The fight for the prizes in the Ukrainian championship for the 2022/23 season is approaching its climax. Four teams have a chance of winning medals at the end of the season.
"Zarya. Photo - zarya-lugansk.comThough Zorya Luhansk defeated Metalist Kharkiv Metalist (5:0) on the 26th round of the championship yesterday, they still cannot guarantee a place in the top three of the championship, but significantly increased their chances of solving this task.
Now the Luhansk side are in third place ahead of the next Dynamo by eight points. Both teams have four games left to play. That means the Luhansk side need only pick up five points from those games to ensure the final position not lower than bronze. That is given that Dynamo take maximum points in the remaining games.
As for the battle for the first and second places in the championship, the intrigue remains at a maximum. Shakhtar are leading by five points ahead of Dnipro-1, who are coming second, but they have not played their game of the 26th round (Kucher's team is facing Minaya today). Meanwhile, on the penultimate matchday, Shakhtar and Dnipro-1 will play each other: it is possible that this game will be a gold one.
"Zorya have the same number of points as Dnipro 1, but again, they have played one more game. Nevertheless, the Luhansk side still have a chance of winning the league title.
As for Oleksandriia, Ruslan Rotan's team have already lost their chance to win the medals, but the Oleksandriians still have a chance to catch Dynamo, the more so as the opponents will play against each other in the next round.
The position of the leaders of the Ukrainian championship 2022/23:
1. "Shakhtar - 63 points (26 games)
2. "Dnipro 1 - 58 (25)
3. "Zorya - 58 (26)
4. "Dynamo - 50 (26)
5. "Oleksandriya - 39 (25)
