Photo of UPL February 22 2025, 10:32

Kryvyi Rih Kryvbas and Rivne Veres will start Saturday’s program of the eighteenth round of the Ukrainian Premier League.

Kryvbas – heather Saturday, February 22, 13:00. Avangard, Rivne. Arbiter – Viktor Kopyevsky (Kropyvnytskyi)
Light broadcast on UPL.TV In the first round, these two teams also met at the vanguard in Rivne, but “red-black” were then the masters of the game, although they ended up with a score of 0: 2. Yuri Vernidub team this winter would, apparently, on his own field to prevent possible remarks of rivals, but the weather in Kryvyi Rih now is so winter that local agronomists, as if not trying to try the last week, but have not been able .

Let’s see how warmer the climate will be in the north and west of the region, but for Veres this moment is only to joy – to play a home match again, as is the majority of the season. Although the defeat of Kryvbas then fell into a stage, when the team of Oleg Shandruk did not hurry to use the advantage of playing for their native fans.

However, before the start of the winter season, the “red-black” was noticeably gaining momentum, and they issued stunning series without lesions in ten matches, which has not happened this season with Kryvbas this season. Although the team of Yuri Vernidub is now very close. They did not lose eight matches in a row and under the veil of 2024 entailed a winning series, which significantly improved the position of the team, which now fights for the European Cups not only in words.

During the winter break for both teams, there was a moment when it was necessary to look for reinforcement on the market, but heather, as a result, was said to have passed the blade of a knife on the border of the transfer ban, but eventually the club closed all the debts and now nothing threatens it . Oleg Shandruk, who can now count on Igor Kharatin in the center of the field, also took place in the team of Oleg Shandruk. But whether he compensates for the loss of one of the best UPL legionnaires in the first part of the season – Yago Sichei’s support – this is another question.

Heather goalkeeper Vadim Yushchyna, attackers Denis Svitukha and Marko Mrvalyvych, as well as defenders Yevgeny Morozko and Oleksandr Melnyk also came from Veres. The reserves of the Ravens were not too big, but now they will become even smaller.

In Kryvbas, on the contrary, there is a wide staffing. However, it is again the foreign newcomers to Gleaker Mendos and Clement Ikenna, who both came under the rights of the lease agreement, so it is not yet known whether Yuri Vernidub will count on them in the future. The return of midfielder Vladislav Semotyuk is also noted from the movement, but here is a similar step with Denis Ustimenko, who spent the first part of the season in the Carpathians, the club did not dare – he is already in Obolon.

In addition, the club was left by Alexander Drambayev, Timur Stetskov, Jihad Biziman and Jean-Morell Po. It seems that almost all of these players played a large role in this series of teams at the end of last year. So now you have to start again.

Estimated teams Kryvbas: Makhankov – Pontjelnik, Vilivald, Romanchuk, Dibango – Ilich, Ikenna – Tverdohlib, Deraka, Mendos – Sosa.

Heather: Kozhukhar – Protasevich, Goncharenko, Vovchenko, Shevchenko – Kucherov, Klec – Sharai, Dakhnovsky – Gaiduchyk, Gody.

Interesting facts – A possible draw will be 100 home for Kryvbas in UPL

– Kryvbas does not lose eight matches in the championship: 6 wins, 2 draws, and also won in the last four matches in a row.

– Heather did not score for the last 194 minutes within the framework of UPL.

– The next goal of Kryvbas will be 100 under the guidance of Yuri Vernidub.

– Dmitry Khomchenovsky can play 250 match in UPL, Maxim Lunov (both – Kryvbas) – 150.

-The one Khomchenovsky can score 25 goals in the championship, and Dmitry Klets, Vladislav Sharai, Vitaliy Dakhnovsky and Mykola Gaiduchik (all-heather)-10.

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