June 24, 2020, 7:30 p.m. Mariupol, stadium named after V. Boyka.
Mariupol - Vorskla 1: 1 (on penalties - 2: 3)
Goals: Gorbunov (37) - Kane (80, pen.)
Mariupol: Galchuk, Polegenko, Chobotenko, Yavorsky (Bykov, 73), Kornienko, Churko (Kulakov, 68), Ignatenko, Mishnev (Tishchenko, 75), Gorbunov (Dava, 56), Topalov (Kashchuk, 69), Fomin (Dudik, 111).
Vorskla: Riznyk (Isenko, 119), Perduta, Chesnakov, Alyun (Baenko, 81), Sapay, Sklyar, Putslin, Rebenok (Shekhich, 76), Kulach (Kravchuk, 60), Kane, Stepanyuk.
Warnings: Topalov, Tishchenko, Bykov - Sklyar, Alyun, Putzlin, Chesnakov.
No one in this meeting managed to gain a territorial advantage in the first 15 minutes. On the 16th, the first sharp moment of the match was an insidious blow to the far corner of Kane, which was a little lacking to aim at the "frame". After the take-off, Stepanyuk was shot somewhat inaccurately, and Riznyk had already managed to hit Churko from Mariupol in the near corner.
33rd minute and excellent performance of the "standard" from Kane - the goalkeeper reacted, and Chesnakov was too uncomfortable to finish.
In the 37th minute, in a situation that seemed rather absurd, "Mariupol" opened the scoring after a shot from under the defender from outside the penalty area Gorbunov - 1: 0.
At the start of the second half, Sklyar hit a header on the flank, and the ball went past the far post. And then the Child himself hit his head in the near corner - the goalkeeper tamed a difficult ball.
Ten minutes before the end of regular time, one of the most active in the reporting game, the Malian Kane, who celebrated his 20th anniversary yesterday, perfectly executed a penalty for an open foul against Stepanyuk - 1: 1
Ibrahim soon aimed for the far "nine" - he was a little unlucky to get a tight shot into the goal.
The extra half hour of the game did not change the score and everything came to a penalty shootout.
OUR SUPERMAN!
Goalkeeper Pavlo Isenko made his debut for Vorskla at the age of 16 in the semifinals of the Ukrainian Cup against Mariupol, replacing Dmytro Riznyk before a penalty shootout.
The young goalkeeper fully justified the coach's trust, coping with the blows of Kulakov, Ignatenko and another pupil of the Vorskla school Viktor Kornienko.
"White-green" scored a penalty better. Only Shehich (above) and Baenko (goalkeeper) missed.
The final game of the Cup of Ukraine 2019/2020, where Vorskla got for the second time in its history, will take place on July 8 at Arena Lviv. The rival of Poltava is Dynamo Kyiv.