The Dnieper team won three important points and kept their chances for bronze medals in the championship.
Dnepr-1 beat Krivbass in the middle match of the 27th round of the Ukrainian championship. The game, which took place in Dnepr at Dnepr Arena, ended with a slight victory for the hosts 1:0.
The fate of the meeting was decided by an accurate shot by Ramik Gadzhiev, who dribbled a shot from the line of the penalty area into the far corner of the visitors’ goal.
Thanks to the victory, Dnepr-1 reduced the gap from Krivbass to six points with three rounds to go. Both teams are in the European Cup zone.
Let’s remember that this is the ultimatum given by head coach Yuri Maksimov to his team before the game started.
Goal: Gadzhiev, 57
Warning: Lednev
Ball possession: 52% – 48%
Beats: 9-3
Shots on target: 2 – 0
Fouls: 13 – 7
Attacks: 130 – 120
Dnepr-1: Volynets – Miroshnichenko, Adamyuk, Svatok, Pasich – Babenko, Rubchinsky, Gadzhiev (Tretyakov, 75), Lednev (Kogut, 86), Ocheretko – Kivinda (Filippov, 75).
Krivbass: Makhankov – Bandeira, Santini (Beskorovainy, 68), Stetskov, Dibango – Bizimana, Khomchenovsky (Tverdokhleb, 63), Kuzyk (Monday, 63), Lunev (Tatarkov, 76), Zaderaka (Sosa, 63) – Kozhushko.
Source: korrespondent
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