Two expulsions, two penalties, one step away from the comeback. Alexandria retained the victory

The Alexandrians found themselves in a very difficult personnel situation before the next round of the national championship. The coronavirus infection did not bypass the Kirovograd region team, and although some of the players on the eve of the confrontation with Ingulets passed a negative test for Covid-19, the composition of the “townspeople” was far from being. optimal. Added to this is the disqualification of Eugene Banada. As a result, four newcomers appeared in the home team’s starting lineup: Borisenko (in terms of status, the fourth goalkeeper for “Alexandria”!), Bondarenko, Melnik and Dudka. Petrivtsi also faced difficulties choosing players for the match, although not on such a scale. Vladislav Lupashko managed to collect four yellow cards that led to disqualification. Absent on the coach’s bench due to discomfort and the mentor of the “Inguls” Sergei Lavrinenko.

But despite all the problems, the match started perfectly for the locals. And Petrovtsy, at the beginning of the guest clash, did not act in defense, which the “townspeople” did not fail to take advantage of. At first, the harmless play ended with a masterful shot from Gritsuk in the far corner, and soon Ustimenko unsuccessfully took the ball into the penalty area, but this did not prevent the forward from striking a well-aimed shot, ahead of the defender. .

The guests tried to move the game to the penalty area of ​​”Alexandria”, but managed to disrupt the defensive formations of the home team only with standard positions performed by Bartulovich. The Alexandrians, in turn, continued to carry out strong attacks, with the intention of removing questions about the winner of the confrontation already before the break. And the guests helped the rivals achieve what they wanted. After a free-kick cross, Ingulets defenders left Baboglo unattended, who made a discount to fellow defender Bondarenko. So the score became devastating. And the culmination of Petrovtsy’s disastrous defensive game was Krynsky’s mistake, who threw the ball directly at Dudka. Oleksandriya’s 20-year-old rookie made the most of his opportunity, increasing Sharan’s team lead.

4: 0 – is it done? Thus, probably, also thought the footballers of the Alexandrian team. But the home team started having problems even before the break. First, Kovalenko broke the scoreboard with an accurate shot from the center of the box, and then Luchkevich decided to fix things with his opponent, after which he saw a yellow card in front of him, which became his second in the match.

Staying in the second half in the majority, Petrovtsy had a chance to rectify the situation. But the guests were in no hurry to go on the attack with great forces, and the “yellow-blacks” kept the guests on edge with rather sharp counterattacks. Only in the middle of the second half of the game did the Ingulets players begin to put serious pressure on the opponents’ defense. Kovalev was close to success, who, after the goalkeeper saved from an acute angle, fired wide. Soon Gritsuk became the antihero of the episode, knocking down Bartulovich who stormed into the penalty area. The referee pointed to the 11-meter mark and Bartulovich himself converted the penalty.

The Petrivsites’ joy at the local success was overshadowed by Pavlov’s unfounded stunt, which pushed Ustimenko off with two feet. The Ingulets player saw a direct red card in front of him, and the Alexandria forward was injured and forced to leave the field. Melnik also played unsuccessfully, knocking Fateev down in his own penalty area. Yanakov converted the second penalty of the match.

Petrivtsi was one step away from a delightful comeback, but failed to create such a football miracle. The guests actively attacked, but until the end of the fight they managed to create only one real scoring opportunity. Zaporozhets hit his head from inside the penalty area and Borisenko rescued his team. The Alexandrians retained the victorious result, and fans will remember the match for its uncompromising fighting and unpredictable course of events.

Ukrainian Premier League. 6th round.

Alexandria – Ingulets – 4: 3

Vasily Gritsuk (7), Denis Ustimenko (10), Valery Bondarenko (35), Nikita Dudka (41) – Ilya Kovalenko (43), Mladen Bartulovich (67, penalty), Denis Yanakov (74, penalty)

Valery Luchkevich (28), Pavel Pashaev (33), Bogdan Myshenko (58), Alexander Melnik (73) – Denis Yanakov (24), Ilya Kovalenko (45), Alexander Kucherenko (48), Denis Balan (52)

Valery Luchkevich (45, two yellow cards) – Vitaly Pavlov (70)

“Alexandria”: Vyacheslav Borisenko, Valery Luchkevich, Vladislav Baboglo, Valery Bondarenko, Pavel Pashaev, Vasily Gritsuk, Alexander Melnik, Nikita Dudka (Kaspars Dubra, 80), Maxim Tretyakov (Maxim Zaderaka, 89), Denis Ustimenko (Artem Sitalo Myshen, 72), Bogdan

“Ingulec”: Vladimir Krynsky, Evgeny Zaporozhets, Mladen Bartulovich, Ilya Kovalenko, Denis Yanakov, Dmitry Fateev (Nikolay Kvasny, 76), Alexander Kucherenko, Vitaly Pavlov, Denis Balan, Maxim Kovalev, Andrey Semenko (Nika Sitchinava, 46)

Referee: Sergey Boyko (Kiev region)

KSK “Nika” (Alexandria)

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