The Zhytomyr club scored three times in the first 35 minutes of the match.
"Polesie" smashed "Chernomorets" in an away match of the 5th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) season 2024/25. The match in Odessa ended with a score of 1:4.
Already in the third minute of the game, Zhytomyr took the lead – Alexander Nazarenko converted a penalty. In the 8th minute, the advantage of “Polesie” was doubled by Brazilian newcomer Paixao.
In the 35th minute, the score in the match became crushing – Alexey Gutsulyak finished the ball into the goal after Toledo Costa failed to beat Artur Rudko from the penalty spot.
Before the break, the “sailors” reduced the gap thanks to a goal by Bohdan Butko, but the Odessa club could not avoid a rout. At the 90+5th minute, Bogdan Lednev put the final touches on this match.
Review of the match “Chernomorets” – “Polesie”
“Polesie” with 10 points rose to second place in the UPL – Imad Ashur's team is 2 points behind the leading “Alexandria”. “Chernomorets” is in 14th place, having three points to its credit.
In the next round of the UPL, after the international break, Zhitomir will host “Veres” on September 15. The day before, Oleksandr Babich's team will face “Ingulets” away.