Kyiv "Dynamo's" loss with a minimal score of 1:0 in Dnipropetrovsk to the local "Dnipro" has sharpened the battle for "gold" to the limit. Currently, the miners' gap behind "Dynamo" is only three points. Moreover, in terms of goal difference, which will be taken into account if the teams accumulate an equal number of points, "Shakhtar" has a slight advantage. However, these are all just scenarios, and Kyiv "Dynamo" could have avoided them, had Mykhailychenko's team not dropped 6 points over the last three rounds. As for the game with "Dnipro," it looked completely even, although the hosts had a greater number of goal-scoring opportunities. \n \nNevertheless, only one goal was scored in this game. In the 32nd minute of the game, after a corner kick, Shovkovskyi makes a mistake coming out and the ball reaches Rykun, who, being on the edge of the penalty area, launched the ball toward the 11-meter mark, making a pass into a challenge, and Serhiy Fedorov, trying to clear the leather ball out of bounds, struck precisely into the corner of his own goal... 1:0. \n \nIncidentally, this is already Fedorov's second own goal in these two years, which could realistically cost "Dynamo" the "gold." Two years ago, Fedorov and Gavrančić in the "golden" match against "Shakhtar" twice "signed" in their own goal. Back then, the team from Donetsk became champions. True, it's worth noting that in this goal, the greater fault lies with Shovkovskyi, who failed in a simple moment to clear the ball, than with Fedorov... \n\nMykhailychenko's charges had chances to score through Shatskykh, Verpakovskis, and Chernat, but the most realistic ones were still with the Dnipro players. In the middle of the second half, Nazarenko, going one-on-one with Shovkovskyi, shot next to the post. Closer to the end of the game, Venhlynskyi also had a chance to score, but Shovkovskyi did not let his former teammate beat him. \n \nIn the 83rd minute of the game, "Dnipro" once again found themselves down to 10 men in this championship. This time, Rotan was sent off, who at one point fell in "Dynamo's" penalty area and demanded a penalty, but received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, the main referee of the game, Kran, showed Rotan a more controversial card — for time-wasting. However, Kuchervskyi's team is used to winning against the leaders with 10 men, as a month ago Donetsk "Shakhtar" was beaten in a similar fashion. That is, "Dnipro's" victory is deserved, but "Dynamo's" firmness at the top of the standings is in great doubt. \n\n"Shakhtar" itself did not miss the opportunity to reduce the gap behind the leader. In Donetsk, the miners crushed the sinking "Karpaty" with a score of 5:0. Andriy Vorobey scored a "brace" in the game, already his second in a row. After the matches of the 26th round, two teams also became known that will fight for fourth place, which gives a ticket to the UEFA Cup. After the defeats of "Obolon" and "Arsenal," three points each were taken by Donetsk "Metalurh" and Odesa "Chornomorets," which have collected 42 points each. \n \nResults of the 26th round matches \n \n"Dnipro" - "Dynamo" - 1:0 \nGoal: Fedorov 32 - own goal \nSent off: Rotan 83 (second yellow card) \n"Dnipro": Kernozenko, Radchenko, Yezerskyi, Rusol, Shelayev, Nazarenko (Poklonskyi 85), Mykhailenko, Rotan, Kostyshyn, Rykun (Lysytskyi 90+4), Venhlynskyi (Hrytsai 81) \n"Dynamo": Shovkovskyi, Nesmachnyi, Yatsenko, Fedorov, Hioane (Chernat 63), Leko (Shatskykh 46), Gavrančić, Husiev, Belkevych, Diogo Rincon, Verpakovskis (Milevskyi 77) \n\n"Shakhtar" - "Karpaty" - 5:0 \nGoals: Rats 16, Vorobey 48, 88, Marica 49, Vukić 81 \n"Shakhtar": Shutkov, Starostyak (Dulai 67), Popov, Lewandowski, Stoican, Florya, Tymoshchuk, Rats, Vukić, Agahowa (Marica 45), Vorobey. \n"Karpaty": Nalepa, Tymchyshyn, Mykulych (Donets 67), Mizin, Kovalchuk, Danylovskyi (Platon 46), Godwin, Kirice, Holvan (Feshchuk 45), Raspopov, Brovchenko. \n\n"Borysfen" - "Zirka" - 1:0 \nGoal: Maksymov 44 \n\n"Metalurh" Z - "Obolon" - 3:2 \nGoals: Kutas 42, Samoilov 57, Kutas 58 - own goal, Nevmyvaka 76, Demchenko 79 \n\n"Kryvbas" - "Illichivets" - 0:3 \nGoals: Kryvosheienko 13, 22, Shyshchenko 40 \n\n"Arsenal" - "Metalurh" D - 2:3 \nGoals: Aristarkhov 5, 42, Demetradze 36, Akobyan 55, Oleksiienko 77 \nSent off: Kutarba 60 \n\n"Chornomorets" - "Vorskla-Naftohaz" - 2:0 \nGoals: Kosyrin 52, Kosyrin 79 \n\n"Volyn" - "Tavriya" - 1:1 \nGoals: Hryshchenko 47, Mitić 73. \n