Dnipro-1 beat Mariupol in the match of the 3rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League. The meeting ended in favor of the hosts with a score of 2: 1.

Dnepr-1 brought forward its top scorer Artem Dovbik. 24-year-old striker shot Oleg Kudrik at close range after a pass to Mario Chuzhe.

In the 30th minute, Dovbik chalked up an assist. Alexander Nazarenko turned his transfer into a goal.

In the 77th minute, “Mariupol” returned to the game thanks to a goal by Bohdan Vyunnik, but the guests still could not recoup.

They finished the fight in the minority after the removal of Alexander Drambaev for two warnings.

Dnipro-1 scored 7 points and became the leader of the UPL. "

In the 2021/22 season, the UPL has been expanded from 14 to 16 teams that will play in two rounds. The newcomers of the elite division are Chernomorets, Veres and Metalist-1925.

In the next round, Dnepr-1 will play on a visit with Desna Chernihiv on August 14, and Mariupol will host Chernomorets Odessa two days later..