete it.
The first substitution in the fight was made by Dmitry Mikhailenko, the head coach of Dnipro-1 replaced Dovbik, the forward did not impress at all during his time on the soccer field.
In the 59th minute, Dnipro still broke through, the goal was arranged by the same forward Hoblenko and the Dubinchak left lottery – Vladislav fired, Alexey closed. A couple of minutes after the score was even, both mentors made double substitutions on their teams. And the emotions of the players escalated, resulting in numerous violations of the rules. Azov’s team acted very passively in attack, but in the 77th minute they got a free kick and managed to get ahead. The “sailors” defender Sagutkin scored a goal. It should be noted that the foul that preceded the goal is quite controversial. Douglas insisted and appealed to the referee who was playing the ball and not knocking down Kiryukhantsev.
Dnipro-1 continued to attack, and Dmitry Mikhailenko propelled his charges forward, but the hosts were unable to open Mariupol’s compact block for the second time in the game. “Sailors” finished the second consecutive minority game, in injury time Sagutkin got the second yellow. As a result, 1: 2 and the second consecutive victory of the Azov team at the UPL. We can safely say that Ostap Markevich won a tactical victory, focusing on the strengths of his players. And it is also possible to assume with a high probability that this fight will be the last one for the current Dnipro head coach in the current workplace.
Championship of Ukraine. Favbet League. Third round
September 18. Dnieper. “Dnipro Arena”
Dnipro-1 – Mariupol 1: 2
Goals: Khoblenko 59 – Bondarenko 26, Sagutkin 78.
Dnipro-1: Sarnavsky – Tsurikov, Loginov (Adamyuk 67), Douglas, Svatok, Taylor – Kravchenko, Di Franco (Vakulko 85), Dubinchak (Buletsa 85) – Hoblenko (Chichikov 67), Dovbik (Nazarenko 52).
Spare: Yurchuk, Safronov, Adamyuk, Buletsa, Yarmolyuk, Nazarenko, Batagov, Vakulko, Chichikov.
“Mariupol”: Galchuk – Stasiuk, Chobotenko, Sagutkin, Kiryukhantsev – Cech, Mishnev, Topalov (Bykov 88), Gorbunov (Kashchuk 66), Bondarenko (Peterman 66) – Kulakov (Sikan 62).
Spare: Kudrik, Bykov, Muravsky, Velev, Tishchenko, Peterman, Kuliev, Kashchuk, Sikan.
Yellow cards: Dubinchak 29, Svatok 32, Kravchenko 53, Di Franco 58 – Topalov 43, Sagutkin 56, Sagutkin 90 + 5.
Red card: Sagutkin 90 + 5
Referee: Dmitry Krivushkin
