Matchday. "Metalist 1925" - "Kolos"
September 28, 2025. Zhytomyr, "Central". 7th round of the Ukrainian Premier League. The match starts at 15:30
Referee - Oleksandr Shandor (Lviv)
Assistant referees - Oleksandr Pavlinov (Odesa) and Yaroslav Trekhlib (Dnipro)
Fourth official - Dmytro Osaulenko (Kyiv)
VAR referee - Viktor Kopiyevsky (Kropyvnytskyi)
VAR assistant - Mariana Striletska (Sumy)
VAR observer - Yuriy Moseychuk (Chernivtsi)
UAF arbitration observer - Ihor Khiblin (Khmelnytskyi)
Live broadcast of the match on the TV channel UPL.TV
Preview: "Metalist 1925" extended their unbeaten streak in all tournaments to 6 matches last week. Mladen Bartulovich's team confidently defeated amateur team "Kolos" from Polonnoye 4-1 in the Cup round of 16. Interestingly, midfielder Lytvynenko has not scored in two consecutive matches, while young Karpizin scored in his debut match. It's worth noting that in the next round, "blue-yellows" will face the first league team "Agrobusiness".
If we talk about the championship, "Metalist 1925" currently holds the 5th position, but due to the high density in the table, they are only 4 points behind the leader. So far, after 6 matches, the team has 3 wins, 2 draws, and only 1 loss, totaling 11 points (goal difference: 9:4).
Meanwhile, "Kolos" did not have a Cup match last week, as they sensationally failed to pass the second league team "Lokomotiv" in the penalty shootout in the round of 32. However, in the championship, Ruslan Kostyshin's team is performing better, as before the round, "Kolos" shared the top spot with "Shakhtar" and "Dynamo". 4 wins (against "Kryvbas", "Polissya", "Epitsentr", and "Zorya") and 2 draws (with "Karpaty" and "Veres") have earned the team 14 points (goal difference: 8:3). Interestingly, before the match with "Metalist 1925", the team from Kyiv region not only remains undefeated in UPL but also has the best defense record.
The history of matches between the teams includes 8 official games starting from 2019 when both teams were in the First League. At the PFL level, two goalless draws were recorded between the teams. In the UPL, the opponent currently has the advantage - 1 victory for Kharkiv against 3 wins for "Kolos", with 2 matches ending in a draw (goal difference: 3:6).
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Ukrainian Premier League. Round 7
Friday, September 26
18:00 "Kudrivka" - "Epitsentr" - 2:1
Saturday, September 27
13:00 "Oleksandriya" - "Poltava" - 1:0
15:30 "Zorya" - "Obolon" - 0:0
18:00 "Karpaty" - "Dynamo" - 3:3
Sunday, September 28
13:00 "LNZ" - "Kryvbas"
15:30 "Metalist 1925" - "Kolos"
18:00 "Rukh" - "Shakhtar"
Monday, September 29
18:00 "Veres" - "Polissya"
"Kolos" (Kovalivka). Profile
Established - 2012
Club colors - white and black
Home stadium - "Kolos" (capacity: 5000 spectators)
President – Andriy Zasukha
Head coach – Ruslan Kostyshin
Official website - koloskovalivka.com
Historical background:
History: Football club "Kolos" was founded in 2012 in the village of Kovalivka, located in the Bila Tserkva district of the Kyiv region. Initially, the team played at the regional level, which it quickly outgrew, winning the regional championship 3 times and lifting the Super Cup of the region. In its debut season at the professional level, "Kolos" won the Second League and moved up a division. However, the team only made it to the UPL in the 2019/2020 season. In its debut season, "Kolos" earned the right to play in the Europa League qualifiers, where the team even managed to pass one qualification stage, eliminating the Greek team "Aris," but failed to reach the group stage. The team from Kyiv region also participated in the Conference League qualifiers - again without success. Last season, "Kolos" finished in 10th place.
Achievements: Champion of the Kyiv region - 2012, 2013, 2014
Winner of the Kyiv region Cup - 2014
Bronze medalist of the Ukrainian Amateur Championship - 2015
Winner of the Second League of the PFL - 2015/2016
Silver medalist of the First League of the PFL - 2018/2019
Geography: "Kolos" represents the village of Kovalivka in Kyiv region, where it also hosts UPL matches. Despite the small population in Kovalivka, "Kolos" unites fans from the entire southern part of the Kyiv region. The team also has supporters in Kyiv, as the club's youth academy fields are located in close proximity to the city.
Head Coach: During the second round of the last championship, Ruslan Kostyshyn returned to Kovalivka, replacing Oleksandr Pozdyeiev. The coach worked with "Kolos" from 2014 to 2021 and led the team from the amateur level to European competitions (a total of 176 matches). After his coaching career, Kostyshyn briefly worked as the Vice President of the club but quickly returned to coaching. During his absence in Kovalivka, Kostyshyn worked with "Aksu" (Kazakhstan) and managed an amateur project - "Dnister" (Zalishchyky). Interestingly, the head coach is currently assisted by many former football players: Oleg Shelayev, Taras Mykhalyk, Viacheslav Kernozhenko, and Vitaliy Mandziuk, who are part of the coaching staff.
Transfermarkt: According to the "Transfermarkt" portal, the most expensive players of "Kolos" are goalkeeper Ivan Pakholiuk and midfielder Andriy Ponyedilnik, both valued at 800 thousand euros. Speaking of the total value of the team's players, "Kolos" shares the 9th place with Lviv's "Rukh" - 10 million 550 thousand euros. Currently, the team from Kovalivka has 8 foreign players from Kosovo, Georgia, Brazil, Albania, Nigeria, and Mali in its squad.
