FC 'Polesie' from Zhytomyr confidently defeated 'Paks' from Hungary
In the first match of the third qualifying round of the Conference League, FC 'Polesie' from Zhytomyr achieved a convincing victory over Hungarian 'Paks' with a score of 3:0. The game took place at the 'Tatran' stadium in the Slovak city of Presov.
'Polesie' started the game actively and dangerously. In the 41st minute, Boris Krushynsky passed the opponent's defense and assisted Andriyevskyi, who opened the scoring. Just before halftime, the team doubled the advantage, this time Beskorovainyi scored with a header after a cross from Lednev.
In the second half, Krushynsky created another moment, and his cross ended in a goal by Lednev, albeit with a slight deflection. The Hungarians tried to respond, but their goal was disallowed after VAR review due to a foul in the attack. The return match will take place on Thursday, July 14 at 20:00 Kyiv time.
Play-off round of the Conference League
'Polesie' (Ukraine)/'Paks' (Hungary) – 'Fiorentina' (Italy)
'Shakhtar' (Ukraine)/'Panathinaikos' (Greece) – 'Servette' (Switzerland) – 'Utrecht' (Netherlands)
Basic match dates: August 21 and 28.
In case of success against 'Paphos', Dynamo will meet in the next round with the winner of the pair 'Lech' (Poznan, Poland) / 'Crvena Zvezda' (Serbia).
In the third qualifying round match of the Conference League, FC 'Polesie' from Zhytomyr dominated over Hungarian 'Paks', scoring three goals and forcing opponents to surrender. With such a successful performance, the team has every chance to continue their successful campaign in this tournament.