As surprising as it may seem, "Volyn" came to Kyiv with six points in its account and sharing first place with five other teams. However, the dreams of the Lutsk footballers of getting at least one point in the game against Kyiv's "Dynamo" were not destined to come true. Only in the 75th minute did the guests manage to hit the target of Shovkovskyi for the first time...And the team of the temperamental Kvartsyanyi conceded already in the 15th minute after a precise and beautiful strike by Maksym Shatskykh. Having received the ball near the penalty area, the "Dynamo" forward powerfully shot into the corner of the goal, and the ball, ricocheting off the post, flew into the net 1:0.

It is unknown how "Volyn" won in the previous two rounds, but in the game against "Dynamo" Kvartsyanyi's charges were practically invisible. The entire game took place near the guests' goal and already in the 17th minute Rincon with a "parachute" shot nearly lobbed "Volyn" goalkeeper Humeniuk.

Shvatskykh could have scored another goal in this game in the first half, but his shot from the penalty area line was saved by Humeniuk, and a minute later Oleh Husiev from five meters hit the "Volyn" goalkeeper.

The second half followed an absolutely identical scenario. "Dynamo" attacks – "Volyn" defends and hopes in counterattacks on the powerful Sachko, but the Volynians' attack is in disarray.

The hero of the game for "Dynamo" was Shatskykh. Chernat from the center of the field passed about 20 meters to Shvatskykh, who at speed squeezed between two "Volyn" defenders, beat a third and, going one-on-one with Humeniuk, completed a "double" in this game.

After the goal was scored, "Dynamo" stopped running altogether, which allowed "Volyn" in the final minutes of the game to test Shovkovskyi's strength. But if the "Dynamo" goalkeeper passed the exam from the guests, then in the 90th minute Shatskykh scored his third goal of the match. Having received the ball near the penalty area, he feinted past a defender and powerfully shot into the upper corner of the goal – 3:0.

In four matches of the third round, draws were recorded, three of which can be credited to the guests. This concerns the following matches: "Chornomorets" - "Zakarpattia", "Metalurh" D – "Kryvbas", "Illichivets" – "Tavria".

Kharkiv's "Metalist" also got its first victory in the Higher League, stopping "Vorskla's" winning streak in Poltava.

Results of the 3rd round matches. "Chornomorets" - "Zakarpattia" - 0:0

"Metalurh" D - "Kryvbas" - 1:1 Goals: Zotov 56, Salakhovych 72

"Illichivets" - "Tavria" - 2:2 Goals: Platonov 21, Hrybanov 35, Ionanidze 66, Holaido 80

"Vorskla-Naftohaz" - "Metalist" - 0:1 Goals: Ribeiro 56

"Borysfen" - "Obolon" - 0:0

"Dynamo" - "Volyn" - 3:0 Goals: Maksym Shatskykh 15, 65, 90. "Dynamo": Shovkovskyi, Nesmachnyi, Fedorov, Havranchich, Husiev (Dmytrulin 74), Bidnenko (Leko 48), Husin, Belkevych, Diogo Rincon, Verpakovskis (Chernat 61), Shatskykh "Volyn": Humeniuk, Novak, Sharaba, Riakhn, Dzhudovych, Krunich, Chebotar (Panas 67), Buta, Dombrai (Zherzh 55), Sachko, Mitich (Tovkatskyi 46)

Tournament standings: 1. Shakhtar - 9 points. 2. Metalurh D - 7. 3. Vorskla-Naftohaz - 6. 4. Dynamo - 6. 5. Dnipro - 6. 6. Volyn - 6. 7. Chornomorets - 4. 8. Metalist - 3. 9. Metalurh Z - 3. 10. Borysfen - 2. 11. Tavria - 2. 12. Illichivets - 1. 13. Zakarpattia - 1. 14. Obolon - 1. 15. Kryvbas - 1. 16. Arsenal - 1.