Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Karpaty (9th, 41 pts) held a 28-point advantage over SK Poltava (16th, 13 pts). Per game in the league, SK Poltava were scoring 0.77 and conceding 2.47, Karpaty 1.33 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for SK Poltava — four in succession.
Stadion Zirka staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,667. On the scoreboard, Karpaty led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.
Goal scorers
Karpaty: Xeber Alkain (30'), Vladyslav Baboglo (50'), Baboucarr Faal (74'), Yan Kostenko (70')
Key stats
Possession: SK Poltava 38% · Karpaty 62% · Total shots: 8-17 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 5-2