Broken teeth, crushing victories, a fight and the first sensation: the result of the second round of the UPL
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"Polissia sensationally defeated Shakhtar 1-0. "Vorskla, Rukh, and Karpaty all won big. Ingulets midfielder Marian Mysyk was seriously injured, losing two teeth and temporarily losing his memory.
Three crushing victories by Vorskla, Rukh and Karpaty, a terrible injury to Ingulets midfielder Marian Mysyk, who lost two teeth and temporarily lost his memory, the first sensation followed by a fight - this is how the second round of the Ukrainian Premier League went. UNN decided to tell you the results of the round, new achievements of the round, and what the next round of the UPL will be remembered for.
The round opened on Friday with a match in which Vorskla defeated the debutant of the elite division, Livyi Bereh, away. On the same day, Dynamo played its opening match in the new draw of the domestic championship, visiting Veres Rivne, in which Kyiv won with a minimal goal "gaffe" by Kyiv goalkeeper Ruslan Neshcheret.
On Saturday, Chornomorets lost to Zorya at home, and Kolos drew with Ingulets at home.
Sunday's matches pleased the fans more, as two crushing victories were recorded on that day, as well as the first sensation in the UPL - last season's winner Shakhtar Donetsk lost to Zhytomyr's Polissya. This match was also remembered for the fight at the end of the match.
On Monday, the final match of the round was played by LNZ Cherkasy and Oleksandriya from the city of the same name in Kirovohrad region.
L'viv Bereg vs Vorskla
The second round of the UPL was opened by two losers of the previous round - Kyiv's L'viv Bereg and Poltava's Vorskla. In their debut match in the Ukrainian Premier League, L'viv Bereg lost narrowly to Cherkasy's LNZ (1-0), while Vorskla lost 5-0 at home to Shakhtar Donetsk.
It was expected that Kyiv would be able to compete for a point in this match, given the unsuccessful previous performance of Poltava, but no miracle happened. Kyiv got three goals in their goal.
Until the 15th minute of the match, the teams played positional soccer, rarely running out to attack. In the 16th minute, Vorskla defender Ihor Perduta had an opportunity to score when he shot into the near corner of Maksym Mechaniv. The goalkeeper repelled the shot with his foot, but the side referee recorded offside.
In the 20th minute, Left Bank had a half-chance. On the left flank, Oleh Synytsia tried to shoot into the center of the goal area, but the Vorskla defender was the first on the ball, knocking the ball away, which was picked up by Mykola Kohut, but his shot failed and the "leather" flew well above the goal.
In the 26th minute, Taras Halas had a real opportunity to open the scoring in the UPL. The same Kohut passed the ball along the left flank and, holding it a little, waiting for his partners, passed it to the center to Sinitsya, who, with a slashing pass, cut off two Vorskla defenders, brought Galas on a "date" with the goalkeeper, who shot into the center of the goal. Pavlo Isenko reacted calmly.
Until the end of the first half, these were the only chances for the two teams, as evidenced by the statistics of shots - 2:2.
Within 5 minutes of the start of the second half, Vorskla managed to open the scoring. In the 50th minute, Kane made a cross to the near post from a corner, which ended in a dump to the far post, where it seemed that Mekhaniv was going to get the ball in his hands, but the goalkeeper let it slip out of his hands and onto the foot of Artem Chelyadin, who was agile in the penalty area. Chelyadin handled the ball with his first touch and scored past Mekhaniv with his second - 1-0.
After 6 minutes, Perduta made a successful cross to Oleksandr Sklyar, who was alone in the Kyiv penalty area, but the implementation failed the Poltava midfielder, who failed to hit the ball.
Two minutes later, the White and Greens managed to achieve their goal. "Vorskla ran out on the counterattack, where on the right flank Kane played Kovtalyuk into the wall and rolled to Chelyadin's left. It would seem that the moment was lost, because Chelyadin failed to handle the ball successfully at first, after which he fell down, but without meeting resistance from the defenders of the Left Bank, he still passed it exactly to Kovtalyuk, who started this attack, successfully closing the ball with his head - 2: 0.
