Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Metalurh Zaporizhya 1st with 45 points, Vovchansk 10th with 27, 18 apart. Recent form told a different story for Metalurh Zaporizhya: only 5th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Metalurh Zaporizhya were scoring 1.79 and conceding 0.37, Vovchansk 1.35 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
15 matches unbeaten backed Metalurh Zaporizhya's arrival, having scored in 13 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Metalurh Zaporizhya held 13 points of 15 and Vovchansk 7.
The match was played at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporozh'ye (capacity 11,983). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.