In the central match of the 15th round of the Second League championship today in Vinnytsia, two "Nivas" — the local team and one from Buzova, near Kyiv — faced off. Neither side wanted to yield, and it ended with a draw — 0:0.

The point earned allowed the visitors to secure first place and promotion to a higher league in advance. However, for fairness' sake, it should be noted that during the spring part of the season, Serhiy Karpenko's team performed unconvincingly in many matches.

As for second position, which grants the right to play promotion-relegation matches with one of the First League's bottom teams, there is a very intense battle. A consecutive second victory this time in Kalush against "Metallurh-2" (5:1) allowed "Zviazok" to move into the coveted second spot.

The players of "Khust" have been performing confidently lately. Their crushing victory over the "Real Pharma" team (4:0) was their fourth consecutive win. One of the goals scored went to the leader of Zakarpattia's attack, Vasyl Lutsiv, and now he is just one goal behind Vinnytsian Artur Zagorulok, who leads the league in scoring.

The Odessites are surprising many: many experts considered them to be the main contenders for promotion, but they have sharply slowed down in spring.

Second League standings and schedule