Football. ua presents a preview of the match of the 18th round of the Ukrainian Championship, which will pass the 23rd round and will return at 15:30.

As part of the 18th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, we are being watched by the confrontation between Cherkasy LNZ and Krivorizk Kryvbas, which will take place at the Kolos stadium near Kovalivtsi.

This will be the first match of the Ukrainian Championship after returning from the winter holidays. In the first half of the season, the opposing teams demonstrated excellent results, as shown in the tournament table.

LNZ - \u200b\u200bKrivbas Friday, February 23rd, 15:30. Kolos, Kovalivka. Head referee - Anastasia Romanyuk (Ivano-Frankivsk). Live broadcast on UPL TV.

The start of the first half of the season, which became the debut for LNZ in the UPL, was a failure, after which the head coach was appointed. At the place of Oleksandr Kovpak, the well-known Oleg Dulub, who is well known from the struggle for survival with teams, arrived at the headquarters of Cherkasy residents.

The game under the leadership of Dulub has improved, which allowed the team to climb to tenth place, and now the main task is to save a place in the UPL - an entirely attainable goal, but just six more points from the zone..

During the winter break, the LNZ increased its staffing levels, and having already recruited additional soldiers and legionnaires, who, madly, may help. Singingly, the most bitter was the return to the UPL of Olive Till, who demonstrated the bright rhubarb of grain at the Vorskla warehouse. The team was also replenished by Evgen Kucherenko, Oleksandr Kaplienko, Salihu Haydin, Arad Bar, Italo Magnata, Mollo Bessala and Muharrem Yashari. Before spending, there were no such people among the main gravitationalists.

As a matter of fact, getting serious support from the first legions in the history of the club will help Dulub form the middle of the tournament table from LNZ.

Last winter, LNZ went through all the matches, won three times, played a game once, and gave up four times. During sparring, judge the form of the team - it’s not clear on the right, then you can check the official team, and then you can already say how the newcomers declared themselves and the new tactical ideas of Dulub, who can generally live.

Kryvbas is now ready to see how it’s more serious than just a team that wants to compete for something besides saving a place in the UPL. Incredibly, the team of Yuriy Vernidub became successful in the first half of the season, but it is fair to say that for the championship, regardless of the first place in the table, it will be even more difficult to fight for the European Cups - those that are needed. Krivbas is in the lead, but ahead of Dnipro-1 after additional performances, and Shakhtar and Dynamo may postpone matches in reserve.

This winter, the Kryvyi Rih residents have signed a number of gravitationalists who may increase competition in key positions and raise the level of the game.. Verified fighters Arthur Mykytyshyn and Yegor Tverdokhlib arrived, as well as two legionnaires - Rafael Bandeira and Nathanael Santini. Among the expenses - Oleksiy Khoblenko, who went to the same LNZ, and who went to the lease, as well as Vladislav Semotyuk and Denis Ustimenko, who went to the lease.

Also, before the loss of Krivbas, two injuries can be brought in - Volodymyr Yakimets, who has a rare illness, and also Danilo Beskorovainy, who missed the training camp, and the doctors were convinced that he would have to return before the season resumed. Having reappeared, still unknown.

During the initial training camps, Krivbas played seven matches, winning five and playing a game once.. The Kryvorizhians continued to perfect their game, practically not changing in the lines, which helped them play even more. In the other half of the season, the strength of the body, ale Vernidub, miraculously passed through Zorya, when victories were achieved in the fight for the European Cup place. There may be more at stake, but for the strength of this club from Krivoy Rog, it’s great!

The teams played only one match between each other - in the first half of this season, if Kryvbas was the strongest with a score of 2:0. The other goals were scored by Beskorovainyi and Maxim Zaderaka.

Tsikava facts:.

- 340 away match for Krivbas in the UPL;

- Kryvbas has not lost in the UPL in seven games: five won and two draws;

- LNZ's undefeated series has five games in the championship: three wins and two draws;

- Yuri Vernidub’s followers from various UPL clubs can get 60 guest wins in all tournaments or play 80 times in a game.

- Oleg Dulub’s team from various UPL clubs may concede 100 goals in all tournaments (two more goals);

- Dmytro Khomchenovsky (Kryvbas) can score 25 goals in the UPL;

- Kryvbas have never conceded more than one goal in an away match in the current championship.

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