KYJIV. Inhulets was able to reverse the score against Minai to win 2-1. It was Minai to strike first with a goal of Y. Kravchuk at the 22′. Then it was an own goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Kovalev gave the win to Inhulets in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Inhulets made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadion NTK im. B. M. Bannikova stadium in Kyjiv on Saturday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Kateryna Monzul assisted by Maryna Striletska and Svitlana Grushko. The 4th official was Anastasiia Romanyuk.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inhulets had a strong ball possession 57% while Minai was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inhulets was putting more pressure with 95 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inhulets won the contest.
Minai shot 11 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Inhulets shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Minai received 2 yellow cards (E. Tverdokhlib and O. Melnyk). Talking about the opposition, Inhulets didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Minai will stay with 18 points like Veres, Chornomorets and Metal Kharkiv to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Inhulets will have 22 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Minai will play away against Dynamo Kyiv on the 8th of April with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Dynamo Kyiv (0 draws).
Inhulets will host Kolos Kovalivka on the 15th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Kolos Kovalivka (3 draws).
Minai – Formation
Minai started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Volodymyr Sharan decided to play with the following team: Oleksandr Bandura, Yuriy Kravchuk, Oleksandr Melnyk, Ivan Trubochkin, Igor Gonchar, Vadym Vitenchuk, Mykhaylo Shyshka, Valerii Rohozynskyi, Ruslan Palamar, Mihail Ghecev and Yegor Tverdokhlib.
The home team had on the bench: Oleksandr Kemkin, Vladyslav Savchenko, Andrii Buleza, Bogdan Chuev, Taras Dmytruk, Serhii Petko, Oleg Horin, Danylo Kolesnyk, Danylo Holub, Yuri Kolomoets and Oleg Vyshnevskyi.
Substitutions
Minai made 4 changes: R. Palamar for Oleg Vyshnevskyi (46′), I. Trubochkin for Andrii Buleza (66′), Michailas Syska for Sergiy Petko (82′) and E. Tverdokhlib for Yuri Kolomoets (89′).
Inhulets – Formation
Inhulets started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Serhiy Kovalets played with: Oleg Bilyk, Dmitri Nagiyev, Oleksandr Kucherenko, Maksym Kovalyov, Dmytro Pospelov, Sergiy Chenbay, Ivan Golovkin, Andrii Kukharuk, Oleksandr Kozak, Artem Smoliakov and Danilo Kravchuk.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Oleksiy Palamarchuk, Vitali Pavlov, Vladyslav Sydorenko, Andriy Korobenko, Yurii Kozyrenko, Denis Sergeevich Rezepov, Maksym Melnychuk, Yevgen Zaporoshets, Maksym Marusych, Volodymyr Odariuk and Oleg Osypenko.
Substitutions
Inhulets made 4 changes: S. Chenbay for Maksim Marusich (46′), D. Kravchuk for Yurii Kozyrenko (59′), I. Golovkin for Volodymyr Odariuk (82′) and O. Kucherenko for Denys Rezepov (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Veres – Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – 1-2
- Metal Kharkiv – Kolos Kovalivka – 0-0
- Oleksandria – Vorskla – 3-0
- Minai – Inhulets – 1-2