ZHYTOMYR. Veres managed to snatch a draw against Polessya with a late goal from M. Shestakov scored in the (90′) after Polessya got a lead with a goal from B. Krushynskyi (68′).
The match was played at the Tsentralnyi Stadion stadium in Zhytomyr on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Viktor Kopievskiy with the assistance of Evgen Danylchenko and Dmytro Ohanesian. The 4th official was Oleksandr Omelchenko. The weather was snow. The temperature was freezing at -0.37 degrees Celsius or 31.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Polessya was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Veres that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Veres was more pushing with 6 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Veres to win the match.
Polessya shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Veres shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Polessya received 5 yellow cards (Béni Makouana, Artem Smoliakov, Artem Smoliakov, Lucas Taylor and Bogdan Kushnirenko). On the other side, Veres received 4 yellow cards (Andriy Bliznichenko, Iago, Vasyl Gakman and Julio Cesar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Polessya will have 31 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Veres will have 12 points to hold in the 14th 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 in favor of Shakhtar Donetsk (1 draw).
Veres will play away agasint Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on the 25th of May with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Veres (0 draws).
Polessya – Formation
Polessya adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Yury Kalitvintsev decided to play with the following team: Denys Boyko, Lucas Taylor, Sergiy Chobotenko, Zafer Uysal, Artem Smoliakov, Bogdan Kushnirenko, Borys Krushynskyi, Artem Kozak, Vasyl Grytsuk, Dmytro Shastal and Pylyp Budkivskyi.
The home team had on the bench: Oleh Kudryk, Moses Jarju, Mykyta Kravchenko, Vladislav Ogirya, Denys Yanakov, Vladyslav Shapoval, Béni Makouana, Artem Pospelov, Emil Mustafayev and Arielson.
Substitutions
Polessya made 3 changes: Dmytro Shastal for Béni Makouana (46′), Vasyl Grytsuk for Emil Mustafayev (72′) and Borys Krushynskyi for Vladislav Ogirya (86′).
Veres – Formation
Also Veres adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sergiy Lavrynenko played with: Evgeny Past, Vasyl Gakman, Vasyl Kurko, Julio Cesar, Evgeniy Shevchenko, Vladyslav Sharay, Valerii Kucherov, Oleksandr Kucherenko, Vitalii Dakhnovskyi, Iago and Mykola Haiduchyk.
These were the players on the bench: Semen Vovchenko, Andriy Bliznichenko, Mykhailo Shestakov, Dmytro Klyots, Maksym Marusych, Roman Kovaliuk, Danyil Khondak, Rostyslav Baran, Stanislav Sharai, Bogdan Kogut, Arseniy Korkodym and Denys Svityukha.
Substitutions
Veres made 3 changes: Vitalii Dakhnovskyi for Mykhailo Shestakov (71′), Valerii Kucherov for Maksym Marusych (88′) and Iago for Andriy Bliznichenko (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.