Match Report
UCSA went into the game 10th in the table on 9 points; Chernihiv sat 14th on 7 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for UCSA: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, UCSA were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.75, Chernihiv 1.14 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for UCSA — three in succession.
Stadion Yuvilejnyj staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. V. Vasylchenko took charge of the match — our records show 17 games refereed with an average of 0.6 yellow cards per game. UCSA led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
UCSA: Oleksiy Khoblenko (14'), Vladyslav Voytsekhovskyi (51'), Roman Yuvkhymets (90') · Chernihiv: Andriy Novikov (58'), Yegor Kartushov (69')
Key stats
Possession: UCSA 34% · Chernihiv 66% · Total shots: 8-20 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 0-4