The head coach of Alexandria Volodymyr Sharan surprised with an unexpected tactical decision for the central match of the round, in which Alexandria and Chernihiv Desna will play at KSK Nika.

“Polygraphs” can rarely be caught using a formation with three central defenders, however, the uncertain move at the start of the season forces the coaching staff to go for such experiments. We also note the return to the starting lineup of Kirill Kovalets, Dmitry Grechkishkin, as well as Valery Luchkevich, who was disqualified.

Desna's roster also has changes ahead of the upcoming game. The Chernihiv club still cannot decide on the replacement of Alexander Filippov, who left the team, so forward Ilya Shevtsov will get his next chance this season.

Alexandria:

Pankiv - Baboglo, Bondarenko, Dubra - Pashaev, Grechishkin, Kovalets, Vantukh - Luchkevich, Sitalo, Mishenko.

Subs: Bilyk, Melnik, Stetskov, Dovgy, Bezborodko, Gritsuk, Shastal, Bandada.

Desna: Paste - Hemp, Gitchenko, Imerekov, Mostovoy - Ogirya, Arveladze - Kalitvintsev, Totovitsky, Mudrik - Shevtsov.

Subs: Litovka, Tamm, Ermakov, Dombrovsky, Kartushov, Khlebas, Gutsulyak, Budkovsky, Degtyarev.

The match Alexandria - Desna will start at 17:00 Kyiv time. Follow the online text stream on Football. ua.