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.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sumy — seven in succession. From the last five rounds, Sumy held 0 points of 15 and SK Poltava 6.
With 21 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, M. Bogatyr was the man in the middle. 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.