KHARKIV. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv overcomes Minai 1-0 after A. Gabelok scored a penalty (72′).
The match was played at the Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist stadium in Kharkiv on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Vitaliy Romanov with the help of Taras Klymenko and Oleksandr Dashko. The 4th official was Volodymyr Novokhatny. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 8 Total 6
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 86
- 55 Dangerous attack 55
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Minai that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Metalist 1925 Kharkiv won the match.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Minai shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv received 5 yellow cards (S. Chenbay, A. Gabelok, A. Remenyuk, Y. Protasov and D. Kryskiv). On the other side, Minai received 3 yellow cards (M. Matic, B. Kovalenko and R. Ahmadzada).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv will have 13 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Minai will stay with 6 points like Lviv and Chornomorets to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv will play away against Mariupol on the 16th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Minai will host Desna on the 17th of October with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – Formation
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Valeriy Kryventsov decided to play with the following team: Denys Sydorenko, Artur Zapadnya, Mikailo Shershen, Vitaliy Ermakov, Sergiy Chenbay, Dmytro Kravchenko, Andrew Remenyuk, Artem Habelok, Dmytro Kryskiv, Yuri Batyushin and Marlyson.
The home team had on the bench: Denys Shelikhov, Ivan Kovalenko, Amar Kvakic, Oleg Holodyuk, Yevhen Protasov, Rostyslav Rusyn, Anton Savin, Maxim Zaderaka and Illya Zubkov.
Substitutions
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv made only 1 change substituting Marlyson for I. Zubkov (65′).
Minai – Formation
Minai started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Vasyl Kobin played with: Danilo Kucher, Igor Gonchar, Bogdan Veklyak, Siaka Bagayoko, Bohdan Kovalenko, Mislav Matić, Mykhaylo Meskhi, Oleksandr Petrusenko, Eldar Guliyev, Anton Baydal and Yevhenii Seleznov.
They had on the bench: Herman Penkov, Andriy Semenko, Oleg Sinogub, Oleksiy Khakhlov, Rustam Akhmedzade, Oleg Vyshnevskyi, Roman Bodnya and Edvard Kobak.
Substitutions
Minai made 4 changes: S. Bagayoko for O. Synyogub (46′), B. Kovalenko for R. Ahmadzada (58′), Y. Seleznyov for E. Kobak (71′) and M. Meskhi for O. Khakhlyov (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – Minai – 1-0
- Veres – Oleksandria – 0-0
- Zorya – Desna – 2-0
- Dynamo Kyiv – Shakhtar Donetsk – 0-0