The competition is heating up, but two teams have already secured their place in the top ten, which will compete for direct promotion to the UPL. These are Lviv's "Karpaty" and "Ingulets" from Petrove. Other participants are still putting in efforts to avoid a difficult battle for survival.

In the 11th round, two confrontations were crucial for the distribution of places on the intermediate finish line. In group «A», footballers from "Epizentru" managed to break a rather long winless streak in Kamianets-Podilskyi. The players coached by Serhiy Nagornyak took the lead over "Hust" — 3:1. A brace was scored by Serhiy Sten.

And in group «B», the central match took place in Uman, where "Metalurh" hosted "Victoria". The nominal hosts went ahead after a successful shot from newcomer Rostyslav Buryak, who scored for the second consecutive game. And early in the second half, Valeriy Sad cleared the crossbar with a header from the visitors' corner, setting the final score — 2:0.

By the way, head coach of Zaporizhzhia's team Volodymyr Mykytyn slightly changed his tactical scheme. The thing is that footballers from "Victoria" often use long passes to their attackers who skillfully catch the ball, and on retrieving it, defensive midfielders act proficiently. So, in order to complicate life for guests, Mykytyn also put two defensive players into action, who successfully coped with coaching instructions. The main coach of nominal hosts did not miss out either, making a bet on flank runs by Volodymyr Bilotserkovets and Bohdan Mogilnyi. They made a significant contribution to the victory that pushed Zaporizhzhia's team up to fourth place.

Match results and league standings of the first division