First League. "Epicenter" Volhov is pulling ahead, while the fight for survival intensifies

First League. "Epicenter" Volhov is pulling ahead, while the fight for survival intensifies

In the effective showdown, "Epicon" proved more successful than "Poltava" — 3:2. Photo by FC "Epicon"

In the second match in a row, the football players of "Epizentru" secure an unexpected victory. Although after the final whistle in Poltava, Dynamo coach Serhiy Nagorniak noted that his team was lucky against the hosts.

The home team took advantage of the guests' defenders' anthropometric problems and scored several goals from set pieces. However, the Dnipropetrovchani managed to achieve their goal thanks to their fighting luck and well-timed substitutions. Hlib Savchuik not only equalized but also quickly made a decisive pass to Danylo Kravchuk, who established the final score — 3:2.

This allowed "Epizentru" to strengthen its position as leader, since their closest pursuers lost valuable points.

The second round of matches in the championship group concluded with a match between "Metalist 1925" and "Bukovyna," who do not hide their desire to rise in class, although they often disappoint their fans. The leader of the Kharkiv team was absent due to disqualification — Brazilian Ari Moura. However, there was another foreign player on the pitch — Albanian Ermir Rashici. In the middle of the first half, after his cross, Bukovynian Andriy Busyk scored an own goal. Substitutions made after halftime helped the guests regain control. Mykita Bezuklyi even equalized, but soon Vladlen Yurchenko converted a penalty, so the Slobozhans secured victory — 2:1.

The battle among the group's relegation candidates also intensified somewhat. Important points were won by "Podillya" and "Kremenchuk." Here too, all is interesting ahead.

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