Opponent's view on the game of the Ukrainian Cup. 1/16 final. "Prykarpattya-Blaho" - "Kharkiv" - 0:2

Ivano-Frankivsk-Blaho - the fifth team of the First League, just defeated Ternopil's Nyva and approached the match with the football club Kharkiv in a good mood. The main question - whether the author of two goals Tsyutsyura will be ready to play after the injury - was resolved positively for the hosts. Overall, the teams played with lineups as close to optimal as possible.

However, the match itself was not fast-paced, in a slow measured rhythm with rare flashes. After a long time, the Kharkiv players overcame the saturated defenses with difficulties, could not find easy ways to the opponents' goal, so the goal in the dressing room turned out to be very appropriate for them. After moments from Itodo, Zabergdja, and Kalyuzhny, the guests played much more subtly before the break. Itodo involved Gadzhiev at the entrance to the penalty area, he passed to Zabergdja with a touch, who received and shot past the goalkeeper - 0:1.

Perhaps the Ivano-Frankivsk team had some ideas for a comeback, but in the 50th minute, Kharkiv FC secured their advantage. Itodo played his role again, going through several opponents like a tank, Zabergdja reacted to the rebound, passing to the right - to Gadzhiev, and Ramik knows how to finish - 0:2.

The hosts' attempts to equalize were there, Solovyov and Radulsky had their chances, but overall the game was under the control of the Kharkiv club of the UPL, and there were no real opportunities to change things globally for the First League team. On the contrary, Krupsky could have increased the score to a rout. Kharkiv FC in the previous season, still under the name Metalist 1925, achieved the highest cup achievement in history - the semifinals, and in this tournament, it definitely has ambitions to improve on that.

Sport Arena's Man of the Match: Baton Zabergdja (Kharkiv FC)

A goal and an assist in the winger's account - together with Itodo and Gadzhiev, he was involved in all the key moments near the Ivano-Frankivsk goal.

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Beton Ukrainian Cup. Round of 16

"Ivano-Frankivsk-Blaho" (Ivano-Frankivsk) - FC "Kharkiv" (Kharkiv) - 0:2 (0:1)

Goals: Zabergdja (42), Gadzhiev (50).

Ivano-Frankivsk-Blaho: Pitsan - Chushenko, Shvets, Demkiv, Kozenko (Runich, 46; Osokin 71), Stadnyk, Bespalko (Mykhailchuk 46), Solovyov, Protsiv, Kos (Hrab...