Until the end of the match, each team exchanged dangerous moments, but lacked a final pass or an accurate shot. In the third minute added by the referee, Vorskla's left back Ilya Krupsky, who was on the right flank, successfully passed past two Kyiv players to Kovtalyuk, who passed to Khrypchuk, who successfully rolled to Krupsky, who ran down the flank. Krupsky, having beaten the defender, passed to Demir Shkriel, who rolled his heel to the far post, where Serhiy Myakushko was faster - 3: 0.
Facts
Serhiy Dolgansky's team thus broke a streak of 11 matches without conceding a goal in the Ukrainian Championship, which began on March 15. The Poltava team was one step away from repeating their anti-record for all the years they have played in the UPL.
"Left Bank played its 1st home match in the UPL.
Artem Chelyadin played his 100th match in the UPL. It should be noted that another Vorskla midfielder Andriy Batsula could have played his 100th match as well, but Dolgansky did not substitute him.
Artem Chelyadin
Veres vs
The second match on Friday in Rivne was played by the local Veres, which was visited by Dynamo Kyiv. The Rivne team drew with Karpaty in the last round, while Dynamo missed the first round due to European competitions. By the way, Kyiv has already played three official matches: twice against Serbian Partizan - the total score was 9:2 and against Scottish Rangers - 1:1.
Until the 10th minute, the teams played positional soccer, creating almost no chances. We can recall a cross from the right flank by Vladyslav Sharay, but the ball flew past all the players, including Veres players.
In the 11th minute, Oleksandr Andriyevsky found Denys Popov with a free kick, but he missed from a very favorable position.
In the 15th minute, Vladyslav Supryaha had a great chance to score. Kyiv captain Vitaliy Buyalsky brought Supryaha out one-on-one, but Vladyslav went a little to the right and struck. Right into the goalkeeper.
A minute later, Mykola Shaparenko scored a goal that could be in contention for the best goal of the round. Buyalsky, being near the Veres penalty area, rolled the ball to the left to Vladyslav Kabaev. Kabayev took the ball badly, letting it go far away from him, but still managed to save it for the team. Kabayev passed the ball back to Shaparenko, who unleashed a cannon under the crossbar - 1: 0. Kyiv is ahead.
Within a minute, Shaparenko could have scored a double, but he didn't hit the ball properly. Buyalsky gently threw it into the penalty area, where Nazar Voloshyn was the first on the ball, who shot along the goalmouth, where Shaparenko could only hit the ball, but it went past Kozhukhar's goal. The case when it is much easier to score at this moment than in the previous episode.
In the 36th minute, the White and Blues could have doubled their lead, but didn't take their chance. Voloshyn threw the goalkeeper over in a great way, but Roman Goncharenko was there in time to help.
At the end of the first half, Kyiv managed to double their lead with a beautiful combination. Vladyslav Dubinchak passed the ball down the flank, passed to Shaparenko in the penalty area, tamed the ball in two touches, and dumped it to Buyalsky, who shot the goalkeeper from about the edge of the penalty area - 2: 0.
After the break, Kyiv could have brought the score to a crushing one, but Maxim Bragar's shot was not accurate.
In the 62nd minute, Veres managed to reduce the deficit thanks to an epic foul by Kyiv goalkeeper Ruslan Neshcheret. Instead of making a normal clearance, the Dynamo goalkeeper simply pushed the ball forward, which hit Sharay and flew into the Kyiv goal - 2:1.
In 10 minutes, Kyiv had two great chances to score a goal against Veres. In the first episode, Dubinchak made a powerful shot on Kozhukhar's goal, but he hit the crossbar. In a minute, Bragaru did not realize a one hundred percent chance. He made a great connection to the attack, received the ball from Buyalsky, but couldn't finish. He shot straight at the goalkeeper.
