Match Report
The table read 8th (Sumy, 41 pts) against 13th (Stal Alchevsk, 28 pts), 13 points apart. The last five rounds placed Stal Alchevsk 9th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Sumy ran at 1.17 scored and 1.37 conceded, Stal Alchevsk at 0.53 and 0.93.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sumy — three in succession. Stal Alchevsk had drawn their last six.
It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.




