Sport Arena, round by round, names the best in the First League of the 2023/24 season in individual categories and provides exclusive statistics. For your attention – the best player, joker, coach and hero of the tour, as well as the main numbers
Game program for the 13th round (video report here)
| Group A | Group B |
| Friday, October 20 | Friday, October 20 |
| Epicenter – Podolia – 2:2 | Kremin – Gornyak-Sport – 4:1 |
| Saturday, October 21 | Saturday, October 21 |
| Niva (Buzovaya) – Karpaty – 0:1 | Victoria – Dinaz ‒ 2:1 |
| Agribusiness – FC Khust – 3:0 | Sunday, October 22 |
| Sunday, October 22 | Metallurg – SK Poltava – 3:1 |
| Metalist ‒ Nyva (Ternopil) – 0:0 | FSK Mariupol ‒ FC Chernigov ‒ 3:1 |
| Prykarpattya ‒ Bukovyna – 2:1 | Left Bank ‒ Ingulets ‒ 3:0 |
Already traditional:
- Read soon on our website the symbolic team of the next round
- interview with the hero of the tour, whom Sport Arena determines together with the PFL
And now – our individual nominations:
The leader had a 12-point advantage over his closest pursuer and a 14-point lead over the Left Bank. In addition, Ingulets remained the last undefeated participant in Group B of the First League and was on a 25-match unbeaten streak in this division. However, the Kiev team managed to inflict a striking blow on their opponents in the opening of the match, played well on the scoresheet and made extremely effective substitutions. Pervak’s football in its classic form showed the gaming advantages of the left-bank players even against the backdrop of a really good club with a level approaching the average UPL standards.
- Analysis from the All-Ukrainian Association of Football Coaches – here.
There were quality replacements in the reporting round. Khotsyanovskiy, with his goal at the end, brought back intrigue to the Sumy match and hope for Dinaz. Entire scoring combinations were played out by the “jokers” of the Left Bank (Voitsekhovsky-Yankovsky-Litovchenko) and Mariupol (Lityuk-Oleynik). But the most important contribution was made by another player from the bench – Vasilenko from Khmelnytskyi. In a situation where his team was losing the regional derby by two goals, Stanislav managed to score himself and earn a saving penalty. The second round in a row – an effective substitution from Kostyshin!
- Sport Arena statistics: 13 league matches, 3 goals.
19-year-old Shostak went through the fundamental school of the Carpathians and showed promise in Rukha and Alexandria. Dmitry scored 45 goals in 129 matches before moving to Agribusiness. And in the match with FC Khust, he showed that he was able to solve the fundamental problem of his new team with the striker. Shostak’s goal and assist prove Chizhevsky’s smart choice in this position.
- Sport Arena statistics: 5 league matches, 1 goal, 1 assist.
A juicy long-range strike from the Zaporozhian Krapivny from the field and a free-kick from the Carpathian Khoma, several subtly played combinations with a heel pass and brilliant cutting passes – that’s what we looked at. Good multi-movers are a regular delicacy on the First League menu. Metallurg’s long shot was multiplied by a goalkeeper’s mistake. But Prykarpattya’s penalty kick with an unusual trajectory is what we quote. We quote the report: “Already in the debut, Glagol took Solovyov on his hip, the referee awarded a free kick on the left flank, and from there, 25 meters away, Andrei shot right at the goal. Khoma sent the ball at a tricky medium height, so it was a surprise for goalkeeper Ponomarenko.” Once again this season, the best goals of the tour come from the difficult fate of the Khustians.
The goal can be seen on video at 0:36
Read later on our website an interview with the player who scored a double in the victorious match against Gornyak-Sport – the derby, which brought the first win under the leadership of the new head coach.
- Sport Arena statistics: 13 league matches, 2 goals, 1 assist.
Andrey Khoma is the new leader of the First League scorer race. Not only the Carpathians, but also Bukovina recognize the authority of the new scorer! Photo fc.if.ua
According to the calculations of First League historian Yuri Nazarkevich, Karpaty (Lviv) and Ingulets (Petrovo) qualified for the Championship round.
A few more interesting things:
- Ingulets’ unbeaten club record streak in the First League was interrupted, lasting 25 games: 19 wins and 6 draws (continuing from November 9, 2019: Agribusiness – Ingulets – 2:1)
- Kremen won for the first time under the leadership of Igor Klimovsky, and immediately in the derby of neighboring cities
- Alexander Batalsky (Mariupol) scores the 74th goal in the First League, catching up with Alexander Kosyrin, who was in 8th place in the historical list of top scorers in the First League.
- Igor Zhabchenko held his 223rd coaching match, catching up with Stepan Yurchishin, who is in 9th place in the historical list of guards coaches of the First League.
