Match Report
14 points and 6 places separated them: LNZ Cherkasy 2nd with 60, Zorya Luhansk 8th with 46. On the form table Zorya Luhansk stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall.
LNZ Cherkasy had won four straight.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — LNZ Cherkasy 3, draws 2, Zorya Luhansk 0, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
Cherkasy Arena in Cherkasy staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,321. Half-time and full-time told different stories: LNZ Cherkasy led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
LNZ Cherkasy: Muharrem Jashari (18'), Nazariy Muravskyi (56')