Premier League: Shakhtar is the champion of Ukraine in the 2017-2018 season

In the three matches of the penultimate, 31st round of the Ukrainian championship, which took place on Sunday, several important tournament issues were resolved.

First of all, the winner of gold awards was determined. After defeating Veres in Kharkiv, Shakhtar secured the championship for the round before the finish. The Pitmen have become unreachable for Dynamo, and now a face-to-face meeting between these teams on the last day of the championship will not have any tournament significance.

The match in Kharkiv was in danger of disruption, as "Veres", having arrived in advance at the venue of the match, then went home and asked the Premier League to postpone the meeting due to food poisoning of nine key players. However, the Premier League refused Rivne, and they were forced to go to the game for the second time, arriving at USC "Metalist" less than an hour before the match.

However, despite the extraordinary conditions in which "Veres" found itself, the match did not become an easy walk for the Pitmen. Although Marlos quickly opened the scoring from the penalty spot (Ismaili earned 11 meters), Donetsk did not manage to develop success in the end. Moreover, the guests were close to making a comeback when in the 21st minute Stepanyuk scored from a distance and hit the ball into the post after a ricochet from Stepanenko.

In the second half, the Pitmen completely dominated and pressed the opponents to their goal. In the 72nd minute, the guests were frankly lucky when Ismaili, punching his head, shot into the frame. And after the final whistle, Shakhtar players received congratulations on the second consecutive championship title.

Candidates for the national team of Ukraine as part of the Pitmen took part in the match: Pyatov, Butko, Kryvtsov (yellow card), Rakitsky, Stepanenko, Marlos, Kovalenko (came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute).

Dynamo met Zorya in a parallel match and won with the same score - 1: 0. Kyiv had several good opportunities to score in the first half, but they did not succeed - Zorya goalkeeper Lunin played well, and in some episodes Dynamo themselves acted uncertainly in the final stage. But in the middle of the second half, the white and blues still achieved their goal. Verbych, playing a clear combination with Besedin, defeated Lunin. 0: 1. 

Both contenders included candidates for the Ukrainian national team. These include Kiev Boyko, Burda, Garmash, Shepelev (replaced by 87 minutes), Tsygankov, Besedin (goal pass, yellow card), Rotan (replaced by 87 minutes) and Luhansk Lunin, Svatak, Karavayev.

And, finally, in the rivalry between Mariupol and Vorskla, a draw was recorded - 1: 1. In the 30th minute, the child made a pass to the penalty area, and Kolomoyets, winning an air duel with Yavorsky, opened the scoring. But at the beginning of the second half Tishchenko finished the ball into the net after Shust parried Boryachuk's shot. For Vorskla, Kolomoyets, a candidate for the national team of Ukraine, took part in the game (goal).

Given the results of the matches of the 31st round, in addition to the winner of gold medals (Shakhtar) and the silver medalist (Dynamo), the team that took fifth place and won a ticket to the Europa League qualifiers was determined. This team turned out to be Mariupol, which became unattainable for Veres. But in the fight for bronze intrigue remains. In the last round, Vorskla will play a draw with Zorya. Luhansk needs to win in Poltava to become the third.

The second stage

Tournament for 1-6 places

31 round

13.05.2018

Shakhtar - Veres - 1: 0 (1: 0)

Goal: Marlos (5, penalty kick).

Zorya - Dynamo - 0: 1 (0: 0)

Goal: Verbich (68).

"Mariupol" - "Vorskla" - 1:1 - 0:1 

Goals: Tishchenko (51) - Kolomoyets (30).

Standings

Structure

G

W

D

L

GD

P

1. Shakhtar

31

24

3

4

70-22  

75

2. Dynamo

31

21

7

3

62-24

70

3. Vorskla

31

13

7

11

35-35

46

4. Dawn

31

11

10

10

44-42

43

5. Mariupol

31

10

8

13

37-40

38

6. Heather

31

7

13

11

27-29

34

 32 round

19.05.2018

Dynamo - Shakhtar 19.30

20.05.2018

"Veres" - "Mariupol" 17.00

Vorskla - Zorya 17.00 

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