“A battle of underdogs – anything can happen here”, — write: sport.ua
Obolon
“Obolon” Kyiv was one of the first this season to not hold out and made a willful decision to change the head coach against the backdrop of an unsuccessful start to the season. Valery Ivashchenko spent a long time building his project in the “brewers” camp, the team under his leadership even acquired a recognizable image, but after the struggle for survival last season, the club management did not want to repeat this experience.
Instead of Ivashchenko, Obolon was headed by Serhiy Shishchenko, who ended the last campaign by winning a place in the European Cups at the head of Zhytomyr “Polyssia”, but Imad Ashur is currently working with the “Wolves”, and it is unlikely that they regret this coaching rotation. But whether the leadership of the “brewers” will regret their decision – we will find out soon enough. Shishchenko started with a draw against “Olexandria” (0:0), which can already be considered a huge sensation, after which his team had no chance against “Shakhtar” (0:4).
When the work of a coach in a problematic team with limited resources begins with opponents of a similar level, then it is better not to stutter about the results one more time. It is obvious that it will definitely not be easier later in the campaign, but the next two games of “Obolon” against “Ingulets” and “Chornomorets”, after which we will all go to another international intermission, promise to be decisive for the “brewers”, if not decisive. exactly. But it makes no sense for the Kyivans to think about far-reaching plans now – they still have no victories on their account, and with that, it is already necessary to resolve the issue promptly.
Ingulets
In the UPL, apart from “Obolon”, there is only one team that still cannot win in the new season – “Ingulets” from Petrovac. However, we will now talk about the team that has a declared stadium, and even a fully “own” one, but Vasyl Kobin’s team cannot play there due to technical issues. At the same time, let’s omit the scandalous and, in many respects, hysterical-panic situation with the possible “removal” of the team from the UPL draw, after which the mood in the team definitely did not improve.
As a result, we have conditional “Veres” or “Dynamo”, which practically do not leave the borders of their home stadiums, and there is “Ingulets”, whose fans have already forgotten what the team looks like, that they get into the first place for every match, and what this means readers with life experience know quite well from their own example. It is somewhat inappropriate to ask the Cossacks for the results under such conditions, but everything has its limit, and if the team focuses exclusively on home games “someday later”, then the train can go without them.
Be that as it may, even “Ingulets”, which travels all over the country, scored twice as many points as “Obolon” (four points against two), so its position is already more advantageous before the upcoming meeting. And the “Cossacks” scored first in three of their four draws, but then did not achieve the most desired result. However, they stopped “Kryvbas” and “Polissya” in this way, while in the previous round, rather “Veres” (2:2) stopped Kobin’s team one step to the cherished victory, when it led by two goals during the game. More difficult opponents will follow, so “Ingulets” either wakes up now, or will have to wait for the home station.
Meeting history
The football paths of “Obolon” and “Ingulets” previously crossed eight times within the framework of the First League. There is an advantage in the number of victories on the part of Kyiv – 3 successful games against 2 victories of the team from Petrovy, and another 3 meetings ended in a draw. The last time the teams met was in July 2020, when goals by Oleksandr Batalskyi and Igor Zagalskyi (penalty penalty) led to a 1:1 draw at the Obolon Arena.
Themis
The main referee of the upcoming game will be 30-year-old Mykhailo Raida from Transcarpathia, who already has 6 matches in the “elite” division on his account. Evgeny Gashkov and Vladyslav Drykin will be the side referees, and Maksym Firsov will serve as the reserve referee. The VAR system will be present at the match, led by Viktor Matyash, who will be assisted by Volodymyr Volodin. Ryda has the experience of holding a match with the participation of “Obolon” – 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while with “Ingulets” he crossed paths 2 times – 1 victory and 1 defeat.
Estimated compositions
“Obolon”: Fedorovsky – Stasyuk, Dubko, Karas, Medinsky – Vitenchuk, Moroz – Sukhanov, Slobodian, Chernenko – Taranukha.
“Ingulets”: Palamarchuk – Malysh, Vilivald, Hornshen, Dubiley – Volohatiy, Pyatov – Kozak, Sad, Bilotserkovets – Sitalo.
Obolon September 29, 2024 –
13:00
Ingulets