Match Report
Poltava, 11th with 43 points, sat 23 points above Skala Stryi (17th, 20). Poltava's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 11th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Skala Stryi 0.74 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Poltava 0.97 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.14.
Ten consecutive defeats weighed on Skala Stryi. The last-five ledger: Skala Stryi 0/15, Poltava 6/15.
Stadion Sokil in Stryi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.




