On Monday, May 18, the penultimate, 29th, round of the Ukrainian Premier League ended with matches in Rivne and Kyiv, which Shakhtar won early.
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By the way, during the tour, Dynamo legend Andriy Yarmolenko scored his 123rd goal in the UPL, equaling Serhiy Rebrov. Before repeating Maksym Shatsky's record (124 goals), the Kyiv seven must score against Kudrivka in the last round.
Ukrainian Championship. 29th round
May 18 (Monday)
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“Zorya” (Luhansk) – “Polissya” (Zhytomyr) – 0:0 . Junior teams – 1:2.
“Kudrivka” – LNZ (Cherkasy) – 1:0 (Svityukha, 80). Junior squads – 1:0.
May 17 (Sunday)
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Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih) — Shakhtar (Donetsk) — 2:3 (Mendoza, 58, Shevchenko, 87 — Traore, 41, Prosper, 45, 68). Junior squads — 1:3.
“Kolos” (Kovalyvka) – “Obolon” (Kyiv) – 0:2 (Volokhatyi, 4, Zhovtenko, 29). Junior teams – 3:2.
Karpaty (Lviv) — Veres (Rivne) — 2:0 (Baboglo, 54, 70). Junior teams — 2:4.
“Rukh” (Lviv) – “Olexandria” – 1:3 (Talles, 72, from the penalty spot – Tsara, 7, Kopyna, 45+2, own goal, Castillo, 46). Junior squads – 8:1.
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May 16 (Saturday)
Poltava – Dynamo (Kyiv) – 0:2 (Yarmolenko, 3, from penalty, Guerrero, 90+1). The junior squad continues.
Dynamo: Surkis, Dubinchak, Tiare, Bilovar, Korobov, Brazhko (Mykhailenko, 46), Pikhalyonok (Buyalsky, 60), Shaparenko (Yatsyk, 46), Yarmolenko (Voloshyn, 60), Ogundana, Lobko (Guerrero, 80).
Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv) – Epicenter (Kamyanetsy-Podilskyi) – 1:1 (Zabergdzha, 22 – Sydun, 74). Junior teams – 5:1.
Teams' position:
1. Shakhtar — 72 points (29 matches);
2. LNZ — 57 (29);
3. “Polissya” — 56 (29);
4. “Dynamo” — 54 (29);
5. “Metalist 1925” — 48 (29);
6. “Kryvbas” — 47 (29);
7. “Kolos” — 46 (29);
8. “Zorya” — 43 (29);
9. “Karpaty” — 42 (29);
10. “Veres” — 31 (29);
11. “Obolon” — 31 (29);
12. “Epicenter” — 31 (29);
13. “Kudrivka” — 28 (29);
14. “Movement” — 21 (29);
15. “Alexandria” — 16 (29);
16. “Poltava” – 12 (29).
Scorers: 12 goals — Matviy Ponomarenko (Dynamo), Pylyp Budkivskyi (Zorya); 11 — Gleyker Mendoza (Kryvbas); 10 — Peter Itodo (Metalist 1925), Andriy Storchous (Kudrivka), Oba Prosper (LNZ / Shakhtar); 9 — Babukar Fal (Rukh / Karpaty), Mykola Gaiduchyk (Polissya), Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo); 8 — Oleksiy Hutsulyak (Polissya), Mark Assinor, Yegor Tverdokhlib (both — LNZ), Carlos Paraco (Kryvbas), Joaquin Cifuentes, Vadym Sydun (both — Epicenter).
In the last, 30th, round of the UPL, the following matches will be played: May 21 (Thursday) – Shakhtar – Kolos (15:30); May 23 (Saturday) – Oleksandria – Kryvbas (13:00), Epicenter – Poltava (15:30), Karpaty – Zorya (18:00); May 24 (Sunday) – Obolon – LNZ (13:00), Polissya – Rukh (13:00), Veres – Metalist 1925 (13:00), Dynamo – Kudrivka (13:00).
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Shakhtar failed to reach the Conference League final.
Photo SC “Poltava”