The leader's reports come with great difficulty — "Karpaty". In the 8th round of the championship group, green-and-whites only secured victory against "Mariupol" (2:1) thanks to a goal by Yuri Tlumak, who came on as a substitute.

After the final whistle, head coach of Lvivians Myron Markevych emphasized that the team needs serious reinforcement. He has already submitted a list featuring six potential new players to club management with a request for them to decide by May 24th.

Following "Karpaty", "Ingulets" also rose in class. In the latest round, underdogs of Vladislav Lupashko outperformed their opponent, "Agrobiznes", capitalizing on created goal-scoring opportunities — 3:0. By the way, "Ingulets" still has a chance to become the strongest team in the first league, but for that it needs to beat "Epicon" and "Karpaty" at the finish.

As for participants of promotion/relegation matches, "Lefter Bank" can already calmly prepare for a showdown with one of the bottom teams of the elite division, while "Epicon" has not yet guaranteed itself fourth place after an unexpectedly strong victory over "Kudryvka-Niva" in Poltava — 3:2.

Meanwhile, in the relegation group, the battle at the bottom of the table is heating up. "Chernihiv-SVSM" and "Girnyk-Sport" still have a chance to avoid direct relegation after away wins.

Match results and league standings