A duel will be held in Chernihiv, which rightfully claims to be the central one for the entire twelfth round of the Ukrainian Premier League. Local Desna will host Poltava Vorskla in the fight for the right to become a full-fledged third force in the standings.

The head coach of the northerners Alexander Ryabokon decided to play this fight according to the scheme with three central defenders, so the pair Tamm - Gitchenko will be supplemented by Ermakov. Vladislav Kalitvintsev will play in the center line from the first minutes, and Levan Arveladze will again be located under the striker.

Vorskla has substitutions related to the disqualification of Ibrahim Kane: Sklyar will play in his position, while Chelyadin will add a couple of defensive midfielders. In the top three of the defense of Poltava Vadim Sapay will play on the left, and above him on the flank will be located Yakubu Najeeb.

Desna:

Past - Tamm, Ermakov, Gitchenko - Hemp, Kalitvintsev, Ogirya, Mudrik, Mostovoy - Arveladze - Budkovsky.

Subs: Litovka, Polegenko, Dombrovsky, Kartushov, Khlebas, Gutsulyak, Old, Degtyarev, Volkov.

Vorskla: Reznik - Yavorsky, Ndiaye, Sapay - Perduta, Putslin, Chelyadin, Yakubu - Shcherbak, Sklyar - Stepanyuk.

Subs: Tkachenko, Child, Dubko, Hajuk, Peshich, Kravchuk, Vasin.

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