Match Report
Karpaty went into the game 2nd in the table on 10 points; LNZ Cherkasy sat 12th on 4 — a 6-point gap. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, Karpaty ran at 2.75 scored and 0.5 conceded, LNZ Cherkasy at 0.5 and 1.
Momentum sat with Karpaty, winners of their last four.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Karpaty 2, draws 1, LNZ Cherkasy 2, at 2 goals per meeting.
Stadion Ukrajina, capacity 28,051, hosted the game. O. Omelchenko officiated: 34 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Karpaty: Vladyslav Baboglo (67'), Iván Calero (77'), Fellipe Cardoso (86')
Key stats
Possession: Karpaty 54% · LNZ Cherkasy 46% · Total shots: 6-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 4-6