Match Report
Sumy went into the game 15th in the table on 36 points; Arsenal Kyiv sat 10th on 45 — a 9-point gap. Sumy's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Sumy ran at 1 scored and 1.29 conceded, Arsenal Kyiv at 1.12 and 1.15.
The last-five ledger: Sumy 4/15, Arsenal Kyiv 12/15.
The match was played at Stadion Kolos (capacity 3,742). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sumy: Dmytro Zharikov (58') · Arsenal Kyiv: S. Semenyuk (52')