Before the start of the first league season in Ukraine, the new head coach of Buzhanska "Niva," Igor Zhabchenko, did not hide that he had set a goal for his players to win every match. So far, the team has not disappointed its manager, having already secured three consecutive victories.

In the latest match, against teammates from Ternopil and league table neighbors, the nominal home side (the game was played in Bucha), to tip the scales in their favor, they had to put in a lot of effort. Although when Mykhailo Serhiychuk already scored a penalty early on for a foul against Danylo Knysh, it seemed that another three points would come easily to Buzhanska. But after Ruslan Palamar scored his third goal for Buzhanka from the break, the visitors took control of the game, and it was only Andriy Riznyk's long-range strike that brought back intrigue. Towards the end of the match, Ternopil had several opportunities to save themselves but missed them. The final score — 2:1.

Lvivskie "Karpaty" are still undefeated in Group A. Miron Markevych's charges also secured another victory, albeit a hard-fought one. At the end of the match in Ivano-Frankivsk, Brazilian guest Igor Nieves fell in the penalty area of "Prykarpattia," and the hosts were penalized with a penalty, which was converted by the victim himself. 0:1.

In Group B, Kyiv's "Left Bank" performances so far resemble a roller coaster ride. After losing to Poltava, they bounced back in their match against Chernihiv. Despite being down a man after Ivan Kogut was sent off, the hosts managed to score four goals and secure a 1:0 victory. "Left Bank" secured one of the most impressive wins in its history — 5:1.

And topping the league table in this group is "Ingulets," which today took the lead over "Dinamo" — 3:0.

Match results and league tables of the first league