Match Report
Dnipro-1 went into the game 4th in the table on 52 points; Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih sat 3rd on 57 — a 5-point gap. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/0.9 for Dnipro-1 and 1.7/1 for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Defeat had not touched Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in 7 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The match was played at Dnipro Arena in Dnipropetrovs'k (capacity 31,003). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.