Metalist and Oleksandriya played a draw in the opening match of the 18th round of the Ukrainian Premier League. The match at the Avangard stadium in Uzhgorod ended with the score 0:0. Interestingly, this is the fourth consecutive draw as Oleksandriya's mentor for the acting head coach of the Ukrainian national team Ruslan Rotan, who also heads the youth national team. After this match, Oleksandriya (28 points) remained in fifth place in the Premier League. Metalist (17 points) is in 13th position. In the next round, the Rotan team will play against Vorskla, and the Kharkiv team will meet with Kolos. Base date of matches - April 1.