Fedosov, Sitalo, Igor, Bodnya and the entire team of the 9th round of the second stage of the First League

Game program of the 9th round (video report here)

About the best personalities and the main figures of the tour – here.

INRatar – Gordey Nikolaenko (Metallurg)

Metallurg played in Zaporozhye for the first time since 2022 and immediately won, breaking an 11-match winless streak that had lasted since October last year. Moreover, the rejuvenated Zaporozhye team lost the last eight matches – and here is the visit of the leader of the “Elimination” group. 20-year-old Nikolayenko played his first complete clean sheet in the First League. He managed six shots on target, including Gemegi and Kulish from afar, Prikhny after a corner, Kobzar from outside the penalty area.

• Best in the Champion Group: Alexey Palamarchuk (Ingulets)

EtcFirst defender – Igor Soldat (Bukovyna)

This is not the best tour for right-backs, but there is a player worth mentioning. The Bukovynian Soldat could open the scoring already at the beginning of the match in the Poltava region (a beautiful long-range shot was parried by the Gornyak-Sport goalkeeper), and subsequently worked no less productively on his flank. Igor performed a lot of interceptions, tackles and rebounds, in one of the episodes he blocked a dangerous shot from his opponents and played quite cleanly with the ball (more than 90% accuracy of passes).

• Best in the Champion Group: Roman Gagun (Kudrovka-Niva)

TseCentral defender – Evgeniy Misyura (Kudrovka-Niva)

First of all, we note Misyura’s good work in defense – thanks to the efforts of the hosts’ defense in Bucha, FSK Mariupol played below its capabilities. And Evgeniy was also involved in the main events of the match. It was Plaksa who fouled him in the episode when the guests were left in the minority before the decisive final minutes of the match. And when the Azov team unexpectedly took the lead, it was defender Misyura who scored the equalizer from a pass from Korkishko, saving the last home match of the season for his team.

• Best in Elimination Group: Evgeniy Moroz (Gornyak-Sport)

Tsecentral defender – Daniil Sidorenko (Kremin)

The difficult match against FC Khust was extremely important for the Kremenchug club – relegation from the division was at stake. Their hope was continued by a goal from defender Sidorenko, who connected on Azizov’s corner and brought victory over the Transcarpathians. Also, Daniil, paired with Dudnik, played reliably in defense, which helped Kremny play for the second time without conceding goals. The circumstances are such that, according to the regulations, the Kremenchu ​​team will be eliminated directly (even if they win, they will lose to Dinaz in personal meetings). However, the victory in the last home match of the season leaves hope for the best.

• Best in the Champion Group: Stanislav-Nuri Malysh (Ingulets)

Lefirst defender – Maxim Melnichuk (Ingulets)

For Epicenter there is no “worse genius” this season than defender Melnichuk. In the first round he scored the winning goal against the Kamenets team, and in the second round even more. First, he assisted Malysh’s goal from a corner, and then gave an excellent pass along his flank to Sital, who consolidated Ingulets’ advantage in the Khmelnitsky region.

• Best in Elimination Group: Davronbek Azizov (Flint)

Tsecentral midfielder – Roman Kuzmin (Agribusiness)

Voytikhovsky has been disqualified; there are no more attackers like Semenets or Teslyuk in Agribusiness. But at an important moment, Kuzmin, the all-rounder of the attack group, takes over the game. In the match with SK Poltava, which was very difficult, despite the calm score of 3:1, Roman scored two beautiful goals from passes from Galenkov and Teply. With his brace, Kuzmin secured an important victory for the Volochish residents – they pushed off from the bottom of the “Championskaya” group.

• Best in Elimination Group: Maxim Bagachansky (Metalist)

Tsecentral midfielder – Oleg Sinitsa (Left Coast)

Karpaty are still in the championship race – they categorically should not have lost points, and the Lions played the first third of the game with the Left Bank so powerfully that one would rather believe in their crushing victory than in a turnaround in the match. However, Left Bank managed to come back with three away goals! After the break, Sinitsa scored a very important goal against the hosts, helped by forward Petrenko with an interception. Playing in the draw, Oleg constantly kept his opponents in suspense – he only shot at their goal three times and was useful in playing along.

• Best in Elimination Group: Timofey Khussin (Metallurg)

Tsecentral midfielder – Roman Bodnya (Bukovyna)

The match in Gorishni Plavni turned out to be a “festival” – an open game, the advantage of attack over defense, many sharp moments. And one of its most prominent participants was Bodnya, a player with the Dynamo school, experience of performing at the highest level and a good understanding of football. Bodnya scored himself (the second goal against the hosts, returning the advantage to Bukovina soon after the break), and also gave a skillful assist to Novotryasov, which was actually the winning goal. In total, Roman shot at the Pitmen’s goal four times and was surprisingly active.

