Match Report
Lokomotiv Kyiv, 3rd with 30 points, sat 17 points above Vorskla Poltava II (10th, 13). The last five rounds placed Vorskla Poltava II no better than 16th for form, against 10th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.83/1.89 for Vorskla Poltava II and 1.22/1.17 for Lokomotiv Kyiv (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Vorskla Poltava II arrived off four straight defeats. Lokomotiv Kyiv had won three straight. Over the last five, Vorskla Poltava II had taken 3 of 15 points to Lokomotiv Kyiv's 12.
Stadion Ltava in Poltava, capacity 24,795, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.