“Kryvbas” — “Dynamo”: referees. The chief referee worked in the match between these teams in the first round

The Referees Committee of UAF appointed the judging crew for the match of the 24th round between Kryvorizhzhia “Kryvbas” and Kyiv “Dynamo”, which will take place next Saturday, April 12, in Kryvyi Rih at the “Hirnyk” stadium (starting at 13:00).

Mykola Balakin

The referee in the field is Mykola Balakin from Kyiv region. In the current UPL season, he has already officiated matches involving “Dynamo” three times: against the same “Kryvbas” in the 9th round (2:1), against Donetsk “Shakhtar” (1:1) in the 11th round, and against Lviv “Karpaty” (2:0) in the 18th round.

The line referees in the match “Kryvbas” — “Dynamo” will be Oleksandr Berkut (Sumy) and Viktor Matyash (Donetsk). The fourth referee is Oleksandr Omelchenko (Donetsk region).

The VAR system will also be in operation during the upcoming match — under the direction of Volodymyr Novokhatnyi from Cherkasy.