Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hoverla 2nd with 76 points, CSKA Kyiv 16th with 36, 40 apart. On recent form Hoverla sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Hoverla ran at 1.39 scored and 0.61 conceded, CSKA Kyiv at 0.67 and 1.22.
Hoverla had won three straight. A win had eluded CSKA Kyiv for 6 matches.
The venue was Stadion Avanhard in Uzhhorod, with room for 30,000 spectators.


