For Zarya, Denis Favorov scored his debut goal, but his efforts were not enough: the Luhansk club lost to Desna in the first round of the Ukrainian championship.

Match review:.

Desna - Zarya 3: 1.

Goals: Filippov, 57 (pen. ), Tamm, 63, Budkovsky, 73 - Favorov, 43.

Desna: Past - Gitchenko, Imerekov, Tamm - Ogirya - Konoplya, Kalitvintsev (Kartushov, 88), Dombrovsky (Ermakov, 90 + 3), Mostovoy - Totovitsky (Budkovsky, 46) - Filippov (Mudrik, 87).

Zarya: Shevchenko - Favorov, Vernidub, Abu Khanna (Piddubny, 35), Grechkin (Juninho, 79) - Nazarina - Yurchenko (Perovich, 80), Kochergin, Khomchenovsky - Kabaev (Yanakov, 80), Gromov (Lunev, 63).

Warnings: Kalitvintsev, Budkovsky, Mostovoy - Grechkin, Kochergin.