MARIUPOL’. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv was able to turn the table against Mariupol to win 2-1. It was Mariupol to strike first with an early goal of A. Kulakov at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Zubkov gave the win to Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the 90′ minute with a goal. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadion im. Volodymyra Boyka stadium in Mariupol’ on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Oleksandr Derdo who had the assistance of Denis Serdyuk and Denis Romanov. The 4th official was Maksim Kozyryatskiy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 4 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 77 Attack 124
- 62 Dangerous attack 76
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv had a strong ball possession 56% while Mariupol was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Metalist 1925 Kharkiv won the contest.
Mariupol shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Mariupol received 1 yellow card (A. Kulakov). On the other side, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv received 4 yellow cards (Fabinho, A. Zapadnya, O. Golodyuk and D. Kryskiv).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Mariupol will stay with 4 points to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv will have 16 points like Desna to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Mariupol will play away against Veres on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Mariupol (3 draws).
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv will host Inhulets on the 22nd of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Mariupol – Formation
Mariupol adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Ostap Markevych decided to play with the following team: Oleg Kudryk, Kyrylo Melichenko, Petro Stasiuk, Mark Mampasi, Oleksandr Drambaev, Maxym Chekh, Oleksii Kashchuk, Dmytro Myshnov, Oleg Ocheretko, Dmytro Topalov and Andriy Kulakov.
The home team had on the bench: Mykyta Turbaievskyi, Stanislav Mykytsey, Mykyta Peterman, Danylo Udod, Vladislav Klimenko, Stefan Spirovski, Artur Mykytyshyn, Bogdan V’Yunnik and Denys Svitiukha.
Substitutions
Mariupol made 5 changes: M. Mampasi for D. Udod (46′), D. Topalov for D. Svityukha (60′), D. Svityukha for A. Mykytyshyn (70′), O. Ocheretko for S. Spirovski (84′) and O. Kashchuk for M. Peterman (84′).
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – Formation
Also Metalist 1925 Kharkiv adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Valeriy Kryventsov played with: Denys Sydorenko, Yevhen Protasov, Mikailo Shershen, Evgen Tkachuk, Artur Zapadnya, Fabinho, Oleg Holodyuk, Dmytro Kryskiv, Artem Habelok, Yuri Batyushin and Marlyson.
They had on the bench: Maksym Kovalenko, Denys Shelikhov, Ivan Kovalenko, Amar Kvakic, Vitaliy Ermakov, Andrew Remenyuk, Anton Savin, Maxim Zaderaka and Illya Zubkov.
Substitutions
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv made 5 changes: O. Golodyuk for A. Remenyuk (71′), E. Tkachuk for V. Yermakov (77′), Y. Protasov for A. Savin (82′), D. Kryskiv for M. Zaderaka (82′) and Marlyson for I. Zubkov (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Mariupol – Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – 1-2
- Dnipro-1 – Kolos Kovalivka – 2-0
- Lviv – Dynamo Kyiv – 1-4