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VBet Ukrainian Premier League: Rotan's Oleksandriya clinch dramatic win over Shakhtar, Filippov scores hat-trick
Today, August 24th, on Independence Day, the 4th round of the 2024/2025 Ukrainian Championship kicked off with a match in Oleksandriya.
Ruslan Rotan's Oleksandriya, trailing 0:2 at home against Shakhtar midway through the first half, managed to turn the game around and win 4:3, taking sole possession of the top spot in the standings. Oleksandr Filippov scored a hat-trick for the home team.
For Shakhtar, players who were part of Serhiy Rebrov's squad at EURO 2024 featured in the match: Matviyenko (substituted in the 64th minute), Konoplya (substituted in the 78th minute), Bondar, and Sudakov.
VBET Ukrainian Premier League
Round 4
24.08.2024
Oleksandriya — Shakhtar — 4:3 (2:2)
Goals: Filippov (37, 48, 57), Kalyuzhnyi (41) — Shabanov (16, own goal), Kryskiv (25), Pedrinho (90+5).
25.08.2024
Polissya — Obolon (13:00)
Rukh — Zorya (15:30)
Kryvbas — Inhulets (18:00)
26.08.2024
LNZ — Karpaty (13:00)
Livyi Bereh — Chornomorets (15:30)
Kolos — Veres (18:00)
18/25.09.2024
Dynamo — Vorskla
