First League. Obolon is getting fired up under Pavlo Yakovenko

21.10.2020 21:03

In a duel in Nikolaev owners and visitors from Exactly signed the peace agreement. Photo of FC "Nikolaev"

The inclusion of some settlements in the red quarantine zone from October 19, which prohibits sports events, forced the organizers of the first league championship of Ukraine to make changes to the calendar.

In particular, Agribusiness was supposed to host Obolon, but visited Kyiv, while in the second round the Brewers will visit Volochysk. By the way, after the previous unsuccessful calendar match with "Nikolaev" to the club management "Obolon" patience broke, and it dismissed the head coach Valery Ivashchenko. However, the position of manager remained vacant for only a few days: after short negotiations, the capital team was headed by Pavlo Yakovenko, who at one time was remembered for his successful work with the youth national team of Ukraine. He will be assisted by another well-known football player in the past - Gennady Litovchenko, who later also proved himself well in the coaching field.

It should be noted that, despite the unsuccessful start, the task for the season for the "brewers" has not changed - it is to get a ticket to the elite division. Agrobusiness players are also set to rise in the class, so today at Obolon-Arena you could expect a sharp rivalry. The hosts took the lead in the 5th minute after Yuri Brovchenko's shot. Podolians managed to seize the initiative only at the end of the match, once the crossbar even became an ally of Kyiv. However, this was not enough to escape defeat, and Pavlo Yakovenko marked his return to big football with an important victory.

The central match of round took place in Nikolaev where "citizens" accepted the neighbor according to the tournament table - "Heather". The hosts attacked more sharply, but at the height was the goalkeeper of Rivne Bohdan Kohut, who acted reliably and saved his team from trouble three times. So, despite the efforts of rivals, the account was not opened.

But the leader, "Chornomorets", again distinguished himself by effective actions, although the players of "VPK-Agro" put up stubborn resistance. In the 35th minute, Odesa's Viktor Likhovydko put his team ahead, and at the end of the match Artur Avagimyan converted a penalty, forcing the hosts to accept defeat - 0: 2.

After a long break, Polissya footballers again hosted rivals in Zhytomyr, celebrating their return home with a confident victory over Kremen. Photo by FC Polissya

First League. 8 round

21.10. 2020

Polissya - Flint - 2: 0

Obolon - Agribusiness - 1: 0

"VPK-Agro" - "Chornomorets" - 0: 2

"Prykarpattya" - "Niva" - 2: 1

"Crystal" - "Miner-Sport" - 1: 3

"Alliance" - "Volyn" - 0: 2

"Nikolaev" - "Heather" - 0: 0

"Metalist 1925" - "Vanguard" - 2: 1

Standings