The central match of the round took place in Odessa, where "Real Pharma" hosted another representative of the top group — the Vinnytsia "Niva."

Interest in the matchup was heightened by the fact that both teams had playing presidents — Odesan Mykola Likhovidov and Podolian Artur Zagorulko. The clear advantage went to the Vinnytsian, who scored a hat-trick and with 10 goals caught up to the leader of the goal-scoring race — Ivan Somov from Buzhanska "Niva." However, Likhovidov has reason to be proud considering that he continues to play at age 57! The Odesans fought until the end and managed to avoid a crushing defeat. 2:3.

Second place was secured thanks to additional indicators by "Chaika," which overcame "Metallurg-2." However, the home team's minimal lead in the score (1:0) should not be misleading. The charges of Serhiy Syzikhin's wards created at least half a dozen goal-scoring opportunities, but realization was lacking.

And today, Buzhanska "Niva" pulled further ahead from the pursuers. It seems that after the victory of Sergiy Karpenko's wards over "Vast" (1:0), the question about the owner of a direct ticket to the first league is no longer relevant. The author of the winning goal in the net of Mykolaivtsi was experienced Bohdan Semenets.

Table and calendar of the second league