Match Report
The table read 13th (Lokomotiv Kyiv, 9 pts) against 2nd (SK Poltava, 15 pts), 6 points apart. On the form table Lokomotiv Kyiv stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Per game in the league, Lokomotiv Kyiv were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.13, SK Poltava 1.5 and 0.38, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Lokomotiv Kyiv arrived off three straight defeats. SK Poltava were unbeaten in 8. Lokomotiv Kyiv had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; SK Poltava, 9.
M. Firsov officiated: 26 games logged, averaging 1.7 yellow cards each. The venue was Stadion NTK im. B. M. Bannikova, with room for 1,945 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: SK Poltava led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Lokomotiv Kyiv: Andrii Holovatenko (56'), Bogdan Mordas (71') · SK Poltava: D. Prikhna (4')
Key stats
Possession: Lokomotiv Kyiv 57% · SK Poltava 43% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 6-4