Bazys booked their place in the Round of 16 with a comfortable 4-1 win over Mayak Sarny in the Cup's Round of 32 on Tuesday. The visitors controlled the opening exchanges, scoring twice within a minute to establish dominance early. Mayak's recent results offered little reassurance before kick-off, having been held to a goalless draw by Poltava and defeated 2-0 by Metal Kherson.
And here's the thing about Cup matches — they often reveal character faster than league games. V. Kulach opened the scoring in the fourth minute, a simple finish that set the tone for the evening. By then, Mayak had already surrendered possession in dangerous areas, a habit that would cost them dearly.
The visitors doubled their advantage with remarkable speed. M. Rybak found space in the penalty area in the twenty-first minute before V. Brychuk added a third just sixty seconds later. To be fair, Mayak's defence switched off at the back, leaving gaps that Bazys's attackers exploited without hesitation.
After the break, Kulach extended his personal tally from the penalty spot in the fifty-first minute. B. Polozyuk picked up a yellow card for Mayak shortly after, a caution that reflected the growing frustration of the home side. The visitors were not content to sit on their lead and continued to press.
Mayak pulled one back through A. Totovytskyi in the sixty-third minute, but the response felt more like relief than a genuine threat. Bazys restored their three-goal cushion when A. Yakubov scored in the seventy-fourth minute, a goal that effectively ended any remaining hopes of a comeback.
The result means Bazys advance to face their next opponents, while Mayak's Cup campaign comes to a close. Four goals conceded in a Cup match at home is a pattern that will not go unnoticed by the coaching staff.