In Group A, the favorite "Polska" was expected to take a win over "Transcarpathia" — 2:0. This was the 130th victory for Polska in the first league, and for their head coach Yuri Kalitvinets — his 80th match at the helm of different clubs in this division. By the way, the success of the Zhytomyr team was secured by Artem Kozak, who scored his 10th goal in the first league.

A near upset occurred in the match between "Mariupol" and "Carpathians." The bottom-ranked "City Dwellers," who are not hiding their desire to move up a class, gave the Lviv team a run for their money. Green-and-whites saved themselves from defeat on the 68th minute. 1:1.

In Dunaivtsi, where "Epicenter" hosted "Bukovyna," there was recorded quite an unexpected result. The very Chernivtsi team, which arrived as an outsider, was closer to victory than the hosts — one of the leaders in their group. Bukovyna kept a clean sheet for the first time this season, which did not go unnoticed and helped them avoid defeat. 0:0.

And the central match of the round took place in Bucha, where "Obolon" hosted "LNZ" (Group B). The nominal hosts immediately seized the initiative and were rewarded for their activity on the 26th minute: after a corner kick, defender Artem Tereshov opened the scoring. Only then did the guests manage to create a dangerous moment near Obolon's goal, but Oleg Tarasenko saved.

In the second half, Kyivans continued to control events on the field and were closer to scoring again than Cherkasy were to avoiding defeat. The best chance to increase their lead was missed by Maxim Yermolenko, who shot wide. 1:0. "Obolon" breaks LNZ's five-match winning streak, whose goalkeepers had remained unbeaten for 496 minutes. In turn, Kyivans preserve their own unbeaten run at 287 minutes. The most important thing is that they now lead their main rival by three points.

Match results and league tables of the first league