Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kolos Kovalivka 8th with 24 points, Mariupol 16th with 8, 16 apart. Kolos Kovalivka ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Kolos Kovalivka ran at 0.78 scored and 1.28 conceded, Mariupol at 1.17 and 2.44.
Mariupol had been beaten in five straight games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kolos Kovalivka 4, draws 0, Mariupol 1, at 2.4 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings.
Stadion Kovalivka staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,850. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mariupol led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Kolos Kovalivka: V. Lysenko (72') · Mariupol: Dmytro Topalov (16'), Andriy Kulakov (26'), Dmytro Topalov (90')
Key stats
Possession: Kolos Kovalivka 57% · Mariupol 43% · Total shots: 14-9 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 10-0