"Metalist 1925" is the winner of the Superleague in rugby-7!
On August 2, the third round of the Ukrainian Women's Super League in rugby-7 took place at the Spartak Stadium in Kyiv. This game day turned out to be decisive in the battle for the championship.
By securing confident victories over the "Lionesses," RC "Odesa," and "Carpathian She-Wolves," our girls prematurely clinched the championship title, becoming unreachable for the closest pursuers. Kharkiv is in first place, while Lviv and Odesa will determine the second team of the Super League on the final game day.
The final, fourth round will take place in early autumn in Southern Palmyra.
Ukrainian champions in the lineup of "Metalist 1925" are: Yuliia Ivashchenko - team captain, Kateryna Antoshkina, Oleksandra Afanasenko, Dariia Bolotska, Mariia Bolotska, Yuliia Bodnar, Viktoriia Borysenko, Polina Bratchyk, Yelizaveta Havrylova, Uliana Holubnychа, Alina Yefremova, Mariia Lupanova, Nataliia Mazur, Sofia Miroshnychenko, Oksana Nikoriak, Diana Panova, Kateryna Pashchyk, Anna Postonohova, Diana Prytula, Kateryna Sorokina, Oliivia Struhinska, Mariia Tereshchenko, Alina Tuzenko, Aya Khammad. Head coach - Serhii Harkavyi. Assistant coach - Oleh Lytvynenko. Manager - Oleksandr Belytskyi.
It is worth noting that Afanasenko, the Bolotska sisters, Bodnar, Lupanova, Miroshnychenko, Panova, Tereshchenko, and Tuzenko achieved a kind of "golden" double this year, as they won first place in the Ukrainian Championship among 18-year-old rugby players in the spring as part of "Metalist 1925."
Results of the game day:
LKZ KIVS "Lionesses" - RC "Odesa" - 15:7
DYUSH-2 "Carpathian She-Wolves" - RC "Odesa" - 0:72
"Metalist 1925" - LKZ KIVS "Lionesses" - 38:0
LKZ KIVS "Lionesses" - DYUSH-2 "Carpathian She-Wolves" - 52:0
RC "Odesa" - "Metalist 1925" - 0:22
"Metalist 1925" - DYUSH-2 "Carpathian She-Wolves" - 34:0
Tournament standings after three rounds:
1. "Metalist 1925" - 43 points
2. "Lionesses" - 27
3. RC "Odesa" - 16
4.
DYUSH-2 "Carpathian She-Wolves" - 0
Currently, the list of the most productive players of our team looks as follows:
Natalia Mazur - 56 points (10 attempts and 3 conversions)
Maria Tereshchenko - 30 points (6 attempts)
Alina Yefremova - 29 points (5 attempts and 2 conversions)
Kateryna Sorokina - 25 points (5 attempts)
Maria Bolotska - 24 points (4 attempts and 2 conversions)
Yelizaveta Havrylova - 24 points (2 attempts and 7 conversions)
Sofia Miroshnychenko - 20 points (4 attempts)
Yulia Ivashchenko - 17 points (3 attempts and 1 conversion)
Anna Postonohova - 15 points (3 attempts)
Alina Tuzenko - 13 points (1 attempt and 4 conversions)
Kateryna Antoshkina and Yulia Bodnar - 10 points each (2 attempts)
Daria Bolotska - 7 points (1 attempt and 1 conversion)
Ulyana Holubnychа and Aya Khammad - 5 points each (1 attempt)
Our team is facing a new challenge ahead. A fierce battle awaits all rugby fans on August 31st at the "Yunist" stadium in Lviv. The Ukrainian Cup, which is a single game day, will determine the winner of the honorary trophy! The competition will traditionally involve teams from the Super League, as well as some second teams of clubs.
Serhiy Harkaviy (head coach of RC "Metalist 1925): "We prepared very thoroughly for this round, the first home game for "Metalist 1925". I am very grateful to the club management and the Rugby Federation of the Kyiv region for their assistance in organizing. Yes, not in Kharkiv, but Kyiv welcomed us very hospitably."
We also understood that for the Lviv team "Lionesses" this was practically their last chance to catch up with us. The girls aimed to play victoriously, there were many of their friends and relatives in the stands, and the guys from RC "Kyiv" also supported us. By the way, I am very grateful to the Kyiv team for the sparring we had two days before the round, it was beneficial for us.
Regarding the matches, the first one was crucial. That's understandable. We had productive training sessions, practiced on a good field, and approached Saturday fully armed. The score of 38:0, of course, is quite significant, but it speaks primarily about our concentration and readiness. I am grateful to all the girls for executing the coaching instructions 100%.
Now the Ukrainian Cup is ahead. I thanked the girls for the work they have done during the Championship games, now we have several days off and the beginning of preparation before the cup competitions. They all understand how important it is to prepare correctly and qualitatively for the tournament."
The management of FC "Metalist 1925", co-founders of the club, men's and women's teams, as well as all fans congratulate the girls on this triumph. "Metalist 1925" is a big sports family!
