"Metalist 1925" - "Kryvbas" 0:0

UPL is back after the winter break! Kryvbas played in Zhytomyr today, where they faced Metalist 1925 in the 17th round. Panamanian Jones made his debut in the starting lineup of the red-and-whites, paired with Wilivald in the center of defense. We should also note the debut appearance in the team's application for the game of U-19 football players Korobka, Maiakov and Bodnar.

First half

The debut of the match was left to Kryvbas. Paraco twice threatened the opponent's goal, but after his powerful shots the ball flew past the post. Later, the active Paraco had two more good opportunities to score. At first he shot inaccurately, and a minute after a corner and a rebound he shot into the far corner and almost missed the far corner.

Metalist 1925 responded only in the middle of the half, when Yurchets successfully played a tackle at the last moment and did not give Zabergja the opportunity to go one-on-one with Kemkin. The hosts played more actively and in the 27th minute Kemkin parried Mba's sharp shot. Nevertheless, the Kryvyi Rih team continued to look more interesting in front, but the first half ended without goals.

Second half

After the break, the game gradually leveled off. In the 60th minute, the opponent lost a real chance when Antiuh missed the goal line from a good position. Later, we responded with our attack, when Mendoza made a sharp pass - unfortunately, no one reached the ball.

The game was even, almost without chances. In the 76th minute, Matvii Bodnar, a 18-year-old pupil of FA Kryvbas, who had just arrived from the location of the Ukrainian U-18 national team, made his debut for Kryvbas in the UPL. And this is a truly significant event for both our red-and-white family and for Matvii himself. In the 80th minute, Kemkin won a duel in close combat with Antyukh. It was really very dangerous.

Until the end of the game, both teams did not lose hope of snatching three points. The debutant from Kharkiv Baptistella wasted a super chance - Kemkin saved our team after a close-range shot. But this fighting duel ended goalless - 0:0.

February 21, 2026, Saturday. Ukrainian Championship 2025\2026. VBET League. Round 17. Zhytomyr. "Central City Stadium "Polissya". 15:30. +1 degrees.

"Metalist 1925" (Kharkiv) - "Kryvbas" (Kryvyi Rih) - 0:0

Referee: Mykola Balakin (Kyiv region).

Assistant referees: Oleksandr Berkut (Sumy), Viktor Matyash (Donetsk).

Fourth referee: Oleh Kohut (Ternopil).

Referee observer: Andriy Shandor (Lviv).

UAF delegate: Yuriy Nestryga (Kyiv).

VAR referee: Viktor Kopievsky (Kropyvnytskyi).

VAR assistant: Artem Mykhaylyuk (Kyiv).

VAR observer: Ihor Yarmenchuk (Kyiv).

Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv): 30. Danylo Varakuta, 27. Ilya Krupsky, 13. Volodymyr Salyuk, 31. Artem Shabanov, 24. Oleksandr Martynyuk, 5. Ivan Kalyuzhny (k), 15. Denys Antyukh, 16. Jose Arevalo (25. Ivan Lytvynenko, 72), 45. Vladislav Kalitvintsev (77. Cauan Baptistella, 72), 26. Baton Zabergja (17. Igor Kohut, 61), 99. Christian Mba (98. Peter Itodo, 61).

Substitutes: 1. Oleg Mozil, 23. Yaroslav Protsenko, 2. Dmytro Kapinus, 18. Yevhen Pavlyuk, 37. Valeriy Dubko, 74. Igor Snurnitsyn, 8. Sebastian Castillo, 7. Ari Moura.

Head coach: Mladen Bartulovych.

Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih): 12. Oleksandr Kemkin - 2. Yan Yurcec, 4. Volodymyr Vilivald, 15. Joseph Jones, 55. Yvan Dibango - 27. Andrusw Araujo, 94. Maksym Zaderaka (k), 8. Yaroslav Shevchenko, 18. Bar Lin, 7. Gleiker Mendoza, 83 - 9. Carlos Paraco (20. Matvii Bodnar, 77).

Substitutes: 1. Bohdan Khoma, 59. Danylo Sychov, 3. Carlos Rojas, 24. Volodymyr Mulyk, 28. Jhoel Maya, 21. Oleksandr Kamenskyi, 19. Yevhen Maiakov, 24. Volodymyr Mulyk, 26. Yehor Korobka.

Head coach: Patrick van Leeuwen.

Yellow cards: Christian Mba, 20. Denys Antyukh, 33. Ivan Kalyuzhny, 87 - Andrusw Araujo, 35. Yaroslav Shevchenko, 86.

Press service of FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih