2007/2008 Ottawa Ukraina Royals
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| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Alymer Sunday, November 18th @ 16:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 6 - 3 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina were missing a few key guys for this opening game of the season, but had some cover from the reserve team.
Ukraina went up early in the game on a goal by Morgan Kenny before allowing Aylmer to equalize a short time after.
Ukraina then stepped up their performance and Alex Zaslavsky scored the Club's 400th goal to make it 2-1 Ukraina.
Bryce Motiuk scored a great team goal to make it 3-1 Ukraina at half time. We came out playing well in the second
half scoring very early on a great goal my Luke Makischuk who then scored again a short time later to make it 5-1
Ukraina. Aylmer scored 2 quick goals, before Alex Zaslavsky added another goal to finish them off. Andriy
Popowych played a solid game in goal. Man Of The Match - Debutant Graeme Webber made a great impact at the back on his first appearance for Ukraina. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Raiders Sunday, November 25th @ 16:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 11 - 1 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina were simply brilliant today showing the kind of skill we have this season. This team has the potential to
be one of the best Ukraina teams yet as long as it continues to work hard. Ukraina were in total control, passing
the ball well and playing with great desire. Luke Makischuk lead the way scoring 4 goals, while Morgan Kenny,
Bryce Motiuk and Graeme Webber all scored 2, Walter Usyk scored 1. Andriy Popowych played in goal. Man Of The Match - Luke Makischuk - Lukey was great today finishing all his chances with deadly precision. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Spitfires Sunday, December 2nd @ 19:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 3 - 2 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina started very brightly this match scoring 10 seconds into the match on a great team passing goal in which
Morgan Kenny finished off. It took a long time to find the second goal, but Lukey Makishchuk was able to score a
great goal to make it 2-0. Spitfires scored right on the stroke of halftime. The second half was a battle, and
Spitfires came out very strong. Sergey Kovalenkov scored the 3rd for Ukraina, his 50th career goal for the Club.
Spitfires scored late in the game but Ukraina managed to hang on. Luke Makischuk played in his 100th career game
for Ukraina, the first ever player to do so for the Club. Matty Kenny played in goal was was solid throughout. Man Of The Match - Sergey Kovalenkov - Ran the middle of the pitch all game, scored a timely goal. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Ottawa Bears Sunday, December 9th @ 20:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 7 - 1 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina were once again dominant in what is one of the best performances to date in the history of our club. The
team was solid, movement was great, passing was quick and finishing was good. Ukraina went up 1-0 on a great team
goal which included 17 straight passes before Sergey Kovalenkov hammered home the shot. Sergey was on hand again
to score his second of the night 5 minutes later. Morgan Kenny added another to his big tally this season while
Graeme Webber added 2 goals if his own to make it 6-0. The Bears pulled one back, but Alex Zaslavsky was on hand
to finish off a move late in the game to make it 7-1 final. Matty Kenny played a great game in goal. Man Of The Match - Sergey Kovalenkov - He controlled the middle of the pitch all game, defended well, and scored 2 great goals. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Jardan Sunday, December 23rd @ 16:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 7 - 2 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina played against a good Croatian side, but started poorly going down 1-0 early on. Sergey
Kovalenkov tied things up for Ukraina. We then went up 2-1 on a nice free kick goal by Sergey
Kovalenkov. The second half started slow again, with Croatia scoring early on to tie things up.
Then Ukraina founds it top gear, passing the ball around very well and creating and finishing
scoring chances. Ben Makuch scored a great goal to give us the lead before Morgan Kenny added
one for himself. Alex Zaslavsky scored a great strike before Ben Makuch added his second of the
night making it 5-2 Ukraina. Alex Zaslavsky added his second of the night on a great team
passing goal to finish things off. Matty Kenny played very well in goal. Man Of The Match - Sergey Kovalenkov - scored two early goals, and won pretty much every tackle he went into. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Porto Sunday, January 6th @ 23:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 6 - 1 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina were a bit slow today due to the Christmas break but still managed to dominate and win the game handily.
Morgan Kenny got things going with a great strike to make it 1-0. Alex Zaslavsky made it 2-0 before Bryce Motiuk
added one to make it 3-0. Morgan added his second of the game to make it 4-0, and Pascal Bastien hammered home his
first to make it 5-0. Alex Zaslavsky scored a cracker to make it 6-0, before Porto adding a late goal to break the
shutout. Andriy Popowych played well in goal. Man Of The Match - Alex Zaslvasky - Held the ball up brilliantly and scored two great goals. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Red Star Sunday, January 13th @ 21:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 5 - 2 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina came up against a very worthy opponent today and rose to the occasion. It was tight to begin with as Ukraina scored
early on a Luke Makischuk goal. The Serbs evened things up before Alex Zaslavsky put Ukraina ahead. Things got evened up
again before a timely Walter Usyk goal but Ukraina ahead 3-2 and Alex Zaslavsky scored again to make it 4-2 Ukraina.
Graeme Webber sealed things with a great free kick goal. Morgan Kenny was fantastic in goal, and this game marked the
debut of Igor Pletchenko, Ukraina's newest signing. Man Of The Match - Morgan Kenny - Made some immense saves to keep Ukraina ahead in the game. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Wanderers Sunday, January 20th @ 20:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 7 - 0 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina were simply brilliant today. Wanderers are one of the top teams in the league, and Ukraina were in for a tough match.
The boys played hard and well right from the get go. It was a very close game in the first half, with Luke Makischuk
scoring the only goal 1-0 Ukraina at halftime. The second half started fast and strong with new boy Igor Pletchenko
scoring a great shot off a corner kick, with Sergey Kovalenkov hammered home a volley a minute later to make it 3-0. Then,
2 minutes later Ben Makuch fired home a far post effort to make it 4-0. Sergey Kovalenkov added his second a short time
after to make it 5-0. Matty Kenny made some big saves for Ukraina to keep us in control, before Bryce Motiuk potted home
our 6th goal, and Mike Herasimenko scored Ukraina's 7th on a good left foot finish. Matty Kenny earned the shutout for
Ukraina. Man Of The Match - Sergey Kovalenkov - Ran the game from midfield, tackled hard, scored two big goals. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Mortgage Centre Pylons Sunday, January 27th @ 19:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 1 - 0 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina played a very strong team today, probably the best we have played all season, and Ukraina did not dissapoint. We
started the game brightly with a few chances we could have scored but the opposing keeper was really on his game keeping the
score 0-0. It was a very intense game with a lot of challenges coming hard and fast, and emotion got the best of Walter
Uysk who was red carded early in the second half. Now Ukraina faced the task of playing this very strong side, with a man
down. The boys played very strong, and with tons of heart, and Lukey Makischuk did what he does best, best a few players
on the wing, and crossed it over for Matty Kenny who slide in to knock the ball home with about 10 minutes to go in the game.
Ukraina kept the strong play up not allowing many chances for the opposition to score, and held on for the 1-0 victory.