At the end of the match, Nescheret managed to make amends for the first goal he conceded. In the 92nd minute of the match, Iago Siqueiro scored just inside the nine, but Neshcheret was at his best. "Dynamo immediately launched a counterattack, Matviy Ponomarenko beat the Veres goalkeeper outside the penalty area and had to pass to his partner on the empty net, but instead shot past the goal. The match ended with a score of 2:1.
Veres' starting lineup: Kozhukhar - Vovchenko, Melnyk, Goncharenko - Sharay, Siqueira, Klots, Protasevych - Dakhnovsky, Mrvalevych, Stepaniuk (c). The head coach is Oleh Shandruk.
Dynamo's starting lineup: Neshcheret - Dubinchak, Mikhavko, Popov, Tymchyk - Andrievsky, Shaparenko - Kabaev, Buyalsky (c), Voloshyn - Supryaga. Oleksandr Shovkovskyi is the head coach.
Facts
"Dynamo scored 950 and 951 away goals in the league.
For the 13th match in a row, Veres concedes goals against Dynamo. This streak began back in October 1992, during the Rivne club's debut season in the elite division of the Ukrainian championship, and it is an anti-record in its history.
Mykola Shaparenko scored his 20th goal in the UPL.
Mykola Shaparenko (left) - author of a goal and an assist
Semen Vovchenko (Veres) played his 50th match in the UPL.
Semen Vovchenko
Dynamo striker Supryaha has been in the starting lineup for the first time since October 20, 2021.
The match against Veres was Buyalsky's 213th appearance in the capital's national championship shirt. He caught up with former Bilo-Syni player Serhii Sydorchuk and now shares 10th place with him in this indicator.
Buyalsky also scored his 58th goal for Dynamo in the Ukrainian league. Thus, having passed Artem Milevsky, he now shares seventh place with Oleg Gusev in the list of the top scorers of Kyiv in the UPL.
Vitaliy Buyalsky scored Dynamo's second goal.
Chornomorets vs
In the first match on Saturday, local Chornomorets and Luhansk-based Zorya met in Odesa. In the first round, the Odesa team narrowly lost to Kryvbas 1-0, while Zorya beat Ingulets 2-1.
Zorya could have opened the scoring in the opening minutes. Petar Michyn accelerated Roman Vantukh to the left flank of the penalty area, he shot into the center, where Guerrero finished, but the defender blocked the shot.
Two minutes later, Chornomorets could have taken the lead, but Denys Yanakov's shot was too weak for Mykyta Turbayevskyi.
In the 12th minute, Chornomorets had another great moment. Yaroslav Kysil on the left flank passed to Kyrylo Popov, who rolled to the opposite flank, where Bohdan Butko was standing, but the right-back of Odesa lacked accuracy.
In the 20th minute, Ihor Kiryukhantsev rolled a free kick back to the center for Guerrero from the right side of the penalty area, who hit the near post with a touch, but Artur Rudko pulled it out.
In the 29th minute, Oleksandr Yatsyk touched a free kick from Michyn's left flank over the goal in front of the goalkeeper.
Two minutes later, Chornomorets had their moment. Turbayevsky pulled Yanakov's long-range shot from the left flank under the left post for a corner.
At the end of the first half, Chornomorets' defenders almost scored a goal. Rudko passed the ball to Roman Savchenko, who got tangled up with the ball and failed to successfully knock it out. Yatsyk intercepted the ball on the right flank of the attack, played it to Michyn in the center, and he shot at the defender, the ricochet from which flew into the right side of the goal.
Five minutes after the break, Luhansk managed to open the scoring. On the left flank, Denys Antyukh found the head of Guerrero in the penalty area, who successfully shot into the far corner of Rudko - 1: 0.
In the 69th minute, Vladyslav Vakula could have doubled Zorya's lead, but the ball went a few centimeters off the post.
