Zorya Lugansk defeated Vorskla Poltava in the match of the 16th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The match at the Nika stadium in Alexandria ended with a score of 2:3. The first half of the meeting was won by Poltava. Vorskla Albanian striker Taulant Seferi scored a brace - in the 5th minute he scored from the field, and in the 16th he converted a penalty. However, after the break, the Luhansk team made an enchanting comeback. In the 57th minute, Vladimir Brazhko reduced the backlog of Zorya. In the 72nd minute, Vorskla remained in the minority - Lucas Ramirez earned a second yellow card. Patrick van Leeuwen's team took advantage of a numerical majority in injury time.

On 90+1 minutes, Nazariy Rusin equalized the score, and two minutes later, Brazhko brought victory to Lugansk from the penalty spot, scoring a brace. Match Review.

After this victory, Zorya (31 points) moved up to third place in the UPL, moving Dynamo Kyiv (30 points) to fourth place.. Vorskla (18 points) occupies the ninth position. In the next round, the Lugansk team will play with Lviv on March 11, and the Poltava team will meet with Veres the next day.