Andriy Popowych played very well and got the shutout for Ukraina. Man Of The Match - Luke Makischuk - Lukey ran all over the pitch, taking players on, creating chances, even when we were down a man. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Los Baricuas Sunday, February 3rd @ 16:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 8 - 1 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina win a comfortable game, without ever getting into high gear. Igor Plechtchenko got things going on a great passing
play, before Mike Herasimenko buried a shot to make it 2-0 Ukraina, and to mark Ukraina's 500th Club goal! The opposition
pulled one back to make it 2-1, but we stepped it up a bit and showed our class when Danilo Popowych, Sergey Kovalenkov,
Luke Makischuk all scored to make it 5-1 Ukraina. In the second half it was much the same, as Morgan Kenny scored, Luke
Makischuk got his second goal of the game, and Bryce Motiuk buried to make it a comfortable 8-1 final. Matty Kenny played
a good game in goal. Man Of The Match - Igor Plechtchenko - Igor scored a great goal, and set up many others working the center of the pitch very well. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Aylmer Sunday, February 10th @ 21:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 8 - 3 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina were playing against a strong opponent today missing many key players due to injury, work, vacation etc including
Alex Zaslavsky, Graeme Webber, Morgan and Matty Kenny, Bohdan Kaluzny, Ben Makuch, and Danilo Popowych. Andriy Panchuk was
calling into action and did not dissapoint, he was great and deserved a lot of praise. Ukraina started well with Igor
Pletchenko scoring early on for Ukraina before Luke Makischuk scored to make it 2-0. Bryce Motiuk got Ukraina's third
before Aylmer pulled one back 3-1. Igor Pletchtenko scored again to make it 4-1, then Aylmer got right back into the game
scoring 2 quick goals making a close 4-3 game. In the second half Ukraina pulled away, on a great goal by Chris Arnone
before Bryce Motiuk added his second to make it 6-3 Ukraina. Igor Pletchtenko completed his hattrick and Sergey Kovalenkov
added one to complete the scoring 8-3 Ukraina. Andriy Popowych made some great saves in goal. Man Of The Match - Igor Pletchtenko - Was controlling the game and scored his first hattrick for the Club. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Raiders Sunday, February 17th @ 22:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 6 - 2 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina didn't play well today, but still came out on top in a game that should have been won by a lot more. Igor
Pletchtenko got things going with a good finish before Luke Makischuk scored to make it 2-0. Raiders pulled one back before
Luke Makischuk got his second, but soon after it was 3-2. Ukraina didn't play any better in the second half, although did
put in a few more goals starting with Walter Usyk, scoring twice in the second half to make it 5-2, before Igor Pletchtenko
got his second to round out the scoring. Matty Kenny made some good saves in goal. Man Of The Match - Walter Usyk - Got 2 very timely goals, his finishing was on today. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Spitfires Sunday, February 24th @ 19:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 5 - 0 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina played against a good side today but were a class above in the passing and movement. Alex Zaslavsky got things
going with a good turn and finish before Sergey Kovalenkov scored a great finish in the top corner to make it 2-0. Igor
Pletchtenko made it 3-0 at halftime. The second half was even more dominated by Ukraina and Alex Zaslavsky scored a good
finish off of a great ball from Sergey Kovalenkov. Our summer MVP made it 5-0 to complete his hattrick late in the game on
a great pass from Graeme Webber. Andriy Popowych got the shutout for Ukraina. Man Of The Match - Alex Zaslavsky - Scored a hattrick, took all his chances, worked hard throughout the match. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Ottawa Bears Sunday, March 2nd @ 20:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 5 - 1 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina started the game a bit slow today but the opposition was really up for it. Ukraina missed a ton of chances, and
were punished as the opposition scored to go up 1-0. Ukraina worked hard, passed the ball very well, just couldn't find
the finishing touch today. Igor Plechtchenko got things started with a great finish. Mike Herasimenko got the next one on
a penalty shot earned by Morgan Kenny. Alex Zaslavsky scored the third on a great passing play. Alex Zaslavsky again
scored a great finish off a great team passing move before Mike Herasimenko added his second to complete the scoring and
get the win. Today was a sad occasion, as Sergey Kovalenkov played his last game for a few months for the Club as he heads
