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Polessya Triumphs Over Vorskla Poltava in Thrilling Match
Polessya defeated Vorskla Poltava 2-0 in a match played at the Stadion Vorskla im. Oleksiya Butovskoho in Poltava on April 13th, 2025, corresponding to matchday 24 of the Ukrainian Premier League. The game was characterized by a high number of yellow cards and a late red card.
B. Krushynskyi, assisted by R. Babenko, scored the opening goal in the 16th minute. Despite Polessya’s territorial dominance, holding 57% possession and taking 16 shots (6 on target), the second goal didn’t arrive until the 90th minute, scored by T. Yosefi with an assist from A. Goncalves.
Vorskla Poltava, with 43% possession and 6 shots (4 on target), proved less incisive in attack. The match was marred by indiscipline, with a total of 7 yellow cards and a red card shown to A. Salabay in the 87th minute for the home team. Polessya accumulated 5 yellow cards, and Vorskla 3. The numerical advantage for Polessya in the latter stages didn’t immediately translate into goals, highlighting Vorskla’s defensive resilience despite the red card and yellow card tally.
Substitutions polessya: at minute 62 E. Sarapiy came in and B. Krushynskyi went out., at minute 75 T. Yosefi came in and O. Andriyevski went out., at minute 75 A. Goncalves came in and O. Nazarenko went out.
Substitutions vorskla poltava: at minute 63 S. Myakushko came in and I. Kane went out., at minute 63 V. Ostrovskyi came in and D. Ndukve went out., at minute 63 A. Chelyadin came in and N. Malysh went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Vorskla Poltava
Polessya
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