On Wednesday, April 22, in the Ukrainian Football Cup, where Dynamo defeated Bukovyna (3:0) the day before, the second finalist was determined. After the match in Zhytomyr, which started two hours late due to a prolonged air raid warning, the first league representative Chernihiv sensationally became the winner for the first time in history.
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Ukrainian Cup. Half finals
Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv) – Chernihiv – 0:0. Penalty shootout – 5:6.
Shushka (Chernihiv) was sent off in the 4th minute.
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The task of Mladen Bartulovich's team seemed to be made much easier by the removal of Chernihiv defender Shushko from the field in the 4th minute. In the 11-on-10 game, the Kharkiv team fired over 30 (!) shots at Chernihiv's goal, but they were unable to break through the defense of the 12th team in the first league during the game. The fate of the team's passage to the final was decided in a series of post-match penalties, in which Arevelo and Mba missed for Metalist 1925, and Porohnia missed for the nominal guests. Crazy – 6:5 in favor of Chernihiv!
In the decisive match of the tournament, Chernihiv will play at the Lviv Arena against the 13-time trophy winner Dynamo on Wednesday, May 20.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that last year's Ukrainian Cup winner Shakhtar was eliminated from the tournament at the round of 16 stage.
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