It should be noted that quite recently the miners' lead over "Dynamo" was 5 points. In a week, the match "Shakhtar" vs "Dynamo" will take place in Donetsk, and most likely, if the result is negative for Schuster's team in this encounter, the German specialist will have to say "Auf Wiedersehen!" to the Shakhtar region. It is not excluded that Akhmetov will let the "White Angel" finish the championship. Nevertheless, for Schuster the game against "Dynamo" will be decisive for him.
In the confrontation between "Illichivets" and "Dynamo" in Mariupol, Mykhailychenko's team managed to take three important points only in the last minute. In the 89th minute of the game, with a one-touch shot after a pass from Kadurri, Sablich chipped over the Mariupol goalkeeper. Overall, the game was evenly contested and either team could have scored during the match. For "Dynamo," the match against "Illichivets" was their penultimate visit to the Donetsk region.
"Dnipro" failed to take three points in Kyiv. At the "Olimpiyskyi," Kucherevsky's team played a 1:1 draw with the capital's "Arsenal." After exhausting duels with "Dynamo" and "Shakhtar," the "Dnipro" players looked more tired. But it was the Dnipropetrovsk side that opened the scoring first when Rykun capitalized on a one-on-one opportunity, powerfully striking into the upper corner of the goal. It took the "canoniers" 11 minutes to equalize. After a corner kick, Omelianchuk powerfully struck low from about 20 meters, and Kernozenko, who did not see the moment of the shot, could not save his team — 1:1. During the remaining time, either team could have scored, but it was not to be.
Of the other matches of the 19th round, it is worth noting "Chornomorets" victory over Zaporizhzhia's "Metalurh," which moved Semen Altman's charges to 4th place in the tournament table.
"Obolon" continues to delight its fans, having taken points away from Donetsk's "Metalurh." It seems that another coaching dismissal will soon take place. At least, "Karpaty's" third defeat in four matches is not the indicator that the leadership of the Lviv club, which plans to play in the Champions League in a few years, had set for themselves...
"Illichivets" - "Dynamo" - 0:1 Goal: Sablich 89 "Illichivets": Nikitin - Diryavka, Maltsev, Boyko, Konyushenko (Hibalyuk 90+2) - Sakharov (Hunchak 84), Tsykhmeistruk, Yesin, Shyshchenko, Zakarlyuka - Kryvosheyenko "Dynamo": Shovkovskyi - Yatsenko, Gavrančić, Sablich, Kadurri - Leko (Chernat 59), Ghioane, Belkevych, Rincon (Bidnenko 90) - Kleber (Kornylenko 59), Verpakovskis
"Kryvbas" - "Shakhtar" - 1:0 Goal: Salakhovych 78 "Shakhtar": 1. Pletikosa, 5. Popov (Starostyak 64), 14. Stoican, 24. Pazhyn, Rats 26, 4. Tymoshchuk, 8. Bakharev (Marica 66), 10. Vukić, 33. Srna (Zubov 86), 11. Vorobey, 25. Brandão. "Kryvbas": 1. Horyainov, 4. Dmitriyev, 17. Kyrylychyk, 21. Alehbe, 33. Yaksmanytskyi, 6. Nikitenko, 11. Andriyenko (Seleznyov 90) 14. Morozov, 15. Ponomarenko (Kashevskyi 71), 18. Spievak, 9. Salakhovych (Dranov 90).
"Chornomorets" - "Metalurh" Z - 2:1 Goals: Lobaniev 90, Balabanov 90+1, Balabanov 90+2
"Vorskla-Naftohaz" - "Zirka" - 1:1 Goals: Postolatiev 64, Semchuk 66
"Metalurh" D - "Obolon" - 0:0
"Arsenal" - "Dnipro" 1:1 Goals: Rykun 9, Omelyanchuk 20 Arsenal: 1. Shukhovtsev, 2. Omelyanchuk, 5. Pershyn, 27. Bodnar, 25. Rozhon, 4. Bunievchevych, 10. Nakonechnyi, 17. Pirich (Monaryov 76), 21. Kutarba (9. Ivanov 87), 8. Nahornyak, 28. Aristarkhov (20. Rybich 78). Dnipro: 23. Kernozenko, 5. Yezerskyi, 14. Radchenko (18. Lysytskyi 87), 25. Hrytsai, 6. Shelayev, 8. Maksymyuk (11. Venhlinskyi 46), 20. Rykun, 28. Nazarenko (21. Semochko 65), 29. Rotan, 10-Kostyshyn, 17. Melashchenko
"Volyn" - "Borysfen" - 1:0 Goal: Mitich 67
"Tavriya" - "Karpaty" - 1:0 Goal: Edmar 87.
Tournament standings: 1. "Dynamo" (Kyiv) - 46 7,770 2. "Shakhtar" (Donetsk) - 45 3. "Dnipro" (Dnipropetrovsk) - 38 4. "Chornomorets" (Odesa) - 31 5. "Metalurh" (Donetsk) - 30 6. "Obolon" (Kyiv) - 30 7. "Arsenal" (Kyiv) - 26 8. "Volyn" - 21 9. "Metalurh" (Zaporizhzhia) - 20 10. "Kryvbas" (Kryvyi Rih) - 20 11. "Borysfen" (Boryspil) - 19 12. "Illichivets" (Mariupol) - 19 13. "Vorskla-Naftohaz" (Poltava) -18 14. "Karpaty" (Lviv) - 17 15. "Tavriya" (Simferopol) - 17 16. "Zirka" (Kirovohrad) - 14.