Rebranded Kharkiv give four newcomers a start in UPL opener against Veres

Kharkiv and Veres of Rivne meet in the opening round of the Ukrainian Premier League, with the action set for the Livyi Bereh Stadium. For Kharkiv, it marks the first official match since the club's rebranding, and the coaching staff have thrown four newcomers straight into the starting lineup. Kharkiv: Yermakov - Krupskyi, Pavliuk, Shabanov, Martyniuk - Yatsyk, Kaliuzhnyi, Profini - Castillo, Parako, Rashytsia. Subs: Protsenko, Varakuta, Zaberhdzha, Antiukh, Saliuk, Hadzhiiev, I. Kohut, Smoliakov, Dubko, Plichko, Korol, Itodo. Veres: Horokh - Stamulis, Checher, Vovchenko, Smiian - Kharatin, Baran - Sharai, Gonçalves - Blair, Fabrício. Subs: Kharchenko, Stefaniuk, Protasevych, Sanotskyi, Bahrii, Baiia, Niyo, Mihutskyi, Khokhashvili, Volli, Santos. Kickoff is scheduled for 15:30 Kyiv time.