By the end of the match, the teams were unable to score any more goals. The match ended with a narrow 1-0 victory for Zorya.
Zorya's starting lineup: Turbayevsky - Trontel, Jordan, Nwaese, Vantukh - Kiryukhantsev, Bashych, Yatsyk, Michyn - Guerrero, Antyukh.
Chornomorets' starting lineup: Rudko - Butko, Udod, Savchenko, Kysil - Vasiliev, Yermakov, Sporn - Popov, Khoblenko, Yanakov.
Facts
The victory over Chornomorets extended Zorya's unbeaten streak in the Ukrainian league against the same club. Since May 2017, the Luhansk team has not lost to Odesa for 11 matches. This is the third longest streak in Zorya's recent history.
Chornomorets' losing streak in the league lasts 4 games, and the goalless streak is 392 minutes.
Zorya's scoring streak in the UPL lasts 6 games - 7 goals.
"Chornomorets suffered its 40th defeat in the UPL under Oleksandr Babych.
Benito, whom Zorya loaned from Dynamo Kyiv, played his 50th match in the UPL.
Eduardo Guerrero (Zorya) scored the 15th goal in the UPL.
Eduardo Guerrero
Kolos vs Ingulets
Another match on Saturday was played at the Kolos Stadium in Kovalivka, Kyiv region, where Ingulets visited the local Kolos. The match turned out to be somewhat boring, as it ended with "dry zeros" on the scoreboard, as evidenced by the statistics of shots - 5 against 4.
In the 12th minute, Kolos defender Andriy Tsurikov could have scored on the takeoff, but the ball went past after being passed.
In the 29th minute, Ingulets had their moment. Volodymyr Bilotserkivets ran the ball down the flank at speed, fired from the front to the center, but his partner flew past the ball.
In the 39th minute, Ingulets had a super moment. Roman Volokhaty was shooting from outside the penalty area, but Kolos goalkeeper Ivan Pakholyuk read the play, started moving to the right in advance, and got the ball out of the top corner.
In the 49th minute, somehow the Ingulets forward failed to close the shot from the flank. Tsurikov could have cut it into his own net, but the Kolos defender was lucky.
In the 59th minute, Mykyta Burda saved Kolos from conceding a goal. Oleksandr Kozak was left alone, received the ball and fired a shot into the far corner. The defender was on the line and helped the goalkeeper.
The fans had to wait 20 minutes for the real goal. Tsurikov opened up behind the defenders, received a pass, and fired a perfect shot to Dmytro Topalov, but he managed to fall and keep the ball out of the net from a few meters away.
Until the end of the match, the teams were unable to find the stronger in this confrontation - 0:0.
Kolos starting lineup: Pakholyuk - Tsurikov, Bondarenko, Burda, Luchkevych - Kharatin, Gagnidze, Orikhovsky - Alefirenko, Salabai, Velyten.
Ingulets' starting lineup: Palamarchuk - Melnychuk, Malysh, Petko, Shershen, Dubilei - Bohunov, Pyatov, Volokhaty, Bilotserkovets - Kozak.
Facts
"Kolos drew for the second time in two UPL rounds. Thus, Kolos' winless streak in home matches increased to eight. The last time Kovalivka won on their home field was back in November 2023 (Minaj - 2:0). After that, there were four draws and four defeats with a total score of 2:8.
Kolos also played its 140th match in the UPL.
"Kolos under Oleksandr Pozdeyev scored home points in the UPL for the first time - 1 draw, two defeats.
By the way, Ingulets midfielder Marian Mysyk suffered a terrible injury. Mysyk did not notice the opponent and collided with him.
"His memory is starting to come back. He didn't even realize which team he was playing for. I hope that everything will be fine and we won't need to take him to the hospital. Two teeth were knocked out. The doctor gave his prognosis - do not touch the player for 10 days, and then we will see how his rehabilitation will go," said Vasyl Kobin, Ingulets coach, after the match about Mysyk's condition.
