Dnipro-1 lost to Vorskla in the opening match of the 28th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The match at the Avangard stadium in Uzhgorod ended with the score 1:2. Already in the third minute, the Dnipro club brought forward Domingo Blanco. However, the Poltava team answered with their two goals even before the break.. Oleksandr Sklyar equalized in the 11th minute with a penalty. And in stoppage time by the first half, the team of Viktor Skrypnyk took the lead thanks to an accurate shot by Ibrahim Kane. In the second half of the match, Oleksandr Kucher's wards were desperately trying to win back, but Vorskla went on the defensive with great forces and did everything to keep the victory..

Dnipro-1 (64 points) remained in second place, not taking advantage of the chance to climb to the top of the Premier League. Dnipro are 2 points behind Shakhtar. Today the Pitmen will face Zorya, which is third with 61 points. Vorskla (39 points) won the third victory in a row and is in the sixth position. Poltava residents are now only three points away from the European Cup zone. In the next round, Dnipro-1 will meet with Shakhtar on May 28, and Vorskla will host Kolos a day later.