Premier League matches of the third round of national competition took place from 27-29 July. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, after smashing FC Metalurh Donetsk 4:1, topped the tournament fixture. Dnipropetrovsk players battled out three victories. Therefore, FC Shakhtar and FC Metalurh Zaporizhya keep a two-point lag from Oleh Protasov’s
Holiday for Shelayev, Dnipro’s victory
The match between FC Dnipro and Metalurh Donetsk proved to be the most efficient one. The score was opened on the 4th minute by Andriy Vorobey. In the middle of the first half Oleh Shelayev celebrated his 300th goal in Premier League with a penalty kick awarded after Marcio Glad played a handball. Serhiy Nazarenko sealed the victory with two goals bringing himself to the first position among the strikers of his team.
Premiers for Shakhtar
FC Shakhtar gained his second 3:0 victory in a row. This time FC Zorya succumbed to Donetsk players who performed in the new-old uniform of the 70-s. Match destiny was set before the break time. Jádson shot the first goal and Hladkiy later added two more, which allowed him to top the fixture of the best strikers of the competition. After a break time the spectators didn’t witness a goal anymore, but they saw the debut of Shakhtar’s star newcomer Cristiano Lucarelli. Without points and goals
Convincing victories with a 3:0 score line were also gained by FC Arsenal and FC Karpaty having edged out FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta and FC Kryvbas respectively. The teams from Okhtyrka and Kryviy Rih are the only teams who neither gained tournament points nor scored a goal. They are first candidates who might face relegation.
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