Marian Mysyk
Obolon - Rukh
The third game day was opened by Obolon Kyiv and Rukh Vynnyky at the Obolon Arena in Kyiv. "Pivovary drew with Kolos 2-2 in the first round, while Rukh missed the first round due to the Olympic Games in Paris.
Until the 17th minute, there were several dangerous moments, but the teams failed to score in the opening stages of the match. In the 18th minute, after a scramble in the penalty area, Oleksandr Osman kicked Vitaliy Kholod in the legs. The referee awarded a penalty kick, which Ostap Prytula successfully converted, hitting the right corner.
In the 31st minute, Obolon took a corner kick. The ball came to Serhiy Sukhanov at a second pace, he took out the defender on the swing, and made a great shot, but missed.
In the 37th minute, Rostyslav Taranukha slipped past Roman Didyk, fell on the Rukh keeper, but delayed his shot. There were several more dangerous moments in the first half, but neither team managed to score at least one more goal.
In the second half, the Rukh players began to prove their class. In the 66th minute, the team from Vynnyky managed to double their lead. Ihor Krasnopir scored against his former team. Oleksiy Sych flanked two opponents, shot into the penalty area, where Krasnopir took it, turned around and scored - 2: 0.
In the 71st minute, Obolon could have reduced the deficit, but a free kick failed to find its recipient in the penalty area.
Toward the end of the match, Rukh brought the score to an obscene level, scoring twice in three minutes. In the 88th minute, Valeriy Dubko brought in a free kick in his own half, Kleiver fought, stretched it a bit and threw it into the area for a free kick to Ilya Kvasnytsia, who calmly shot the ball into the net - 3-0. Two minutes later, Rukh ran out on the counterattack, where Kleiver ran away from Obolon's defenders at speed from the center of the field and beat Oleksandr Rybka - a 4-0 defeat.
Rukh's starting lineup: Ledviy - Kholod, Didyk, Roman, Sych - Pidgursky, Fedir, Prytula - Runich, Lyakh, Krasnopir.
Obolon's starting lineup: Rybka - Medynskyi, Karas, Dubko, Osman - Moroz, Chernenko, Sukhanov - Pryimak, Hrusha, Taranukha.
Facts
"Rukh won its 30th victory in the UPL.
Obolon's winless home streak in the UPL has lasted for 4 games: 2 draws and two defeats.
Rukh goalkeeper Dmytro Ledviy played his 10th "dry" match in the UPL.
Dmytro Ledviy
"Rukh broke a streak of draws in the Ukrainian league away from home. This cycle began in April 2024, included three games (Minaj 1-1, Oleksandriya 2-2, Obolon 0-0) and became a record in the history of Lviv's UPL performances.
Karpaty vs Kryvbas
Another match was played at the Ukraina Stadium in Lviv by Karpaty, who hosted Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. In the first round, Karpaty drew with Veres 0-0, while Kryvbas beat Chornomorets 1-0. "Kryvbas approached the match in a somewhat depressed mood, as they had lost to Czech side Viktoria 2-1 in the Europa League.
The teams had plenty of chances in this match. Kryvbas could have opened the scoring in the 9th minute, but Oleh Kozhushko failed to beat Oleksandr Kemkin.
Two minutes later, Kozhushko had another great chance. Maksym Lunyov gently passed to Oleg, but he missed the goal from a few meters.
In the 18th minute, the visitors earned a penalty kick. Dmytro Khomchenovskyi received the ball in the penalty area, threw it away for himself, and Vladyslav Baboglo stepped on his foot at that moment and the referee blew the whistle.
However, Karpaty goalkeeper Kemkin pulled Lunev's shot to his left, and Oleksandr guessed the direction and confidently deflected the ball.
