Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cherkaskyi Dnipro 1st with 65 points, Shakhtar Donetsk III 7th with 30, 35 apart. Shakhtar Donetsk III's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Shakhtar Donetsk III were scoring 1.41 and conceding 1.63, Cherkaskyi Dnipro 2 and 0.44, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Cherkaskyi Dnipro had won three straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The venue was STB Kirsha, with room for 1,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.


