Sport Arena analyzes the actions of the Luhansk Zorya players in the first match of the 3rd round of the UEFA Conference League qualification against the Romanian Universitati
The university gave a fight to Zara, but lost minimally in a tense, tense fight. How great was the start of the new head coach of the Lugansk club, Patrick van Leeuwen, and which of the newcomers quickly joined the game? The Sport Arena is being dismantled.
- Dmitry Matsapura – 6.5
>> Not the most difficult match for the goalkeeper, however, the minimal advantage made each opponent’s attack more significant and dangerous. Matsapura handled Banku’s shot late in the game (his only save), and also played confidently during numerous sets from set pieces. In the absence of an experienced Shevchenko, there could be doubts about post No. 1, but Dmitry did not give reason to doubt himself.
- Oleg Danchenko – 6.5
>> Mobile, high-speed Danchenko gave a lot of flank passes with crosses and innings. He combined well with Christian – this duet is responsible for most of the exacerbations. From Oleg’s passes, the same Christian, as well as Churko and Kabaev, could repeatedly punch through. With a high middle position, Danchenko provided constant support for Zorya’s attacks. In terms of defense, he also played normally, with the exception of the 84th minute, when he swayed under the pressure of Ivan and Bank (but this was the only more or less dangerous blow from his zone).
- Maxim Imerekov – 6.0
>> Imerekov, as the most experienced defense player, had special hopes – in general, he justified them, although he made unforced errors, and in the 51st minute, to be honest, he was very risky rolling under the most dangerous player of the guests – Ivan, and here the Romanians could wait for a penalty.
- Arseniy Batagov – 6.5
>> It is unlikely that the young wagon, moving from Dnepr-1 to Polissya in the winter, that in six months he would play in European competitions, and not in the First League. Nevertheless, Batagov played quite well against the third team of Romanian football. Arseniy played well in defense, and even more liked the guiding passes at different distances, which often set the direction for the attacks of the Luhansk team. A very solid match from the newcomer Zarya.
- Roman Vantukh ‒ 6.0
>> For Zorya, after the loss of Juninho and Emets, the left flank of the defense could become a problematic point, and it is a great success that Vantukh was able to sign. Roman in the opening looked no less active than Danchenko, but he still often bumped into his opponents like a wall. Far from all of his passes with attempts at strikes and crosses ended logically, there were often losses. We attribute this to the grinding process in Zara, so that already in the second leg Roman can play quite at Danchenko’s level.
- Egor Nazarina – 7.0
>> Based on the results of this game, we can confidently say that Zorya has a leader in the center of the field. Nazarina had time, it seems, everywhere – he himself punched through the gates, and actively participated in combinational work. Against the background of his opponents, Egor stood out both in his thinking and intransigence – even in the opening on it he received a warning to Bank, then most of the important situations Nazarina won. I punched on goal myself, took on the standards. Cons – an optional yellow card at the end and a few misfires at his own goal (like a lost fight to Raul, who shot on goal after a free kick in the opening game).
- Vyacheslav Churko – 6.5 << 78' 9. Mishnev
>> One of the newcomers who are counted on is just Churko. After returning from Hungary, he made a pretty good debut in Zara. He was remembered for his attempts to play subtly and skillfully: heel pass under Kabaev’s kick in the opening of the game, playing along under Nanoyny’s strike immediately after the break, even an extra pass to Christian, when he could punch himself … He did not hesitate to take the game on himself, to fulfill standards. Actually, it was after his corner that Nagnoyny scored the winning goal against Lazar.
- Sergey Buleta ‒ 6.0
>> There are high expectations from the World Youth Champion – after the loss of a number of leading players, Zorya needs a leader in the attack group. However, Buleza in the depths of the field rarely exploded with his strike raids. We can only remember the breakthroughs at the 37th and 71st minutes, which also remained without completion. Maybe much more.
- Christian – 6.5
>> The impression of the game of the Brazilian is twofold: very active, but just as unproductive. Christian issued a number of raids with attempts to break through and shoot through, this is generally good. However, it’s bad that the blows were often unprepared, the crosses were unaddressed, and the winger’s raids did not get the maximum aggravation due to confusion and haste. Well, at least he can still progress. Let’s praise Christian for 68 minutes, when he improved his defense and elegantly did not let the goalkeeper Bayarama break out.
- Vladislav Kabaev – 6.0 << 72' 8. Lunev
>> For Kabaev, this time we watched especially closely – interest in him is fueled by rumors about the transition to Dynamo. With commendable activity and focus on the goal, Vladislav still failed to score – his first shot was blocked on the 7th minute, after a third of the game he did not hit the near corner from a distance (one of the most dangerous shots – along with Nazarina’s long-range shot) At 57 th minute Lazar pulled a juicy blow from Vlad. Also, Kabaev interacted well with Vantukh, gave out several very promising, sighted, programs. Visually “hooked” earlier than others, which is confirmed by the first replacement.
- Denis Nagnoyny – 7.5 << 81' 22. Bezborodko
>> Gladkiy, Allahyar and Shahab remain in the memories – Zorya has to solve the problem of the forward in a creative way. It’s good that the all-rounder Nagnoyny showed at the training camp that you can rely on him in attack. Denis liked his focus on the goal, he could score right after the break (the goalkeeper saved the University), but later he scored after a corner, and this goal became the winner.
Substitutions
- Kabaev >> 8. Maxim Lunev ‒ 6.0 72′
- Churko >> 9. Dmitry Mishnev ‒ 6.0 78′
- Suppurative >> 22. Denis Bezborodko ‒ 6.0 81′
>> All substitutions were focused on maintaining the pace, in this regard, they justified themselves.
Source: Sportarena
