Quite unexpectedly, «Inhulets» confidently took the lead over the leader — «Carpathians». The hosts were clearly unprepared for the guests' actions from the first whistle, and the Petrykivska team pressed high and forced the green-and-whites to make mistakes. &Laquo;Inhulets»’s victory (2:1) should be recognized as fair. It will intensify the battle for the title of the strongest team in the first league.

After the final whistle, Lviv coach Myron Markevych said that his wards clearly overestimated their capabilities, while his colleague from «Inhulets», Vladyslav Lupashko, praised his team for a precise execution of instructions. The guests were focused on attack, and the advantage in decision-making speed allowed them to control the course of events on the field.

In turn, on Sunday in Kamianets-Podilskyi «Epitsentr» hosted their table neighbor — «Left Bank». The guests have not yet lost hope of fighting for second place to qualify for the UPL, while Podolian teams needed a draw to stay on fourth place, which gives the right to participate in promotion playoffs. But this confrontation ended in a deadlock (1:1), which pleased more competitors.

As for the group elimination rivalry, the recent leader «Metallurg» continues to lose (this time to «Bukovyna»—0:5), while «Dinaz» secured an important victory over «Khust» (1:0) and somewhat improved their tournament position. &Laquo;Chernihiv» broke a streak of failures by taking the lead over once formidable «Metalist» (2:1). The outsiders are making maximum efforts to avoid relegation.

Match results and tournament tables for the first league