Three minutes later, Yuriy Vakulko missed another Kryvbas chance. Oleksandr Drambayev made a great break on the left flank, beat the opponent and fired to the goalkeeper's line, but Vakulko failed to cross the ball into the goal in a fall and it flew out of bounds.
By the 38th minute, Kryvbas had made 8 shots at the Karpaty goal, but as you know, statistics don't play football. In the 38th minute, Artur Shah puts Karpaty ahead. Yevhen Pidlepenets broke through to the penalty area, lost the ball in a fight with an opponent, and it rolled right to Shakh, who scored from the penalty area into the near corner. Klishchuk reached the ball with his fingertips, but failed to save his goal - 1: 0.
Within three minutes, Karpaty doubled their lead. In high spirits, the hosts actively moved forward, Ambrosiy Chachua fired from the left flank to Vladyslav Klymenko in the penalty area, he rolled to Polehenko and Pavlo shot on goal, and the ricochet allowed the ball to find its way into the net and prevented Klishchuk from stopping it - 2: 0.
Until the end of the match, the teams exchanged dangerous moments, but the ball did not go into the goal. In the 80th minute, Chachua brought the score to a crushing level. Alvarez scored from long range, Klishchuk parried the shot and knocked the ball in front of him, which Chachua ran on and scored on goal while the goalkeeper was lying on the lawn. Thus, Chachua put an end to the match - 3: 0 in favor of Karpaty.
Karpaty's starting lineup: Kemkin - Miroshnichenko, Adamyuk, Baboglo, Polehenko - Alvarez, Klymenko, Chachua, Shakh, Pidlepenets - Igor Neves.
Kryvbas starting lineup: Klishchuk - Drambayev, Stetskov, Romanchuk, Bandeira - Vakulko - Khomchenovskyi, Lunyov, Tverdokhlib, Kuzyk - Kozhushko.
Facts
Karpaty goalkeeper Oleksandr Kemkin saved a penalty kick from Lunev in the match against Kryvbas. Thus, he has already parried 4 eleven-meter penalties in the UPL. Kemkin saved only 2 of 7 penalties.
"Karpaty played their 1st home match in the UPL.
"Kryvbas suffered its 280th defeat in the UPL.
Yuriy Vernydub played his 140th away coaching match at the helm of various UPL clubs.
It is worth noting that at the end of the match, Kryvbas coach Vernydub did not shake hands with Karpaty coach Vladyslav Lupashko.
Lupashko's reaction speaks for itself
"The opposing coach didn't seem to notice me and walked past. As for the game. This victory is not yet our victory in terms of style of play. But there should be such victories as well. There are different matches, there are different parts of the match in which you need to be stronger in terms of character. That's why we are still very far from what we want to see," Lupashko said after the match.
Shakhtar vs.
The main sensation of the round took place in Kyiv at the Left Bank Stadium, where the nominal host, Shakhtar Donetsk, lost to Zhytomyr's Polissya. In the first round, Shakhtar defeated Vorskla 5-0, while the Zhytomyr team missed their match against Rukh.
In the 4th minute, Polissia could have taken the lead, but Bohdan Kushnirenko's shot was inaccurate.
A minute later, Shakhtar got their chance, but Kevin let the ball go wide, and Yevhen Volynets covered it.
In the 31st minute, Oleksiy Hutsulyak had a chance, but he shot at Shakhtar goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk from a sharp angle.
Within three minutes of the corner kick, Serhiy Chobotenko headed the ball into the net - 0:1. It was Chobotenko's debut goal for the Zhytomyr team. The teams went to the break with this score.
After the start of the second half, Shakhtar became somewhat more active and had an opportunity to score a goal after 5 minutes. After Artem Bondarenko's cross, Danylo Sikan had a header, but his shot was parried by the goalkeeper.
In the 60th minute, the match was interrupted due to an air raid alert. The match resumed 24 minutes later.
In the 68th minute, Mykola Matvienko could have scored, but the ball fell right into Volynets' hands.
