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First League. "Karpaty" — in the UPL, "Ingulets" — on the way
As expected, the football players of "Karpat" have prematurely secured the right to play in the elite division next season.
After a tough victory in Poltava, the "Karpat" football players secured the right to play again in the Premier League. Photo: FC "Poltava"
Officially, this return took place after yesterday's match in the sixth round of the championship group, where Lvivians won against "Poltava" — 1:0 away. The decisive moment was a goal by Igor Neves, the Brazilian player for Lviv's green-and-white team, early in the game.
However, after the final whistle, head coach of "Karpaty" Myron Markevych said that resting on laurels is never an option, as no one has removed the goal to become the strongest team in the first league from the agenda.
Next up for a return to the UPL and "Ingulets". The players under Vladislav Lupashko relegated "Prykarpattia", even forcing them to restart play four times from the center of the field in the first half. Notable were Vladimir Bilotserkivets, Artem Sitalo, Yaroslav Bogunov, and Vitaliy Kolcov.
After a rather unexpected defeat of "Left Bank" by "Kudryvka-Niva" (1:2), there is intrigue in the fight for fourth place, which gives the right to promotion playoff matches.
And in the relegation group, the match between "Khust" and "Metallurg" did not take place. The management of Metalurh FC turned to the PFL with a letter stating that due to a large number of injured players, they would be unable to travel to Zakarpattia. After clarifying all circumstances, the fate of this match will be decided by the Disciplinary Committee.
And finally. The Ethics and Fair Play Committee of the UAF has begun an investigation regarding possible manipulation of sports results in the sixth round match between "Metalist" and "Kremenchuk", which Kharkivians won — 2:1.
