“Igor Krasnopir steps up and converts a penalty to give Polissya an early 1-0 lead.”
Pivotal
Polissya Zhytomyr
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Outstanding performance
Polissya Zhytomyr•DefenderPolissya Zhytomyr wasted no time asserting themselves, winning a penalty inside six minutes that Igor Krasnopir calmly dispatched to settle the tie almost before it had begun. From there, the hosts controlled proceedings, racking up 16 shots to Kryvbas's 9 and dominating the dangerous attacks count 49 to 20, a statistic that tells the story of a one-sided affair despite the even 50-50 possession split. Kryvbas made wholesale changes throughout the second half, cycling through numerous substitutions in a bid to find an equalizer, but they could only muster two shots on target all game and never seriously troubled the Polissya defense. The win keeps Polissya firmly in the title conversation, while Kryvbas will need to find more cutting edge going forward if they want to avoid slipping further down the table.
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Santiago Cuiza is on, and Giovany Herbert is off.
Volodymyr Shepelev comes on for Oleksandr Nazarenko.
On Dmytro Godya, off Yaroslav Shevchenko Volodymyrovych.
Corner awarded.
Mykola Gayduchyk comes on for Igor Krasnopir.
Ilir Krasniqi comes on for Lindon Emerllahu.
Shakeone Satchwell is on, and Volodymyr Mulyk is off.
Leandro Andrade is on, and Vladyslav Veleten is off.
Maksim Bragaru is on, and Oleh Andriiovych Fedor is off.
Denys PidgurskyiYellow CardYellow card shown to Denys Pidgurskyi.
On the bar, Assane Seck is off target.
Oleksandr Kamensky is substituted for Yackson Rivas.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Igor Krasnopir scores, making it 1-0.
Kick-off has occurred!
Polissya Zhytomyr sit top of the Premier League and ride a five-match winning run into this clash with a Kryvbas side languishing in 11th place. With momentum firmly on their side, Zhytomyr will look to extend their dominance against a Kryvbas team searching for consistency.