- The 50th match in the First League was played by Stanislav Morarenko (Metalist) and Andrey Nelin (Victoria), the 1st by Vitaly Myachin (Agribusiness)
- The 15th goal in the First League is scored by Andriy Khoma (Prykarpattya, 1st goal in the game), 10th by Daniil Sukhoruchko (Left Bank), 5th by Ruslan Buryak (Metallurg), Dmytro Oleinik (Mariupol), 1- y – Alexey Zhdanovich (Kremin, in the 13th game), Dmitry Shostak (Agribusiness, in the 6th), Kirill Pasechnik (Bukovyna, in the 25th)
More interesting things can be found in the digital selection of the PFL, the information partner of which is Sport Arena.
- Tournament table after the 13th round
- Group A
| M | Team | AND | IN | N | P | Mz | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
| 1 | ‒ | Carpathians (Lviv) | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 33 |
| 2 | ‒ | Niva (Buzovaya) | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 22 |
| 3 | ↑2 | Agribusiness (Volochisk) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 20 |
| 4 | ↓1 | Epicenter (Kamenets-Podolsky) | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | ↓1 | Bukovina (Chernivtsi) | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | eleven | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Niva (Ternopil) | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | eleven | -2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Prykarpattya (Ivano-Frankivsk) | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Podolia (Khmelnitsky) | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 13 | |
| 9 | FC Khust | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | eleven | 24 | -13 | eleven | |
| 10 | Metallist (Kharkov) | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 7 |
- Group B
| M | Team | AND | IN | N | P | Mz | MP | +/- | ABOUT | |
| 1 | ‒ | Ingulets (Petrovo) | 13 | eleven | 1 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 34 |
| 2 | ‒ | Victoria (Nikolaevka) | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 25 |
| 3 | ‒ | Left Bank (Kyiv) | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | eleven | +20 | 23 |
| 4 | ‒ | FSK Mariupol | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | eleven | +7 | 21 |
| 5 | ↑1 | Metallurg (Zaporozhye) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 20 |
| 6 | ↓1 | SK Poltava | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 18 |
| 7 | ‒ | Gornyak-Sport (Horishni Plavni) | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 12 |
| 8 | ↑2 | Kremen (Kremenchuk) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -18 | eleven |
| 9 | ↓1 | FC Chernigov | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 9 |
| 10 | ↓1 | Dinaz (Vyshgorod) | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 9 |
- Bombers
| Player | Team | Group | Goals | Pen. |
| Khoma Andrey | Prykarpattya (Ivano-Frankivsk) | A | 10 | |
| Koltsov Vitaly | Ingulets (Petrovo) | B | 8 | (5) |
| Sukhoruchko Daniil | Left Bank (Kyiv) | B | 7 | |
| Kozak Alexander | Ingulets (Petrovo) | B | 6 | |
| Shcherbak Dmitry | SK Poltava | B | 6 | (1) |
| Spivakov Andrey | Left Bank (Kyiv) | B | 6 | (5) |
| Sitalo Artem | Ingulets (Petrovo) | B | 5 | |
| Igor Neves Alves | Carpathians (Lviv) | A | 5 | (1) |
| Palamar Ruslan | Niva (Buzovaya) | A | 5 | (3) |
| Garden Valery | Metallurg (Zaporozhye) | B | 5 | (3) |
- Assistants
| Player | Team | Group | Passes |
| Zaporozhets Evgeniy | Ingulets (Petrovo) | B | 8 |
| Shmigelsky Bogdan | SK Poltava | B | 7 |
| Kogut Ivan | Left Bank (Kyiv) | B | 6 |
| Belotserkovets Vladimir | Metallurg (Zaporozhye) | B | 4 |
| Dvorovenko Vladislav | Niva (Buzovaya) | A | 4 |
| Tsyutsyura Vasily | Prykarpattya (Ivano-Frankivsk) | A | 4 |
- Goal+ass
| Player | Team | Group | Goal+Pass | Goals | Passes |
| Khoma Andrey | Prykarpattya (Ivano-Frankivsk) | A | eleven | 10 | 1 |
| Shmigelsky Bogdan | SK Poltava | B | eleven | 4 | 7 |
| Koltsov Vitaly | Ingulets (Petrovo) | B | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Sukhoruchko Daniil | Left Bank (Kyiv) | B | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Shcherbak Dmitry | SK Poltava | B | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Sitalo Artem | Ingulets (Petrovo) | B | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Zaporozhets Evgeniy | Ingulets (Petrovo) | B | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kozak Alexander | Ingulets (Petrovo) | B | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Spivakov Andrey | Left Bank (Kyiv) | B | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Garden Valery | Metallurg (Zaporozhye) | B | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Voitsekhovsky Vladislav | Left Bank (Kyiv) | B | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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All calculations by Arthur Valerko, SportArena.com. The material was written by the author in Ukrainian.
Source: Sportarena
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