“Carlos Paraco capitalizes on Chornomorets' disarray to put Metalist ahead just minutes after the dismissal.”
Pivotal“Baton Zabergja doubles Metalist's advantage, assisted by Ivan Kalyuzhny, putting the result beyond reasonable doubt.”
Pivotal
Chornomorets
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Outstanding performance
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv•MidfielderChornomorets' afternoon was derailed inside 17 minutes when Jerry Dieu-Merci Yoka saw red, and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv made the extra man count almost immediately through Carlos Paraco's opener. The visitors dominated territory and chances throughout, racking up 18 shots and 8 corners compared to Chornomorets' 5 and 1, and doubled their lead through Baton Zabergja shortly after the break. Kiril Popov's response three minutes later gave the hosts a glimmer of hope and set up a nervy finish, but Chornomorets could never truly threaten an equalizer against a side controlling 58% of the match's dominance metric. For Metalist, the win keeps their title credentials intact, while Chornomorets will need to regroup quickly given their build-up momentum heading into this match was already shaky.
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Oleksandr YatsykYellow CardYellow card issued to Oleksandr Yatsyk.
Andrii Khoma comes on for Muhammed Jobe.
Ermir Rashica comes on for Peter Itodo.
On comes Sebastian Alejandro Castillo Perez, off goes Carlos Paraco.
Corner awarded.
Oleksiy Gusev replaces Vladyslav Klymenko.
On Vladyslav Volodymyrovych, off Danylo Alefirenko.
Corner awarded.
On Oleksandr Yatsyk, off Baton Zabergja.
assist: Muhammed Jobe
Goal! Kiril Popov scores to make it 1-2, assisted by Muhammed Jobe.
assist: Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
Goal! Baton Zabergja trails 0-2, assisted by Ivan Kalyuzhny.
Corner awarded.
Ramik GadzhyevYellow CardYellow card issued to Ramik Gadzhyev.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Goal! Carlos Paraco scores, making it 1-0.
Red card issued to Jerry Die-Mercy Yoka.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Andrey Kovalenko.
