On Sunday, May 24, after Dynamo's victory in the final of the Ukrainian Cup, the last, 30th, round of the UPL ended with parallel matches in Kyiv (two), Zhytomyr, and Rivne.
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The three winners were Shakhtar, LNZ and Polissya, who, together with Dynamo, which took only 4th place for the first time since 2014, will represent Ukraine in European competitions. Donetsk – immediately in the group round of the Champions League, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr – in the Conference League qualifiers, and Kyiv – in the Europa League qualifiers.
Poltava and Oleksandria were relegated from the UPL, while Kudrivka and Rukh will have to play against the fourth and third teams in the first league in playoff matches for places in the Premier League. Although there seem to be options here (there are rumors about Rukh being removed from the championship).
The top scorer of the national championship was Dynamo forward Matviy Ponomarenko with 13 goals.
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The top three winners in the national junior championship (U19) were Shakhtar, Dynamo, and Veres.
By the way, the first match of the Shakhtar – Kolos tour was the last in the career of 36-year-old midfielder of the team from Kovalivka (and legend of the “orange and blacks”) Taras Stepanenko, who has already become Andrea Maldera's assistant in the coaching staff of the Ukrainian national team.
Ukrainian Championship. 30th round
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May 24 (Sunday)
Dynamo (Kyiv) — Kudrivka — 3:2 (Mykhavko, 22, Ponomarenko, 61, Guerrero, 82 — Storchous, 36, 45). Junior squads — 7:2.
“Polissya” (Zhytomyr) – “Rukh” (Lviv) – 2:0 (Filippov, 27, Sarapiy, 82). Junior teams – 1:3.
“Obolon” (Kyiv) – LNZ (Cherkasy) – 0:1 (Mykytyshyn, 81). Junior squads – 1:0.
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Veres (Rivne) — Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv) — 0:1 (Saliuk, 63). Junior teams — 3:2.
May 23 (Saturday)
Karpaty (Lviv) — Zorya (Luhansk) — 1:2 (Bruninho, 30 — Vantukh, 73, Janich, 89). Junior teams — 1:4.
“Epicenter” (Kamyanetsi-Podilskyi) – “Poltava” – 0:0 . Junior teams – 2:3.
“Olexandria” – “Kryvbas” (Kryvyi Rih) – 1:1 (Rodriguez, 81 – Maya, 71). Junior teams – 3:2.
May 21 (Thursday)
Shakhtar (Donetsk) – Kolos (Kovalyvka) – 0:1 (Tahiri, 49). The match between the junior teams will take place on May 22.
Shakhtar: Fesiun, Gram, Bondar (Vinicius, 59), Nazarina (Arroyo, 70), Azarov, Ocheretko (Bondarenko, 75), Marlon Gomez (Kryskiv, 46), Izaki, Neverton (Swed, 59), Prosper, Meirelles.
Final standings of the teams:
1. Shakhtar — 72 points (30 matches);
2. LNZ — 60 (30);
3. “Polissya” — 59 (30);
4. “Dynamo” — 57 (30);
5. “Metalist 1925” — 51 (30);
6. “Kolos” — 49 (30);
7. Kryvbas — 48 (30);
8. “Zorya” — 46 (30);
9. “Karpaty” — 41 (30);
10. “Epicenter” — 32 (30);
11. “Veres” — 31 (30);
12. “Obolon” — 31 (30);
13. “Kudrivka” – 28 (30);
14. “Movement” — 21 (30);
15. “Alexandria” — 17 (30);
16. “Poltava” – 13 (30).
Scorers: 13 goals — Matviy Ponomarenko (“Dynamo”); 12 — Pylyp Budkivskyi (“Zorya”), Andriy Storchous (“Kudrivka”); 11 — Gleyker Mendoza (“Kryvbas”); 10 — Peter Itodo (“Metalist 1925”), 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), Bruninho (“Karpaty”).
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Shakhtar became the champion of the Ukrainian Premier League ahead of schedule.
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