After a rather unsuccessful start, the FC management decided to end cooperation with head coach Yurii Bakalov, and in the 3rd round match against «Kremen», the team from Chernihiv was led by former striker Oleksandr Kovpak. The fate of the match was decided even before halftime, when Ivan Tyshchenko and Vladyslav Nechtyi forced the guest goalkeeper to capitulate — 2:0.

In the same group, «Obolon» and «Metallurg» are currently leading, and they will be the main competitors of «LNZ» in the fight for promotion. By the way, Kyivans and Zaporizhians secured their respective victories away from home, although their opponents put up a strong resistance.

In turn, in group «A», «Polesye» and «Karpaty» are proceeding without losses. In Zhytomyr, the participants of the confrontation pleased with high scoring. The hosts had to put in maximum effort to secure another three points. Guests from Mariupol were not shaken by two goals conceded at the start, responding with sharp counterattacks and managing to equalize with effective goals. It is hard to say whether «Polesye» would have tipped the scales in their favor if Mariupolites had not found themselves in a minority after Vladyslav Chushenko's expulsion. Adding more pressure, Yuriy Kalitvinцев's wards eventually secured victory — 4:2.

And in Lviv, «Karpaty» today hosted «Bukovyna». The score of the first half-time — 2:0 in favor of Galicians — should not be misleading. Guests did not yield in any way, but unlike Lvivians, they failed to capitalize on their goal-scoring opportunities. After halftime, the playing advantage of green-and-whites no longer raised doubts, and they easily secured a rout.

We also note the players of «Epicenter», who celebrated their second away victory this time over «Dinazom» (3:1). It is interesting that they conceded first, but Maxim Hryn's brace helped the victors achieve a breakthrough.

Match results and tables of the first league