to Europe. See you soon for the summer season! And was the debut of new potential new signing Konstantin Privalov who was
highly impressive. Matty Kenny played well in goal. Man Of The Match - Bryce Motiuk - played his first game at defence, and was very strong, composed and tackled very well. |
| League Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Manic Sunday, March 9th @ 22:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 6 - 1 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina needed to win this game to have a perfect regular season with all wins, no losses or no ties! And they did not
dissapoint! They were playing against a capable opponent but Ukraina played strong, and passed the ball brilliantly which
is just getting better and better. Igor Plechtchenko scored the first goal with a rocket shot before Alex Zaslavsky scored
a good finish to make it 2-0 Ukraina. Walter Usyk slotted home Ukraina's third goal before setting up Igor Plechtchenko to
finish Ukraina's 4th goal. 4-0 at Halftime. Manic scored an early goal as Ukraina were sleeping after the restart, but
Matty Kenny was on hand close after to volley home his first of the game. Mike Herasimenko buried a deflected goal to
round out the scoring 6-0. Ukraina were great today, dominating possession for long periods of time. Andriy Popowych was
great in goal. Man Of The Match - Walter Usyk - Held the ball up great up front, won fouls, slotted a great goal and set up a second. |
| Quarter Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Red Star Saturday, March 15th @ 19:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 3 |
| Result: 4 - 4 (Ukraina win 3-2 in Penalties) |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina played its toughest game in a long time, and this turned out to be one of the best, classic games in The Club's
history. Ukraina played a very very strong opponent, we were very up to playing us. They came out hard, and Ukraina were
down 1-0 early on. Chris Arnone fired back for Ukraina to make it 1-1 before Red Star took the lead again 2-1. Halftime.
Ukraina were fired up and ready to get back into the game. Graeme Webber scored a good effort to make it 2-2. But again
Red Star took the league 3-2. Alex Zaslavsky then scored a great goal to make it 3-3 with 10 minutes to go. Red Star
would again score to make it 4-3 with 4 minutes to play. Ukraina, and their never say die attitude came flying and Chris
Arnone scored his second goal to even things up with 3 minutes to go. The final whiste blew and the match went straight to
penalty shots. Graeme Webber scored, Red Star scored. Danilo Popowych scored, Red Star Scored. Alex Zaslavsky scored,
Red Star miss! Andriy Popowych makes the save of the year to win the game for Ukraina!! Man Of The Match - Chris Arnone - worked tirlessly throughout the game, and scored 2 very timely goals. |
| Semi Final Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Red Star Tuesday, March 18th @ 19:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 7 - 2 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina were back to their old ways of taking it to opponents. Ukraina came out flying in this semi final game with Morgan
Kenny scoring early on before Igor Plechtchenko scored a cannon to make it 2-0. Igor was on hand again to get Ukraina's
3rd goal, bofore Morgan Kenny added his second of the game to make it 4-0. Alex Zaslavsky scored right before half to make
it 5-0 at Halftime. Ukraina slowed down a bit and let Aylmer scored 2 quick goals, but Igor Plechtchenko got his hattrick
to make it 6-2, and Danilo Popowych scored a penalty in the dying minutes to round out the scoring. Andriy Popowych played
great in goal. Man Of The Match - Graeme Webber - was solid on defence all game, starting many attacks as well. |
| Finals Game Ottawa Ukraina vs. Red Star Sunday, March 16th @ 17:00 |
| Location: Colliseum - Dome 2 |
| Result: 3 - 2 Win |
| Game Summary:
Ukraina were playing in the final game, confident of victory. being 17-0 they need this win to complete a perfect season.
The first half was back and forth, good chances going both ways, but the majority of the play was with the wanderers.
Ukraina made some adjustments at half time, and they paid off, but not at first. Wanderers took the lead of a scrappy goal
with about 17 minutes left. Then came the young Matty Kenny show, who stepped up and scored his first goal of the night on
a great finish to make it 1-1. Matty then scored his second with about 12 to go giving Ukraina the lead. Wanderers were
pressing a bit, but Ukraina also had their chances to kill the game off but couldn't find the net. Matty Kenny earned his
third goal of the night, and Man Of the Match Honours by killing the game off with another right footed strike. Wanderers
pulled one back but it was too little too late. Andriy Popowych played great in goal. Man Of the Match - Matty Kenny - Brilliant. |