17.02.2026

Mykola Balakin - referee of the match "Metalist 1925" - "Kryvbas"

The UAF Arbitration Committee has appointed officials for the match of the 17th round of the Vbet League between "Metalist 1925" and "Kryvbas," which will take place this coming Saturday at the "Central City Stadium" in Zhytomyr and will start at 15:30.

Referee - Mykola Balakin (Kyiv region)
Assistant referees - Oleksandr Berkut (Sumy) and Viktor Matyash (Donetsk region)
Fourth official - Oleh Kohut (Ternopil)
VAR Referee - Viktor Kopiyevsky (Kropyvnytskyi)
VAR Assistant - Artem Mykhailiuk (Kyiv)
VAR Observer - Ihor Yaremchuk (Kyiv)
UAF Arbitration Observer - Andriy Shandor (Lviv)

Our information:

Mykola Oleksandrovych Balakin
Date of Birth - 05.01.1989 (36 years old)
Place of Residence - Kyiv
Height - 186 cm Weight - 72 kg
Education - higher (National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine)
Regional competition referee - 2007-2009
Referee of DYFL and AAFA - 2009-2010
Second League referee - 2010-2012
First League referee - 2013-2015
Premier League referee - since 2015
FIFA referee - since 2016

Previously, the paths of "Metalist 1925" and referee Mykola Balakin from Kyiv region crossed three times. On July 29, 2020, in the match of the 27th round of the First League, "Metalist 1925" lost away to "Mykolaiv" - 2:3, and the next season in the 8th round match of the UPL, "Metalist 1925" played away to a draw with FC "Lviv" - 0:0. This season, he officiated the match of the 13th round "Karpaty" - "Metalist 1925" - 1:2.

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