Andriy Riznyk scored a hat-trick against Veres
The next two friendly matches involving the clubs took place Ukrainian Premier League in preparation for the 2024/25 season. Dawn played to a goalless draw with Slovenia MuroyA Veres suffered a defeat in a high-scoring confrontation with Niva (Ternopil) — 2:4.
Luhansk continued their winless pre-season streak, which began with a draw with Hungarian MTK (1:1), and continued with defeats from Slovenian Beltinci (2:3) and Bosnian Zrinjski (1:2). It should be noted that in the match with Mura, official and potential newcomers of Zorya took to the field – defender Gabriel Esquinha and winger Benito.
Veres and the First League opponent played a sparring match using an original formula – four halves of 30 minutes. The match was a benefit for Niva forward Andriy Riznyk, who scored three times by the 50th minute. Veres scored one goal thanks to the efforts of Dmytro Godya. In the last half, the Ternopil team again took a three-goal lead, but at the last moment, Oleg Shandruk’s team avoided a rout.
The Rivne team has already suffered its third defeat in four sparring matches during pre-season training. Earlier, we recall, Veres lost to Rukh (0:4) and Polesie (1:4), and also beat Zvyagel (3:1).
In the opening match of the new UPL season, Veres will host Karpaty on August 3. The following day, Zorya will play Ingulets.
- Test matches
Mura (Slovenia) – Zarya – 0:0 (0:0)
Veres – Niva (Ternopil) — 2:4 (0:1, 1:2, 0:0, 1:1)
Goals: Godya, 53, Vovchenko, 120 – Riznyk, 18, 42, 50, Napuda, 108
Source: Sportarena

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