This week, a decisive match will take place at the "Cherkassy-Arena" stadium between the teams "LNZ Cherkassy" and "Zorya" Luhansk. The match will start at 15:30, and the main referee will be Oleksandr Shandor.

The coaches of the teams – Vitaliy Ponomariov from "LNZ Cherkassy" and Viktor Skrypnyk from "Zorya" – have already announced the starting lineups for their players for the match of the 16th round of the UPL season 2025/26.

Team status before the match

"LNZ Cherkassy" currently occupies the first place in the table of the Ukrainian championship with 32 points, while "Zorya" is in eighth place with 23 points. According to Ponomariov, the teams are preparing for a tough match, as "Zorya" is a serious opponent with strong players. "We will prepare very seriously for the match," noted the coach of "LNZ".

Starting lineups

  • “LNZ Cherkassy” lineup: Palamarchuk – Drambayev, Muravskyi, Daiko, Pasich – Ryabov – Kuzik, Pastukh, Tankovskyi, Yashary – Assynor
  • “Zorya” lineup: Saputin – Vantukh, Yanich, Jordan, Juninho – Popara, Bashich, Kushnyrenko, Slesar – Andushych, Mychin

A victory in this match will allow "LNZ Cherkassy" to become the winter champion of the UPL for the first time in history. Fans are promised a bright and tense match!