The first part of the season in the second league has ended. Before the break, teams determined their standings in the 19th round — and there were some unexpected twists.

In Kyiv, the leader, FC "YUKSA," unexpectedly faced a mid-table team today — "Carpathians-2." The young Lviv players went ahead near the end of the first half, almost immediately after halftime conceded, but despite being down to nine men at the end of the game managed to hold on for a draw — 1:1.

Meanwhile, the main competitors of Mykola Tsimbala's team, the players of "Zvyagel," took advantage of their numerical superiority in the match against Kyiv's "Locomotive." In the second half, the visitors twice forced the hosts to capitulate — 2:0. By the way, securing the victory for the guests was the leader of the goal-scoring race, Denis Ndukwe, who has 15 goals to his name. "Zvyagel" caught up with FC "YUKSA," and after lost points is now comfortably ahead.

Dramatic events unfolded in Vinnytsia, where "Niva" hosted "Ruh-2." The hosts secured a narrow victory thanks to a brace from playing president of the club Arthur Zagorulok near the end of the match — 2:1. And the scorer for Podolyans with 14 goals is now only behind the aforementioned Ndukwe.

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