On August 27, the domestic first league competitions began according to the territorial principle. However, one match, the derby between «Poltava» and «Gorodok-Sport» in group «B», was postponed and will take place later.

In this same group, the draw at the start of the main contenders for leadership — «LNZ» and «Obolon». In the first half, there was an even battle, although in terms of created opportunities, the advantage was on the side of the «pivovary». However, initially their opponents were saved from trouble by goalkeeper Andriy Popovich, who parried a shot from Yegor Prokopenko into the top corner, and before halftime, a defender came to the rescue for «LNZ».

Perhaps coach Yuri Bakalov managed to reach his players, as in the second half they added gears and seized the initiative. However, footballers from Cherkasy were thwarted by goalkeeper Nazariy Fedorivsky of Kyiv, who was up to the task. 0:0.

The first match in this group ended in Chernihiv, where «cityans» hosted another debutant of the first league — the team «Skorka». In this game, only guests scored. Early in the second half Denis Soroka marked, and at the 90th minute he also directed the ball into his own goal. Thus, a draw — 1:1.

As for group «A», favorites «Karpaty» and «Polesie» demonstrated their superiority over opponents from Mariupol and Ivano-Frankivsk with a score of 3:0. By the way, Lvivians and Zhytomyrians made a strong claim to victory already in the first half.

Overall, there were significant changes in most teams' lineups, and they need time to gel properly. One hopes that with each round, the participants will progress.

Match results and tables of the first league