"Kryvbas" - "Epicentr" 2:1

In the 21st round of the UPL, Kryvbas hosted Epicentr at home. Paraco, who missed the game in Zhytomyr due to suspension, returned to the starting lineup of the red-and-whites.

First half

The guests started the game a little more actively. In the 6th minute, Kemkin saved after a shot by Sifuentes from an acute angle. And later the opponent managed to score. After a pass from the corner of the field, Sydun won the second floor and shot into the far corner - 0:1.

Kryvbas went ahead. Mendoza was active, who often took over the game and shot at the goal from any position. Kryvyi Rih seized the initiative and later equalized the score. In the 29th minute, after a cross by Paraco, Shevchenko shot the goal from close range on the third attempt - 1:1. Congratulations to Yaroslav on his debut goal in the Kryvbas team!

Our team continued to press and at the end of the half took the lead for the first time in the match. Bar Lin fought for the ball until the last, and made a pass to the penalty area. Paraсo took the opponent's swing and powerfully hit the near corner - 2:1!

Second half

After the break, the Kryvyi Rih team could have scored again almost immediately, but Parako lost the duel to Bilyk. There were mutual attacks, but the hosts still looked more interesting up front. The flanks were active, attacks also passed through the center, but the opponent held the defense.

Bar Lin created a good moment for himself, but he shot at the goalkeeper. Kamenskyi, who came on as a substitute, shot sharply. “Kryvbas” began to play for the score closer to the end, made a number of substitutions, but there was no more chance to score. As for “Epicentr”, its attacks were also promising, but still we were stronger today. Sydun could have saved one point for his team in the last minutes, but he didn’t convert the one-on-one shot - it went wide. Here, Fortune was on our side.

With a victory, Kryvyi Rih!

March 21, 2026, Saturday. Ukrainian Championship 2025\2026. VBET League. Round 21. Kryvyi Rih. Stadium “Hirnyk”. 13:00. 611 spectators. +12 degrees.

“Kryvbas” (Kryvyi Rih) - “Epicentr” (Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region) – 2:1 (2:1)

Referee: Oleg Kohut (Ternopil).

Assistant referees: Mykhailo Yukhymenko (Lutsk), Pavlo Kotubey (Zakarpattia region).

Fourth referee: Dmytro Osaulenko (Kyiv).

Referee observer: Serhiy Voznyak (Mykolaiv).

VAR referee: Ihor Paskhal (Kherson).

Assistant VAR: Artem Mykhailiuk (Kyiv).

VAR observer: Valeriy Kurganov (Cherkasy).

UAF delegate: Oleg Bazai (Zaporizhzhia).

Goals: Vadym Sydun, 8 (0:1). Yaroslav Shevchenko, 28 (1:1). Carlos Paraco (Bar Lin), 39 (2:1).

Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih): 12. Oleksandr Kemkin, 2. Jan Yurcec, 4. Volodymyr Vilivald, 15. Joseph Jones, 55. Yvan Dibango, 6. Andrusw Araujo, 94. Maksym Zaderaka (c) (3. Carlos Rojas, 86), 8. Yaroslav Shevchenko (21. Oleksandr Kamenskyi, 75), 18. Bar Lin, 9. Carlos Paraco, 7. Gleiker Mendoza (24. Volodymyr Mulyk, 75).

Substitutes: 23. Danylo Sychov, 30. Volodymyr Makhankov, 19. Yevhen Mayakov, 10. Giovany Herbert, 28. Jhoel Maya, 20. Matvii Bodnar, 25. Tymur Butenko, 14. Assan Seck, 5. Ante Bekavac.

Head coach: Patrick van Leeuwen.

Epicentr (Kamyanets-Podilskyi): 31. Oleg Bilyk, 4. Vladyslav Moroz (c), 77. Nil Montagna, 97. Oleksandr Klymets, 67. Valeriy Luchkevych (11. Stanislav Kristin, 90), 5. Yevhen Zaporozhets (28. Andriy Lipovuz, 46), 8. Mykola Myronyuk, 17. Yehor Demchenko (6. Kyrylo Kovalets, 46), 9. Joaquin Sifuentes (21. Vladyslav Supryaga, 70), 99. Carlos U. Rojas (7. Andriy Matkevych, 60), 20. Vadym Sydun.

Substitutes: 71. Nikita Fedotov, 37. Arseniy Vavshko, 3. Stepan Hryhorashchuk, 10. Andriy Bezhenar, 2. Oliveira.

Head coach: Serhii Nahorniak.

Yellow cards: Andrusw Araujo, 28. Jan Jurcec, 78 - Mykola Myroniuk, 50. Vladyslav Moroz, 57. Nil Montagna, 82.

 Press service of FC "Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih