“Talles Brener converts from the penalty spot to give LNZ Cherkasy an early lead.”
Pivotal“Raymond Owusu pulls one back for Kudrivka from a corner, assisted by substitute Mykola Vechurko, giving the ten men hope late on.”
LNZ Cherkasy made the perfect start, converting an early penalty through Talles Brener inside nine minutes, and were further boosted when Artur Ryabov saw red for Kudrivka just before the half-hour mark. Despite being a man up, LNZ didn't fully capitalize until the second half began, when substitute Gennadiy Pasich struck within a minute of coming on to make it 2-0. Kudrivka, playing with ten men, refused to fold and pulled one back through Raymond Owusu after a corner, setting up a nervy finish. The statistics tell a story of contrasting approaches - Kudrivka actually shaded possession 53-47% but managed just one shot all match, while LNZ's clinical edge in front of goal and set-piece dominance (9 corners to 5) proved the difference despite the numerical advantage not translating into a flood of chances.
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