KOROSTEN’. Polessya was capable to reverse the scoreline against Minai to win 2-1. It was Minai to strike first with a goal of Yegor Tverdokhlib at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Emil Mustafayev gave the win to Polessya in the 83′ minute.

Vasyl Grytsuk didn’t score a penalty (45′) for Polessya.​

The match was played at the Stadion Spartak stadium in Korosten’ on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dmytro Evtukhov with the support of Valentin Kutsev and Viktor Matyash. The 4th official was Denis Reznikov. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.99 degrees Celsius or 78.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Polessya had a superior ball possession 55% while Minai was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Polessya was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Polessya won the match​.

Polessya shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Minai shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Polessya received 2 yellow cards (Emil Mustafayev and Vladislav Ogirya). Talking about the opposition, Minai received 4 yellow cards (Valerii Rohozynskyi, Timur Korablin, Vadym Vitenchuk and Yegor Tverdokhlib).

Standings

After playing this match, Polessya will have 15 points like Chornomorets to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Minai will stay with 3 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Polessya will host Shakhtar Donetsk on the 25th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Shakhtar Donetsk (0 draws).

Minai will play away agasint Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on the 25th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Minai (1 draw).

Polessya – Formation

Polessya started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Yury Kalitvintsev decided to play with the following team: Denys Boyko, Artem Shabanov, Sergiy Chobotenko, Artem Smoliakov, Evgeniy Morozko, Bogdan Kushnirenko, Viacheslav Tankovskyi, Béni Makouana, Vasyl Grytsuk, Oleksandr Nazarenko and Pylyp Budkivskyi.

The home team had on the bench: Oleh Kudryk, Zafer Uysal, Mykyta Kravchenko, Vladislav Ogirya, Denys Yanakov, Vladyslav Shapoval, Dmytro Shastal, Artem Pospelov, Borys Krushynskyi, Artem Kozak, Emil Mustafayev and Arielson.

Substitutions

Polessya made 5 changes: Pylyp Budkivskyi for Arielson (46′), Bogdan Kushnirenko for Borys Krushynskyi (46′), Viacheslav Tankovskyi for Vladislav Ogirya (70′), Vasyl Grytsuk for Emil Mustafayev (62′) and Oleksandr Nazarenko for Artem Kozak (62′).

Minai – Formation

Minai started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Volodymyr Sharan played with: Oleksandr Bandura, Oleksandr Melnyk, Bohdan Chuiev, Dmytro Niemchaninov, Taras Dmytruk, Yegor Tverdokhlib, Vadym Vitenchuk, Andrii Buleza, Timur Korablin, Valerii Rohozynskyi and Yegor Gunichev.

They had on the bench: Ihor Soldat, Yuriy Kravchuk, Mihail Ghecev, Volodymyr Odariuk, Ivan Demydenko, Danylo Holub, Serhii Panasenko, Artur Remenyak, Ilya Olkhovyi, Oleksandr Kemkin and Oleg Vyshnevskyi.

Substitutions

Minai made 5 changes: Valerii Rohozynskyi for Volodymyr Odariuk (71′), Yegor Gunichev for Oleg Vyshnevskyi (77′), Timur Korablin for Ihor Soldat (77′), Bohdan Chuiev for Yuriy Kravchuk (86′) and Vadym Vitenchuk for Serhii Panasenko (86′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• LNZ Cherkasy – Dynamo Kyiv – 2-4
• Vorskla – Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – 1-4
• Polessya – Minai – 2-1
• Rukh Vynnyky – Shakhtar Donetsk – 1-1