"Kryvbas" - "Kolos" 2:2

In the 5th round of the UPL, Kryvbas hosted Kolos at home. The match began with a special event in support of two of our servicemen and big fans of the club - Semen Smishnyi and Lokha Pont, who are in russian captivity.

The team took to the field in T-shirts with their images, and the fan sector greeted this moment with a bright performance with flares. Before the starting whistle, the announcer announced that Semyon and Lyokha were to symbolically start the match. After the applause of the stadium, the words were heard: "Unfortunately, this cannot happen today, because the guys are in captivity. We are waiting for all our defenders and especially for them."

After the final whistle, the team, together with the relatives of the servicemen and the fan sector, took a joint photo. Kryvbas remembers, waits for and believes in the return of our defenders.

First half

At the start of the match, the guests looked more active, operating more often in the half of the Kryvyi Rih field. Rrapay threatened Kemkin's goal several times, and in the 17th minute his shot from 15 meters was selflessly blocked by Vilivald.

Kryvbas gradually seized the initiative and opened the scoring in the 28th minute. After a throw-in from the touchline, Shevchenko won the fight with Rrapay and scored a take-off. Pakholiuk parried the shot, but the ball ricocheted off the post and ended up in the goal - 1:0.

After the goal, the teams continued to play on opposite courses. Kolos had several dangerous approaches, and Kemkin was forced to react to the opponent's shots. In the 33rd minute, Kryvbas created a good moment: after a combination, Rivas went into a striking position, but the ricochet almost disoriented Pakholiuk.

However, in the 38th minute, the guests managed to equalize the score. Salabai passed to the penalty area, Savchuk distracted the defenders, and Klymchuk took advantage of a defensive error and crossed the ball into the goal - 1:1. Before the break, both teams still had chances, but there were no more goals in the first half.

Second half

The second half began with a dangerous moment near the Kryvbas goal. In the 52nd minute, Klymchuk received a wonderful pass from Savchuk behind the defenders, but missed the goal from a few meters.

Within two minutes, Kemkin had to seriously enter the game. The red-and-white goalkeeper parried a dangerous shot by Rrapai from outside the penalty area in a jump. In the 55th minute, the hosts again created a threat after the pass, but this time Elias headed the ball - Kemkin played reliably and saved his team.

And in the 66th minute, Kryvbas scored! Vilivald burst into the Kolos penalty area and effectively headed the corner kick. This goal allowed Kryvyi Rih to take the lead - 2:1. After the captain's goal, the hosts confidently controlled the course of the match and dictated their terms to the opponent.

Kolos finished the match in the minority - Rukhadze received a second yellow card and left his team with ten men. But, unfortunately, we were not destined to keep three points today. In injury time, the opponent was lucky to equalize the score. After a throw-in from the goalkeeper and an unsuccessful rebound for us, Takhiri beat Kemkin from close range - 2:2.

September 5, 2026, Saturday. Ukrainian Championship 2026/2027. UPL. Round 5. Kryvyi Rih. Hirnyk Stadium. 13:00. 587 spectators. +26 degrees.

«Kryvbas» (Kryvyi Rih) - «Kolos» (Kovalivka village, Kyiv region) - 2:2 (1:1)

Referee: Artem Mykhailiuk (Kyiv).

Assistant referees: Vladislav Drykin (Rivne), Serhiy Dariychuk (Chernivtsi).

Fourth referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi (Zaporizhia).

Referee observer: Kostyantyn Trukhanov (Kharkiv).

VAR referee: Volodymyr Novokhatniy (Cherkasy).

VAR assistant referee: Dmytro Kubryak (Odesa).

VAR observer: Oleksandr Voytyuk (Zaporizhia).

UAF Delegate: Mykhailo Kalita (Mykolaiv).

Goals: Yaroslav Shevchenko, 29 (1:0). Yurii Klymchuk, 39 (1:1). Volodymyr Vilivald (Giovany Herbert, corner), 66 (2:1). Ardit Tahiri, 90+2 (2:2)

Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih): 12. Oleksandr Kemkin, 22. Joao Machado, 4. Volodymyr Vilivald (c), 15. Joseph Jones, 16. Thiago Borges (28. Santiago Cuiza, 83), 6. Denys Pidhurskyi (21. Oleksandr Kamenskyi, 62), 17. Roy Nawi, 8. Yaroslav Shevchenko, 10. Giovany Herbert, 24. Volodymyr Mulyk (14. Assane Seck, 62), 7. Yakson Rivas (20. Matvii Bodnar, 88).

Substitutes: 23. Danylo Sychov, 1. Bohdan Khoma, 19. Yevhen Maiakov, 26. Yehor Korobka, 27. Dmytro Hodia.

Head coach: Patrick van Leeuwen.

Kolos (Kovalivka): 31. Ivan Pakholiuk, 2. Zurab Rukhadze, 33. Roman Goncharenko, 3. Eduard Kozik, 42. Oleksandr Savchuk, 55. Telles, 99. Arinaldo Rrapai (11. Ardit Tahiri, 84), 7. Oleksandr Demchenko (c) (45. Daniil Khripchuk, 75), 17. Anton Salabai (47. Daniil Denisenko, 84), 70. Yuriy Klymchuk (30. Denis Ndukwe, 75), 14. Ibrahim Kane (90. Irgi Kasalla, 46).

Substitutes: 51. Valentin Morgun, 1. Dmytro Matsapura, 44. Vladislav Shershen, 21. Dmytro Sukhonos, 10. Luka Stankovsky.

Head coach: Ruslan Kostyshyn.

Yellow cards: Yakson Rivas, 32. Roy Nawi, 76. Assane Seck, 79. Giovany Herbert, 80 - Eduard Kozik, 32. Zurab Rukhadze, 56. Oleksandr Savchuk, 58. Ivan Pakholiuk, 82.

Red card: Zurab Rukhadze ("Kolos"), 80 (second yellow card).

 Press service of FC "Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih