Roman Petrenko - about four clubs claiming to enter the elite division.
The current season in the first league will finish very soon. For the tour before its end, the chances to increase in the classroom are kept by four clubs, and only one of them (with a fair share of relativity) before had experience of performances in the strongest cohort. This is the long-suffering and repeatedly re-born Kiev Arsenal. But for Poltava, Chernigov Desna and Petrovsky Ingulza, such an experience can be the first. That's just getting into the Premier League on the sporting principle in our country - still half the battle. It is more important to pass the appropriate certification procedures. For sure the fans remember last year's example with the absence of the Desna and the inclusion in the elite class of Rovno Veresa. Let's analyze the current disposition of all candidates.
Arsenal (Kiev) Coach: Sergey Litovchenko Famous players: Maxim Feshchuk (Carpathians, Tavria, Goverla), Alexander Batalsky (he played in the old Arsenal, scored 14 goals this season), Artem Stargorodsky (Arsenal, Tavria).
Kyivans lead the standings, ahead of Poltava only on the difference of goals scored and conceded. The level of the game, the team of Sergei Litovchenko showed quite confident until the winter, only the second part of the season turns out to be a little crumpled. True, still in the attack run by experienced Feshchuk and Batalsky, and at the gate strikes reliability Sergei Sitalo. But without fail it does not do. As a sensational minimal defeat in Cherkassy from one of the outsiders of the championship. In the final round, the people of Kiev take fighters for the survival of Kremen, so the chances of a direct rise are very high.
Infrastructure All underway. Now the "Gunners" are playing in the Happy. True, as for the elite division, in the local arena too low capacity (1000 seats). Therefore, in the plans of the team, in case of an increase in the class, take rivals in the capital UTK named after Bannikov, who has extensive experience in holding matches of this level. According to the leaders of the club, Arsenal does not have any debts, and that, according to the present times, you will agree that there are already quite a few. Something must be brought in and an alliance with the APU. In any case, the long-forgotten stadium of CSKA once needed to be returned to full operation. There is a complete coincidence of interests.
Poltava Coach: Anatoly Bessmert Known players: Alexander Kovpak (Tavria, Arsenal, Vorskla) The ever-strong middle peasant of the first league this season creates history. The chance to catch a direct ticket is still available, for which you need to play in absentia at Arsenal three goals. At the same time, the municipalities got a difficult opponent in the form of "prickly" Rukh, besides, he has to play at a party. However, with such brave guys as league superstar Alexander Kovpak and promising Maxim Degtyarev Poltava have nothing to fear. By the way, the 35-year-old veteran, who once became the top scorer of the higher league, and who was called to the national team of Ukraine scored 10 goals, while Degtyarev - already 15. Not a bad bunch, is it? !!.
Infrastructure Poltava residents speak about the tasks accurately, but their cozy stadium Lokomotiv (3,700 seats) under the condition of "cosmetics", installation of lighting and increasing the capacity to the normative five thousand can become a full-fledged arena of the Premier League. But no, so some time will take rivals on Vorskla named Alexei Butovskogo. In this case, elite Vorskla will have to make a little push. But there is an excellent base, that for our football - just a find.
Desna (Chernigov) Coach: Alexander Ryabokon Famous players: the brothers Favorov, Alexander Filippov (Arsenal), Vladislav Ogir (Olympic, Alexandria).
Before the winter break, the Chernigovites were more disappointed than pleased with their results. However, in the spring, Alexander Ryabokon's wards managed to overtake a group of leaders, but only in the last round Desna jumped to the third, semi-. In the current season Chernihiv club often went to extremes: the exit declassed poor Nikolayev (1: 8), then the defeat from Cherkassy Dnieper and Gornyak-Sport. However, the task to rise in the class before the team is worth, and now it is only necessary to ensure participation in the "junctions". Now the northerners outstrip Ingulets by two points, besides in the last round they take the disaster that is in danger Helios. It's only bad that you have to play without the disqualified Denis Favorov (13 goals in the season) and Alexander Volkov. But in fact, Artem Favorov (younger brother of Denis) and the forward striker Alexander Filippov (10 goals) have not disappeared anywhere..
Infrastructure Experience of last season is taken into account here. The stadium named after Yuri Gagarin is shown in a proper form, and is quite capable of hosting Premier League matches. The rest of the infrastructure is also. And Chernigov, probably more than all regional centers of the country, dreams of a top division, and not only dreams, but does everything possible for this.
Ingulets (Petrovo) Trainer: Sergey Lavrinenko Famous players: Alexander Akimenko (Alchevsk Steel, Zirka, this season leads the scoring race with 25 goals), Vladislav Lupashko (Obolon, Zirka).
Club from a peripheral village in the Kirovograd region has long been a unique phenomenon in our football. Odious president Alexander Povoroznyuk not only beautifully speaks, but also no less beautiful and qualitatively does. There is no doubt that the task of getting to the top is facing the team in all seriousness, for which the master for such cases Sergey Lavrinenko. The specialist who transported to the elite Zirka drew under the Cossack banners of Ingulz the former wards, and the Petrovtsi for most of the season were considered one of the most likely candidates for a ticket to the upper class. In this they were very much helped by experienced striker Alexander Akimenko with his 25 balls. A brilliant figure! However, now, after an insulting defeat of 1: 3 from the Desna, not everything depends on them. It is necessary to win at the exit of the Balkans and wait for good news (or rather, the victory of Helios) from Chernigov.
Either way, the risk of staying at a broken trough is high.
Infrastructure But with this so far more questions than answers. The stadium in its current form for the Premier League is unsuitable, and its own Youth Club does not have. But there is quite a decent base. The president promises to close all pressing issues, speaking about a preliminary agreement to play in his native region at Zirka or Nika. I think, sooner or later the club will still be in the elite.
Author: Roman Petrenko.