Remenak, Novikov, Bagachansky, Litovchenko and the entire team of the 12th round of the first stage of the First League

Game program of the 12th round (video report here)

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

Goalkeeper – Vladislav Rybak (Metalhead)

In the first round, the Kharkov team saved themselves from defeat in Ternopil in the last seconds. Niva remembered this and sought revenge – especially since under the leadership of Virt she still had not won. However, the goalkeeper of the nominal hosts played excellently. Rybak pulled off two shots from one Riznyk, also parried Galadei’s attack and a very good free kick from Doroshenko. For the fourth time in the championship and the fifth time this season (including the penalty shootout for the cup), Vladislav played the match without conceding a goal.

• Best in Group B: Alexander Bandura (Dinaz)

Pravy defender – Evgeniy Korokhov (Victoria)

Korokhov played surprisingly actively in Karlovka; from the position of right back, he turned out to be one of the sharpest and most productive players in Victoria’s attack. It was Evgeniy who made a not-so-obvious cross pass, which Lebedenko cleverly missed under Palamar’s scoring shot. In the episode with the third goal, Korokhov supported an interesting corner play from Sharaya. In general, he was active and, with the exception of one cut pass out of bounds, effective along the entire length of the flank. Having fast counterparts – fast Molko and Palamarchuk, Evgeniy reduced their usual activity.

• Best in Group A: Egor Abramov (Prykarpattya)

Tsecentral defender – Nikita Bezugly (Bukovina)

First of all, we note the center back’s constant and effective support for attacks – both through direct passes and through connecting to standards. Bezugly shot at the Podolyan goal four times – twice off target, once blocked, but soon after the break he opened the scoring after another corner and a good save from Goncharuk. It’s a shame that it was not without Nikita’s participation that the ball ended up in his team’s goal (there was a ricochet after Pasichnik’s shot). But there was a close rebound, but otherwise he worked quite selflessly and usefully.

• Best in Group B: Andrey Voloshin (Dinaz)

Tsecentral defender – Vitaly Fedoriv (Metalhead)

In the person of 36-year-old Fedorov, the overall young Kharkov team has the leader of the defense – without him it would not have been so successful in reformatting inexperienced defensive players into three centerbacks with difficult tasks personally for each player. Vitaly is convincing in single combats, unyielding at the top and almost never loses the ball during passes (even long ones). In addition, it was Fedorov who scored against Ternopil immediately after the break after a corner kick from Degtyar, successfully continued by Bagachansky.

• Best in Group B: Arthur Novotryasov (Victoria)

LeFirst defender – Gabriel Gomez (Metalhead)

We have always known Gomez as a central defender, but in recent rounds he has successfully played on the left in defense (in the match reports we explained – the Brazilian is on the left in a game with the ball, in a game without the ball when attacking from their flank, Vernattus comes down to help, providing quantitative advantage). Gabi won a decent number of single combats, including all of them on horseback, played well on interceptions and rebounds, and was especially good at making long passes. Near him, Vernattus could more freely connect to attacks and create.

• Best in Group B: Egor Kartushov (Dinaz)

Tsecentral midfielder – Alexander Lebedenko (Victoria)

Despite the fact that Kremin is supposedly an outsider, his middle line is quite interesting and promising. Playing against young and fast opponents should be a difficult test for the 35-year-old Lebedenko. However, we saw that Alexander keeps up with the pace, does not avoid wrestling and tough martial arts, but thinks in a way that young people can only learn from. Just look at the moment when Sasha missed a great pass to Palamar – perhaps without this there would not have been the first goal. The second took place after Lebedenko’s timely diagonal, this was also his assist.

• Best in Group A: Vitaly Koltsov (Bukovina)

Prav midfielder – Maxim Bagachansky (Metalhead)

Metalist, given the transfer ban, is forced to rely exclusively on existing players, mainly their young students. And we see how thoughtful work brings significant progress to these players. Moreover, it reveals new qualities in them. A fellow countryman of Mudrik and Lunin, Bagachansky is known in the PFL as a central, or rather an attacking midfielder, and in the last rounds he was forced to cover the right flank of midfield due to injuries and business trips to the national team of other players. In the match with Niva, Maxim played so well that he provided assists for the first two goals, and also shot at the Ternopil goal twice himself and was able to score.

• Best in Group B: Stanislav Morarenko (Dinaz)

Atattacking midfielder – Andrey Storchous (FC Kudrovka)

Once again we note the big role that Storchous plays in his new team. In Zaporozhye, Andrei could have opened the scoring, but missed a little, but later he played top-notch in the construction and completion of Kudrovka’s attacks. It seemed like he was on time everywhere. It was he who intercepted Alibekov’s cross pass, starting the second scoring combination (he managed to catch Litovchenko’s return pass and completed the counterattack with a good shot – that’s a goal). Subsequently, he combined well and did a lot for the victory of the guests against fairly strong opponents in the center of the field.

