Match Report
39 points for Balkany Zorya (3rd), 31 for Trostianets (7th): an 8-point gap. Recent form flatters Trostianets's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Balkany Zorya ran at 1.7 scored and 0.7 conceded, Trostianets at 1.79 and 1.53.
Defeat had not touched Balkany Zorya in 9 games. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Trostianets, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at SK Lyustdorf in Odessa (capacity 34,164). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.