Match Report
In the standings it was Metalurh Zaporizhya 1st on 45 points, Balkany Zorya 3rd on 39 — separated by 6. Metalurh Zaporizhya had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.79/0.37 for Metalurh Zaporizhya and 1.7/0.7 for Balkany Zorya (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Metalurh Zaporizhya had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Balkany Zorya's unbeaten run stood at 8.
The venue was Slavutych-Arena, with room for 22,288 spectators. O. Afanasiev took charge of the match — our records show 45 games refereed with an average of 1.1 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
On target: 2-1 · Corners: 3-9