• Best in Group A: Evgeny Ryazantsev (FC Minaj)

Lesenior midfielder – Arthur Remenyak (FC Minaj)

Even since the summer victory over Prykarpattya, FC Minaj could not win – the streak without victories reached a club anti-record during its performances in PFL competitions. It’s interesting that in the match with Ivano-Frankivsk, Remenyak scored a double – and now with his goals he helped the Transcarpathians beat their opponent, who didn’t even lose points in this championship! Arthur opened the scoring after a cool reversal of the attack by E. Ryazantsev, and in the second half he played with Matyushenko and managed to complete his pass, scoring his second brace of the season. This is Remenyak’s decisive contribution to the victory over Agribusiness – the former UPL participants return to the fight for the Champion group.

• Best in Group A: Alexander Yevtushenko (FC Kudrovka)

Onfalling – Alexey Litovchenko (FC Kudrovka)

Here we see Litovchenko, who at one time so loudly declared himself in PFL competitions as part of the Ternopil Niva and the Borshchagov Chaika. At the Slavutich Arena it was he who brought the most problems to Metallurg. He opened the scoring after a pass from Korkishko, shaking up the rather experienced defender Klimenko and masterfully finishing the attack. Then he supported Storchous’s counterattack, providing Andrey with an assist. I chalked up “goal+assist” and didn’t have to stop there. It’s hard to stop an explosive, strong striker who can both shoot and assist.

• Best in Group A: Oleg Vishnevsky (FC Minaj)

Onfalling – Andrey Novikov (Dinaz)

It’s unlikely that anyone expected Dinaz to win over the leader of Group B, and SK Poltava also turned out to be unprepared for the football that Novikov offered it. He played in a sportsmanlike manner, which is worth the moment when it seemed that defender Podlepich was in control of everything after a long pass from the opposing goalkeeper Bandura, but Andrei pushed him away, broke along the baseline and from an acute angle caught Voskonyan by surprise with his shot. But Novikov was no less useful in the play-by-play; he provided assists to Morarenko and Solovyov. The heel-to-heel pass of Andrei and Stas during the third effective attack was something to be seen!

• Best in Group A: Maxim Voytikhovsky (Agribusiness)

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When Ryabokon returned to football, heading Dinaz, it was clear that he was trying to preserve Golovko’s best achievements and add a certain amount of experience to the team in the form of his favorites – Kartushov, Chepurnenko, Ogiri. For a long time, the renewed team was looking for its own style and developing connections. It was now, in the midst of autumn, that it became clear what the head coach was up to. Having taken five points out of six from powerful Victoria, defeating their direct competitor Metallurg in a head-to-head confrontation, the Vyshgorod club has now inflicted its first defeat on the leader in the championship. Although SK Poltava arrived in full force, the hosts set up a new tactical scheme with three centerbacks, played very well with small forces in the opposing half of the field and showed excellent execution. Dinaz, who was recently in last place, is now getting a chance to compete for the Champion group.

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

Great job to the players from the bench: Daniil Prikhodko consolidated Metalist’s advantage in the match with Niva, Alexander Yevtushenko scored Kudrovka’s third goal in Zaporozhye (and Artem Legostaev assisted him), Nazariy Nych put an end to Victoria’s victory in Karlovka. However, among the substitutes there was no goal more important than the one scored by Kirill Pasichnik. Even at the beginning of the game, the center back was forced to replace the injured center half Savchenko, and in the second half he corrected himself for his poor performance when the opponents scored and scored himself. With a noticeable rebound from Bezugly, he scored after a corner from Gemega. This goal helped the Khmelnytsky team save themselves from a third defeat in a row, and even on the field of a powerfully staffed and ambitious Bukovyna. Interesting fact: in Podolia, the ex-defender of the Kazakhstan national team Pasichnik played for the Chernivtsi team…

• SportArena statistics: 6 matches in the championship, 1 goal.

In the last rounds, Metalist used several permutations that worked well and took root in the game of Anishchenko’s team. One of them is the transfer of the nominal central midfielder Bagachansky to the right flank. Considering that Sinchuk went to the youth team, and Digtyar, who also played a lot at the international level for Ukraine, needs rest, and the Lutsiv brothers are injured, this is a very timely decision. In the last rounds, Maxim was very productive in the combination game of the Kharkov team. He co-authored the first two goals in the match with Niva.

SportArena statistics: 10 league matches, 2 assists.

Well, what is this! In the reporting round, we scored goals after heel passes, after goalkeeper assists, after beautiful combinations. But you only need to choose one, and then there’s such a goal! We quote the report: “At the beginning of the second half, Victoria increased its lead. In the center of the field, the guests were kicking the ball when Lebedenko made a diagonal cross to Cheglov with his left foot. Maxim, on the right edge, volleyed the ball into the top corner from an acute angle along an incredible trajectory – 0:2. This is the winger’s first productive action this season.”

• The goal can be seen on video from :2.40

Read later on our website an interview with a player who scored twice in a match with a previously unbeaten leader.

• SportArena statistics: 8 league matches, 4 goals.

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