Match Report
Mykolaiv went into the game 4th in the table on 53 points; Volyn sat 7th on 46 — a 7-point gap. On recent form Volyn sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Mykolaiv 1.63 scored and 0.77 conceded per game, Volyn 1.3 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.24.
Mykolaiv entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Tsentralnyi Stadion in Zhytomyr staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. Mykolaiv led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.