Donetsk "Metalurh" failed to rewrite the history of its relations in matches with its fellow countrymen from "Shakhtar". In the 13th round, Sevydov's charges in the so-called Donetsk derby once again lost to "Shakhtar" with a score of 2:0. The expected uncompromising struggle did not materialize, and "Metalurh", which for several years has been claiming something more than just being the second team of Donbas, did not particularly resist either, to "scrape together" at least a draw.

Throughout the entire history of Donetsk duels "Shakhtar" - "Metalurh", the younger team has not taken a single point from the more decorated one...

From the first minutes of the "derby", "Shakhtar" was "hanging" on "Metalurh's" goal. And if after the shots at the start of the match by Matuzalem and Jadson the miners were inaccurate, then in the 25th minute their advantage finally materialized into a scored goal. Fernandinho near the penalty area passed to Jadson, and he with a shot from outside the penalty area sent the ball just inside the far post of Dyshlenkovych's goal - 1:0.

Before this moment, "Metalurh" could have scored several times as well. Tkachenko's shot was saved by Shutkov, and in one episode, after Shutkov's mistake coming off his line, Kosyrin failed to score, when he only needed to stick out his foot.

The pattern of the second half of this match did not change. Donetsk "Metalurh" allowed "Shakhtar" to play and create chances and did not score itself...

"Shakhtar" in the second 45 minutes, having wasted more than 5 100% chances to score, managed to sign in the "guests'" goal once more closer to the end of the game. After a cross from the flank by Srna, Matuzalem, with complete inaction of the defenders, scores with a header from about three meters. That's already 2:0. And the point...

Kyiv "Dynamo" in Kryvyi Rih earned points much harder than the leader in a duel with a stronger opponent. Vashchuk's only goal from a free kick in the 26th minute of the match became the winning one for Demyanenko's team. True, there were chances to score against Maksym Startsev for the Kyivans, but "Kryvbas" players had them too. Particularly worth noting is forward Hihiadze, who himself could have scored against the Kyivans three times.

In the first half, Hihiadze's header in a fall went just wide of the post. There was a moment when the Georgian forward of "Kryvbas" could have even broken through for a one-on-one with Shovkovskyi, but was stopped with a foul by Vashchuk. The referee in this moment could have qualified it as a foul of last resort and sent off Vashchuk, but the "Dynamo" defender got lucky and only received a yellow card.

In the second half, "Dynamo" practically did not create any goal-scoring chances near "Kryvbas's" goal, while the Kryvyi Rih side's dangerous attacks had to be constantly repelled by the Kyivans' defense. In the 73rd minute, the same Hihiadze had a chance to bring his team a point, but from 5 meters managed to shoot right into Shovkovskyi's hand, which he had more put out by inertia, and in this moment the "Dynamo" goalkeeper's hand looked like a 10 in the target of a shooter at a distance of 100 meters, and the "Kryvbas" forward hit it...

Without Kucherevskyi, who resigned from the position of head coach, "Dnipro" did not play better and in the home match with "Metalist" managed only a draw. Worth noting is also "Chornomorets'" draw in the game with "Tavria". Playing with ten men from the 25th minute, Altman's team managed to equalize and earn at least a point.

In the derby of the outsiders in Zaporizhzhia, an important victory was obtained by "Vorskla", which won with a score of 2:0 against "Metalurh" and somewhat moved away from the dangerous relegation zone.

Results of the 13th round matches

"Kryvbas" - "Dynamo" - 0:1 Goal: Vashchuk 26 "Kryvbas": Startsev, Koteliukh, Nivinskyi, Korabliev, Dunich, Alehbe, Ramazanov (Shchehlov 67), Tryshevych (Kabanov 72), Hihiadze, Adiev (Kashevskyi 59), Popovych "Dynamo": Shovkovskyi, Fedorov, Nesmachnyi (Kadduri 46), Vashchuk, Yussuf, Rodrigo, Leko, Rotan (Rebrov 63), Kleber, Rincon, Milevskyi.

"Dnipro" - "Metalist" - 0:0 "Dnipro": Kuslii, Yezerskyi, Radchenko, Rusol, Shershun, Shelaev, Mykhailenko (Motuz 79), Semochko (Kostyshyn 60), Nazarenko, Melashchenko, Kornylenko (Kravchenko 62) "Metalist": Horiainov, Kuznetsov, Kucher, Babich, Bordiian, Melnyk, Sliusar, Yaroshenko (Zhader 76), Oleinyk (Danylov 57), Yarosh, Dzhakobiia (Mrdakovych 87).

"Arsenal" - "Illichivets" - 0:2 Goals: Tsykhmeistruk 8, Hai 64

"Metalurh" Z - "Vorskla" - 0:2 Goals: Hlavina 4, Brovkin 74

"Stal" - "Zakarpattia" - 1:0 Akobian 10

"Tavria" - "Chornomorets" - 1:1 Goals: Junior 54, Lutsenko 69

"Kharkiv" - "Volyn" - 3:2 Goals: Opria 10, Ribeiro 37 - from penalty, Koval 80, Chebotar 71, Sachko 90 - from penalty.

"Shakhtar" - "Metalurh" D - 2:0 Goals: Jadson 26, Matuzalem 72 "Shakhtar": Shutkov, Srna, Tolga, Hyubshman, Rats, Tymoshchuk, Matuzalem, Fernandinho (Marika 75), Jadson (Agahowa 63), Belik (Brandao 56), Vorobei "Metalurh": Dyshlenkovych, Busaidi, Checher, Huzelov, Floria, Zotov, Tkachenko (Polianskyi 73), Ristic (Aliutse 79), Zakarlyuka, Shyshchenko, Kosyrin (Priiomov 65).