On Saturday, 26 September, at 13:00 Kudrivka play a friendly against Obolon of Kyiv at Obolon’s training base in Bucha. The game fills the international break: Kudrivka’s next competitive match is against Veres of Rivne on 3 October.

The game was announced by Kudrivka and Obolon. The same day at 14:00 a separate team of the club plays for the regional Super Cup in Chernihiv — we cover that game separately.

Match updates

13:36. 35th minute, 0-0. Obolon’s Denys Tesliuk won a dangerous free kick near Kudrivka’s goal, but Serhii Sukhanov fired over.

13:25. 23rd minute, 0-0. Danger again at Obolon’s end: Kudrivka’s Sviitiukha cut in from the flank and shot, but goalkeeper Kyrylo Barantsov saved.

13:16. 14th minute, 0-0. Danger at Obolon’s end: a Kudrivka player struck a powerful shot, but the ball hit the crossbar.

13:01. Kick-off! Obolon and Kudrivka have started the friendly at the base in Bucha.

12:47. Obolon’s starting line-up: Barantsov (12), Shevchenko (5), Lomnytskyi (32), Skryhun (78), Kapinus (2), Kulakovskyi (8), Myshnov (15), Matkevych (7), Sukhanov (55), Tesliuk (99), Liakh (90). Kudrivka have not yet published their line-up.

What this game is

With the Ukrainian championship paused for international matches, Oleksandr Antonenko’s Obolon are playing two friendlies at their base in Bucha: today against Kudrivka, and on 3 October at 14:00 against LNZ of Cherkasy. For Kudrivka it is preparation for the return to the UPL: on 3 October they finally play their postponed sixth-round match against Veres.

The two sides have already met in the league this season: on 15 August, in round three, Kudrivka and Obolon drew 0-0.

Where they stand

Neither team has won in the Premier League yet. Obolon after seven rounds have four points and are 15th; Kudrivka have two points but have played a game fewer. In the last round Yevhenii Smyrnyi scored twice against Kolos, but the opponents’ third goal in the 55th minute proved decisive — 2-3.

What comes next

Kudrivka play Veres in Rivne on 3 October at 13:00 and travel to LNZ of Cherkasy on 11 October. Obolon, after the break, host Kryvbas in the eighth round of the UPL on 10 October.