In the 71st minute, after a pass from Marjan Šveda, Sikan failed to hit the ball with emphasis. The Pitmen failed to bring the attack to a logical conclusion.
In the 83rd minute, the Swede crossed it right to Neverton's head, who managed to shoot past the goal from a few meters.
Shakhtar had a few more chances to equalize before the end of the match, but the Zhytomyr goalkeeper was a wall.
Polissia's starting lineup: Volynets - Smolyakov, Chobotenko, Dalstella, Mykhailichenko - Babenko, Talese, Kushnirenko - Nazarenko, Paixao, Hutsulyak.
Shakhtar's starting lineup: Riznyk - Konoplya, Bondar, Matvienko, Henrique - Marlon, Bondarenko, Sudakov - Pedrino, Traore, Kevin.
Facts
"Polissia defeated Shakhtar for the second time in a row in the UPL.
The new head coach of Polissia Imad Ashour played his third official match in charge of the team, but only the first in the UPL.
Shakhtar's winning streak at home in the UPL lasted 9 games.
Polissia's unbeaten streak in the UPL has lasted for 6 games: a win and 2 draws.
After the final whistle, the players of the teams had a small scuffle.
Chobotenko, who scored the only goal, told us about the cause of the fight: "Bondar pushed me in the back, and I flew off the field. After that, I threw the ball at Bondar. I have already apologized and will write Valeriy a message, I have his phone number. It happened on emotion. This episode does not make me feel good."
LNZ vs
The final match of the round was played in Cherkasy at the Central Stadium between local LNZ and Oleksandriya. In the first round, Cherkasy snatched a victory from UPL newcomer Left Bank in extra time, while Oleksandriya missed their match because the head coach of the White and Greens Ruslan Rotan was at the Olympics, where he coached the Ukrainian Olympic team.
From the very first minutes of the match, the hosts began to attack the goal of Oleksandriya.
In the 8th minute, Artem Shulyansky (Oleksandriya) stopped a shot from Bezerra on the far side of the penalty area, but shot wide.
In the 15th minute, LNZ midfielder Muharrem Yashari intercepted the ball on the right flank of the attack, shifted, and then shot from the center from a distance over the goal.
In the 32nd minute, Denys Oliinyk (LNZ) rolled the ball into the far corner from the left side of the penalty area from a pass by Mark Assinore, but the defender prevented the goal from happening on the line.
Three minutes later, Assinora himself had an opportunity to score, but Oleksandriya goalkeeper Heorhii Yermakov caught the ball.
After the start of the second half, Kyrylo Kovalets played a subtle pass to the left side of the penalty area for Oleksandr Filippov, but he shot straight past the far post.
In the 58th minute, Oleksandriya played a witty corner kick. Mykyta Kravchenko, receiving the ball after a pass from a corner, beat the defender and gently threw it into the penalty area, where Kyrylo Kovalets jumped above everyone else and sent the ball into the net with his head - 1: 0.
In the 72nd minute of the match, Oleksandriya doubled their lead. Striker Bezerra received a pass to the right flank of the penalty area from Yuriy Kopyna from deep, after which he shot into the far corner, and Aidy Daiku also corrected the ball over the goalkeeper - 2: 0.
By the end of the match, LNZ tried to score at least one goal, but all attempts by the Cherkasy team came to naught. The score was 2-0 in favor of Oleksandriya.
The lineup of Oleksandriya: Yermakov - Kravchenko, Kopyna, Shabanov, Martyniuk - Kovalets, Kalyuzhny, Shostak - Bezsera, Filippov, Shulyansky.
LNZ lineup: Kucherenko - Putria, Salihu, Dyko, H. Pasich - Yashari, Bar, Till - Oliynyk, Assinore, Einel.
Facts
LNZ's winning record streak in the UPL lasted 4 matches.
LNZ's record-breaking drawless streak in the UPL lasts 9 games: 6 wins and 3 losses.
The table after the first round is as follows
