Match Report
Balkany Zorya, 3rd with 39 points, sat 19 points above Nikopol (12th, 20). Per game in the league, Balkany Zorya were scoring 1.7 and conceding 0.7, Nikopol 1.1 and 2.1, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Balkany Zorya had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Balkany Zorya had taken 13 of 15 points to Nikopol's 7.
O. Tytov officiated: 40 games logged, averaging 0.9 yellow cards each. Stadion im. Boris Tropanets in Zorya staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,600. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Balkany Zorya led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.