The two teams scored six goals
On Monday, February 27, Alexandria at home in the postponed match of the sixth round of the UPL championship tied with Metalist 1925.
This match was the first official for Ruslan Rotan as a mentor of Alexandria. His team opened the scoring already in the 7th minute – scored Maxim Tretyakov. However, even before the break, Metalist 1925, thanks to the efforts of Tkachuk and Bychek, not only bounced back, but also took the lead.
In the debut of the second half, the position of Alexandria became depressing – in the 47th minute, Shershen was the first to finish after Rusin’s shot and increased the Kharkiv team’s advantage to two goals.
However, in the 51st minute the main goalkeeper of Metallist 1925 Mozil was injured. Permutations in the goalkeeper position of the guests Alexandria took full advantage. In the middle of the second half, Tretyakov scored a double with a beautiful blow, and towards the end of the meeting, Kobzar brought the hosts a draw.
After this match, Metalist 1925 has 19 points in his asset and he is in seventh place in the standings. Alexandria, scoring 25 points, is fifth.
Alexandria will play its next match on March 4 as part of the 16th round of the Premier League. Ruslan Rotan’s team will play at home with Dnipro-1. Metalist 1925 will host Shakhtar on March 5th.
- UPL Championship. 6th round
Alexandria – Metalist 1925 – 3:3
goals: Tretyakov, 7, 68, Kobzar, 81 – Tkachuk, 21, Bychek, 32, Shershen, 47.
Source: Sportarena
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