Veres and Ingulets played out a goalless draw in the final round of the UPL, leaving both teams in the playoff zone to fight for the right to remain in the Premier League. Veres secured the win in a tense match against Ingulets, with Vovchenko scoring in the 74th minute from a distance of 35 meters. Despite the win, Veres remained in the playoff zone, while Ingulets will also face First League representatives for a ticket to the Premier League. The playoffs will see Ingulet take on LNZ, and Veres face Zaporozhye Metalurh, with the first round set for June 10th.
Today is the 30th final round of the UPL. Veres and Inhulets played out a goalless draw at Avangard in Rivne. Both teams failed to leave the play-off zone and will play with the first league representatives for the right to remain in the Premier League.
- In the last round, Ingulets ended their seven-game losing streak by beating FC Lviv (2:0).
- In the first round, Ingulets beat Veres (1:0) thanks to Sitalo’s goal.
- Veres top scorers this season are Klets and Bliznichenko, both with five goals.
- M. Kovalev, Sitalo, A. Kozak and Odaryuk scored the most goals in Ingulets – three goals each.
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Veres – Ingulets match review
Both teams have bloody noses to win this match as Veres and Ingulet fight desperately to avoid a play-off with the First League representatives.
In the first half in Rivne, the audience did not see any goals. The teams fight more than play football. The first dangerous moment was created by Veres, when Bliznichenko made nine free kicks, but the goalkeeper dragged the ball away. Bliznichenko also overcame Pasich’s header.
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Inhulets snapped back in the 52nd minute when Kozak fired hard from outside the penalty area, but Bilyk took the threat from his own goal. However, the victory in this match was won by the national team. In the 74th minute, Vovchenko decided to shoot from a distance of 35 meters and hit the far corner of the Ingulets goal. The referee’s final whistle set the victory for Veres with a score of 1:0.
- Despite the win, the Rivne club could not leave the play-off zone, occupying 13th place in the table.
- Ingulets (14) will also face the First League representatives for a ticket to the Premier League.
- In the playoffs, Ingulet will face LNZ, and Veres will face Zaporozhye Metalurh. The first round will take place on the 10th of June, the second round will be held on the 14th.
Premier League standings
| # | The team | me | INSIDE | N | P | M | ABOUT | Latest 5 games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shakhtar D | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 69:21 | 72 | |
| 2. | Dnepr-1 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 61:27 | 67 | |
| 3. | Dawn | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 64:31 | 67 | |
| 4. | Dinamo K | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51:25 | 60 | |
| 5. | Vorskla | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38:37 | 45 | |
| 6. | Alexandria | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 42:39 | 44 | |
| 7. | Krivbass | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 26:30 | 41 | |
| 8. | Ears | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 23:36 | 36 | |
| 9. | Chernomorets O | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35:40 | 35 | |
| 10. | pass by | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 22:33 | 33 | |
| 11. | Movement | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31:37 | 32 | |
| 12. | Metal worker 1925 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 23:42 | 32 | |
| 13. | Heather | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35:45 | 31 | |
| 14. | Ingulec | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22:34 | 31 | |
| 15. | metal worker | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27:58 | 22 | |
| 16. | Lviv | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18:52 | 13 |
