Footballers of Chernihiv’s «Desna» defeated Luhansk’s «Zarya» in the starting round of the Ukrainian championship among Premier League clubs.
The match in Chernihiv ended on August 22 with a score of 3: 1, Ukrinform reports.
The goals were scored by: Alexander Filippov (56th minute, from the penalty spot), Joonas Tamm (62) and Filipp Budkovsky (73) — at home; Denis Favorov (43) — guests.
The game «Alexandria» — «Mariupol» will also take place on Saturday (starting at 7.30 pm, broadcast by the «Football 2» TV channel).
The match between Lviv and Minai has been postponed to a later date.
The final matches of the 1st round will take place on Sunday, August 23. The Ingulets (Petrovo) team will meet Dnipro -1 (14.00, Football 1), and Poltava’s Vorskla will meet Rukh from Lviv (17.00, Football 1).
The starting round of the 30th championship of Ukraine began on August 21. Holders of the «gold» of the previous championship — the players of Donetsk «Shakhtar» won over Kovalev’s «Kolos» — 3: 1.
Shakhtar’s Alan Patrick (60, from the penalty spot and 69th) and Tete (72) of Kolos — Denis Kostyshin (76) excelled at the Kyiv NSC Olimpiysky.
In addition, two penalties were scored by Kolos goalkeeper Yevhen Volynets — from Tyson (45 + 1 minute) and Marlos (52).
Dynamo Kyiv, led by Mircea Lucescu, defeated Donetsk’s Olimpik 4-1 at the Valery Lobanovsky Stadium in the capital.
Goals: Vitaly Buyalsky (8), Vladislav Supryaga (56) and Viktor Tsygankov (87) — for Kyiv; Sergei Politylo (23) — rivals. In the 15th minute Taras Zaviysky hit his goal in Donetsk.
Photo: ua-football.com.
