Polissya is the September champion, goalkeeper-scorer, and two intrigues killed the suspension.

The peculiarity of the autumn part of this season lies in the fact that September in the club context is over long before it is necessary to turn the page of the calendar. Three weeks of international football in the future separate and leave this part of the campaign in history, so it is possible to sum up certain results of this period, which turned out to be quite lively in Ukrainian football. 7th round 09/18/2026 13:15 15:30 7th round 09/19/2026 13:00 15:30 18:00 7th round 09/20/2026 13:00 15:30 18:00 And suddenly... The central match of the seventh round of the UPL was the final confrontation on Sunday at the Lviv Arena, in which the "golden" and "silver" winners of the previous draw, who are currently not in similar positions in the tournament table, met. Shakhtar Donetsk hosted Cherkasy LNZ in their frenetic schedule of four matches in 10 days, and it was the same occasion where the analogies to the 1-4 loss to Ard Turan's side in this very arena a year ago were reminiscent of themselves. Even more so when Vitaly Ponomarev presented us with the starting line-up of his own team and it became clear that the Lilacs are determined to repeat that sensational success and will play personal pressing against the Miners. At the same time, everything was fine for LNZ until the 22nd minute. Too good. Shakhtar looked scared, and why Ndiaga and Yashari couldn't score in the end - they still have to be asked. The Butcher produced some crazy own-goal saves at a key moment. And then what happened happened. Marlon Gomez lightly provoked Nazarii Muravbroadcasteri during the preparation of the next standard near the possession of the "miners", and the reaction of the captain of the Cherkasy club was, to put it mildly, not comparable to what his opponent did against him. An elbow to the face at point blank range? Where are we going in general? Of course, after such an act of their player, LNZ remained in the minority. Did it break the game for Ponomarev's team? Yes, completely. Later, Shakhtar quickly noted that it is enough to "hang" one player on Yashari's legs, and the guests' attack will no longer be like a phenomenon. And that is why Drambaev's desperate rush at the end of the first half looked like the only possible solution for the Lilacs - but there was no goal against the Donetsk team either. And then there was the second half, where Turan's team seemed to be doing everything right from the start, but the situation did not change until the return of the Brazilian leader Pedrinho da Silva from injury as a substitute. And Lassina Traore finally made the same post move in foreign possession. Then it became easier for Shakhtar and the score turned into the one that was recorded on the scoreboard as a result. Could it be otherwise? Of course, it would be different. But for this, someone needs to grow up not only according to the passport. Kostenko went out to finish off Veres, but killed Carpathians instead The Ukrainian community needs to make efforts to promote the topics of various derbies in our football. To make the banal more interesting. If a few years ago many were surprised by the principled relationship between the Lviv Carpathians and Rivne Veres, now the label of the Western Ukrainian derby is already something familiar to use. And the atmosphere at the Ukraine stadium in the middle of mediaday part of the game program is actually worth a lot. And what Oleg Shandruk's team did on the field in this game is actually worth even more. No one has dismantled Francisco Fernandez's team so systematically and mercilessly this season. The game on the field of the "lions" actually took place in one goal, with the only interesting exception that the Carpathians managed to implement the standard, while Mysak's magnificent game on the line prevented most of the threats from the opponents. However, Veres continued to bend his line and kept the atmosphere tense. In the end, the stands also warmed up, and they, in turn, warmed up the head of Yan Kostenko, when he returned to the game after a long absence due to injury. The player's eyes were burning, which was transmitted even through the broadcast camera, but at the same time, you still have to keep a cool head. Because what happened in the end with the Carpathian football player will be different. In the 62nd minute, Kostenko came on as a substitute, and 25 seconds later he flew at Tsipot's feet at breakneck speed in a tackle in the opponent's half. Because he simply felt the moment, but did not understand the consequences of his actions. And in fact, it was surprising to hear from Fran after the match that this foul did not lead to expulsion, but the coach will protect his players in any case - that's understandable. But in the end, no one managed to defend the goal of the "lions", and Veres did find his goal in the last minutes. At the same time, the game scenario seemed to encourage the teams