Match Report
SK Poltava, 6th with 31 points, sat 26 points above Sumy (16th, 5). On the form table SK Poltava stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Sumy 0.84 scored and 2.95 conceded per game, SK Poltava 1.45 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.44.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sumy — seven in succession. From the last five rounds, Sumy held 0 points of 15 and SK Poltava 6.
Stadion Yuvilejnyj in Sumy staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: SK Poltava led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.