• Best in the Champion Group: Daniil Volkov (Agribusiness)

Onfalling – Pavel Fedosov (FC Chernigov)

The top match was played by Fedosov against Niva – although the “tigers” did not maintain their advantage over the Ternopil team, this forward is the last one to whom there can be complaints. He equalized the score after a flank pass from Shumilo, then he did everything for Bezgubchenko, laying out an assist to Gilindo from the end line. And he scored the third goal, taking advantage of Niva’s inappropriate passing. FC Chernigov could not keep the winning score and was eliminated.

• Best in the Champion Group: Ivan Petrenko (Left Bank)

Onfalling – Artem Sitalo (Ingulets)

In the last four rounds, Sitalo scored seven goals – six goals and one assist. It was Artem’s two goals that made the difference in Kamenets-Podolsky, although Epicenter looked decent and there was a moment when the game could have swung towards the hosts. Sitalo first scored in a quick attack, and then took advantage of a pass through the left flank and, effectively throwing it past the goalkeeper, scored into the empty net.

• Best in Elimination Group: Andrey Riznyk (Nyva Ternopil)

Onfalling – Igor Neves Alves (Carpathians)

Although the Lions lost first place with the victory over Left Bank, the Brazilian of the Games did a lot for the success of the hosts. Already in the debut, he performed a masterpiece on a small piece of the field with Podlepenets and opened the scoring. Later he took the penalty perfectly. In total, he hit the Storks goal three times and combined well with his teammates. Although Karpaty is always in the news regarding the search for strikers, having such a versatile and goal-scoring player as Igre is a big plus for them.

• Best in Elimination Group: Dmitry Gumenyak (Metallurgist)

Intending to secure bronze medals for themselves, the Kiev team arrived in Lviv with a less than optimal lineup – the central midfielder Spivakova was disqualified, his colleague Akimov, who covered the center of defense at a high level, was injured. A number of leading, style-shaping players are far from in good shape. Having conceded three goals from Karpaty before 34 minutes, Left Bank managed to regroup, simplify and come back. Playing well under pressure, using set-pieces and performing well in tackles and interceptions across the entire width of the field, the Kiev team were able to do the incredible – they pulled back three goals. This incredibly aggravated the championship fight on the eve of the final round.

• Analysis from the All-Ukrainian Association of Football Coaches – Here.

Young Bespalko, of course, deserved his chance in the starting lineup, and the coaching staff of Prykarpattya is right dozens of times in allowing young people to play. However, it was with the appearance of Tsyutsyura as a substitute for the second half that the hosts were able to translate their plans into concrete sharpness. The winning goal just before the end, when Vasily was the first to find his bearings after a flank pass, was not accidental – moreover, he escalated the game at least three times with a specific threat.

• Sport Arena statistics: 22 league matches, 4 goals, 6 assists.

The 19-year-old winter newcomer got the opportunity to play for FSK Mariupol for the first time in official matches – and immediately in the starting lineup in the away match against Kudrovka-Niva. Zhovtenko not only played hard in a difficult match in Bucha, playing in a central defense trio with the experienced Terekhov and Fateev, but also opened the scoring in the 75th minute after a good connection to a set piece. The Azov team failed to reach the UPL playoffs, but their debut in the Champions group turned out to be decent.

• Sport Arena statistics: 1 league match, 1 goal.

It was an amazingly entertaining tour with beautiful set-pieces and well-played goals, but when the clean sheet comes into play, we watch closely on the replay. We quote the report: “It’s a pity that as soon as the teams scattered, around the 18th minute another siren sounded. When the game resumed, Bukovina took the lead after a crazy corner from Dvorovenko. Serving from the right flag, he twisted so that the ball went straight under the crossbar – 0:1. Vladislav’s debut goal for the new team, he previously assisted four times this season for Buzov Niva.”

Here we have the champion of Bukovina, Vlad Dvorovenko, with a direct blow from the apex goal near Horishnikh Plavnyakh. #pershaliga pic.twitter.com/vZqRcQE4F4

— Artur Valerko :: Artur Valerko (@ArchieValerko) May 19, 2024

Read later on our website an interview with the player who scored himself and provided an assist for Novotryasov in the victorious match in Horishni Plavny, which returned the Chernivtsi team to first place in the “Knockout” group.

• Sport Arena statistics: 22 league matches, 2 goals, 1 assist.

ALL THE BEST OF THE TOUR: goalkeeper, wild card, young player, goalscorer – in one article. On our website – individual nominations in the First League and tour numbers!

PS When preparing the material, photographs of the official resources of the clubs were used. The material was written by the author in Ukrainian.