Kyiv Swansong

The last game I went to was Arsenal v Zorya Luhansk. The match took place on August 10th. It ended up a 1-1 draw, but was far more entertaining than the game between Arsenal and Kryvbas, despite the final result being the same.
 The game was surprisingly held at Obolon Stadium, and most of the Arsenal fans boycotted the match, not because it was at Obolon, but because of mistreatment by the police at the previous home game.
Vovo Lysenko put Arsenal ahead in this game, just before half time with a headed goal. To be honest he had a great first half and if he and Serhiy Zakarlouka can hit off a better relationship upfront then the future of the team could be secure up front, but Zakarlouka really needs to keep a calmer head when he Lysenko misreads his passes.
 Zorya had a blast from the past in defence with Harrison Omoka playing at centre half. A few years ago there was a rumour that Dynamo had signed an African player who could play up front and in defence called Lucky Harrison. In fact, it was indeed 2 players. Lucky Idahor, who had a couple of good seasons before heading off to Azerbaijan, who now plays as a striker for Tavriya and Harrison Omoka, who played for the reserves before dropping off the map and resurfacing at Zorya.
 He had a terrible first half and Zakarlouka and Lysenko were running rings around him, it was only bad luck and the goalkeeper who stopped Arsenal from scoring more. However, the second half was a different story and Zorya equalised on 56 minutes. Omoka was probably man of the match in the second half, as the last half saw wave after wave of attack by Arsenal, but unfortunately what was to be my last game in Ukraine for a while ended in a 1-1 draw.
Notes on photos (from top to bottom)
1. The teams line up before the match.
2. Arsenal on the attack
3. Midfield battle
4. Another Arsenal attack

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