Match Report
4 points and 3 places separated them: Metalurh Donetsk 8th with 28, Karpaty 11th with 24. Metalurh Donetsk had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Metalurh Donetsk were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.46, Karpaty 0.85 and 1.19, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
11 meetings are on record — 7 won by Metalurh Donetsk, 1 by Karpaty, 3 drawn, at 2.73 goals per meeting.
The venue was Obolon' Arena (Kyjiv (Kiev)) in Kiev. On the scoreboard, Metalurh Donetsk led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Metalurh Donetsk: Mykola Morozyuk (2') · Karpaty: Igor Plastun (66')