On 23 February, one of the matches of the 18th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. LNZ (Cherkasy) and Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih) met.
Ukrainian Championship, 18th round
LNZ (Cherkassy) - Kryvbas (Krivoy Rog) - 0:3 (0:1)
Goals: Ilic (45), P. K. Adu (53), D. Kuzyk (63), P. K. Adu (53). Kuzyk (63)
Warnings: D. Sosah (36), A. Bar (50), Ilic (55)
In the long-awaited match of the Premier League at the stadium "Kolos" Cherkassy "LNZ" hosted "Kryvbas KR". In the first half, Kryvbas took the lead thanks to a goal by G. Ilic from the penalty spot on 45 minutes, and the teams went into the break with the score 1:0. The second half went under the dictation of "Kryvbas", and in the 53rd minute P.K. Adu increased the advantage to 2:0 with a penalty kick. In the 63rd minute, D. Kuzyk added a goal for Kryvbas, making the score 3-0. LNZ Cherkasy made several substitutions trying to change the game, but Kryvbas continued to control the situation.
Despite their efforts, they failed to break through the Kryvbas defence and the match ended 3-0 in favour of Kryvbas. Both teams received yellow cards throughout the match: D. Sosakh in the 36th minute for Kryvbas and A. Bar in the 50th minute for LNZ Cherkasy. H. Ilic of Kryvbas also received a yellow card in the 55th minute. Overall, it was a strong game by Kryvbas, who won a convincing victory over LNZ Cherkasy. Fans will undoubtedly be eagerly awaiting the results of both teams in the next matches of the Premier League.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Polesie - LNZ, Shakhtar - Kryvbas.
| LNZ | Kryvbas | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kicks to the goal | 6 |
| 5 | Blows | 13 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from outside the box | 0 |
| 16 | Offences | 17 |
| 5 | Corners | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 43% | Ball possession | 57% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |