Third-place domestic division rivalry resumed with a matchup in Group «A» between «Sambor-Niva-2» and FC «Real Pharma». Fans were curious if playing president of the Odesa club, Mykola Likhovidov, would participate in the match. The veteran played at 59 years, 2 months, and 15 days old — this is a new achievement among domestic professional footballers. And it seems that Likhovidov does not intend to stop.

Meanwhile, two matches were at the center of attention in Group «A». Players from «Ruhu-2» suffered personnel losses during winter break, and «Skala 1911» took advantage. The visitors fell behind first but this did not derail them, and after halftime they tipped the scales in their favor — 2:1.

In turn, Lviv's main rival, «Probiy», secured a convincing victory in Kulykiv (3:1) and topped the standings. However, coach Volodymyr Kovalko’s charges should not relax as ambitious plans are not only from «Ruhu-2» but also from «Polesia-2» and still-striving teams.

The most interesting is yet to come in Group «B». Today, quite unexpectedly, «Kolos-2» lost in Vinnytsia with a score of 0:2. Kovalivtsi immediately took advantage of this by scoring three clean goals against «Locomotiv», thereby narrowing the gap to the leader.

Results and standings