FC Bucha Fortuna beat Odesa's To4ka 2:1 in the first leg of the preliminary round of the Ukrainian Cup for amateur clubs. The game was played at the Yuvileinyi stadium in Bucha.

The result was confirmed by the club.

Match progress

Full time. 2:1 — Bucha Fortuna won the first leg and take a one-goal lead to Odesa.

69th minute. Pokotyliuk scores the hosts' second — 2:1.

Second half. Odesa equalised for 1:1 and the game opened up.

Half time. The teams went off with Fortuna ahead.

5th minute. Horbachenko opens the scoring — Bucha ahead from the start.

14:00. Kick-off at the Yuvileinyi. Bucha host Odesa's To4ka.

The scorers

Both goals for the hosts came from Horbachenko in the 5th minute and Pokotyliuk in the 69th.

The first goal arrived almost straight from kick-off, before the visitors had settled into the game.

About the opponent

The opponent was decided by the preliminary round draw. To4ka of Odesa received a direct pass to the last 32 of the main Ukrainian Cup this season.

So the Odesa side already have experience at this level: on 22 August they played Epicentr of Kamianets-Podilskyi and lost 1:2.

Bucha Fortuna's form

The hosts came into the cup tie after their first defeat of the season: in round three of the Kyiv region championship they lost 0:1 to FC Denhoff.

Before that Fortuna beat FC Yuriv 4:1, and their first round match was stopped early at 2:0 in the hosts' favour.

What comes next

The tie is played over two legs. The return match is scheduled for 2 September in Odesa, where the winner will be decided.

The full recording of the game is below.

As a reminder, the draw paired Bucha with Odesa's To4ka.

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