Game Day. "Rukh" - "Metalist 1925"

March 9, 2026. Lviv, "Arena-Lviv". 19th round of the UPL. The match starts at 15:30

Referee - Oleh Kohut (Ternopil)

Assistant referees - Dmytro Podvalnyi (Kyiv region) and Andrii Likarenko (Chernihiv)

Fourth official - Kristina Kozoroh (Kyiv region)

VAR referee - Volodymyr Novokhatniy (Cherkasy region)

VAR assistant - Oleksandr Kalionov (Khmelnytskyi)

VAR observer - Oleksandr Derdo (Chornomorsk)

UAF arbitration observer - Ihor Yaremchuk (Kyiv)

UAF delegate - Mykola Kuznetsov (Khmelnytskyi)

Live broadcast of the match on the UPL.TV channel.

Preview: Kharkiv continues to be in the upper part of the table. Mladen Bartulovich's team is in 6th place with 28 points (goal difference: 19-12). In the previous round, "Metalist 1925" secured a minimal victory over "Oleksandriya" - 1:0. At the same time, Kharkiv players achieved a number of statistical achievements: the opponent had only one shot on goal, which was blocked, and Bartulovich's team thus showed 100% blocked shots by the opponent. Also, "Metalist 1925" set a UPL season record for the number of interceptions and ball recoveries in the final third of the field (30) and renewed their own record for the number of crosses per match - 40. In addition, Kharkiv players performed successfully in the Cup. In the quarterfinals, "Metalist 1925" defeated "Lokomotiv" with a score of 3:0 and for the first time in the club's history reached the semifinals of the tournament.

"Rukh" after the matches of competitors is in 13th place in the standings and has 19 points (goal difference: 15-25). In the recent UPL matches, the team lost twice to Kyiv clubs. First, there was a defeat against "Dynamo", and then against "Obolon", but with the same score - 0:1. It is worth noting that during the transfer window, players such as Ilya Kvasnytsia, Vitaliy Kholod, Bubakar Fall, Edson, Rostyslav Lyakh, and Marko Sapuga left "Rukh" and moved to "Karpaty" (in the opposite direction, Igor Neves transferred), while Bohdan Slyubyk went to Czech "Pardubice".

"Metalist 1925" and "Rukh" have met 11 times in their history. Here the score is equal: 3 victories for Kharkiv, 5 draws, and 3 defeats, goal difference - 13:11.

On the field of the Lviv team, opponents have played 5 matches: 2 wins for "Rukh" and 3 draws, goal difference - 6:3.

In the Ukrainian Premier League, the teams have played 7 matches: 2 wins for Kharkiv, 3 draws, and 2 defeats, goal difference - 9:7.

Directly at the "Rukh" stadium in the championship, 3 matches were played: 1 win for "Rukh" and 2 draws, goal difference - 4:2.

UPL, 19th round

Friday, March 6

13:00 "Oleksandriya" - "Shakhtar" - 0:1

Saturday, March 7

13:00 "Epitsentr" - "Kolos" - 4:0

15:30 "Obolon" - "Kryvbas" - 0:0

Sunday, March 8

13:00 "Zorya" - "Poltava" - 4:0

15:30 "Karpaty" - "Kudrivka" - 1:1

18:00 "Polissya" - "Dynamo" - 1:2

Monday, March 9

15:30 "Rukh" - "Metalist 1925"

18:00 "Veres" - "LNZ"

"Rukh" (Lviv). Profile

Year of establishment - 2003

Club colors - black and yellow

Home stadium - "Arena Lviv" (capacity: 34,915 spectators)

President - Yulia Dumanska

Head coach - Ivan Fedik

Official website - fcrukh.com

History: "Rukh" was founded in 2003 in Vynnyky, where a children's football school operated initially. In 2010, the team made its debut in the championship of the Lviv region, and with the arrival of President Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi, it began to rise in the football hierarchy of Ukraine. In 2016, the club received professional status and immediately won the silver medals of the Second League. After three seasons in the First League, "Rukh" earned the right to play in the UPL, winning silver in the 2019/2020 season. In the following seasons, the team established itself in the elite division, occupying mid-table positions.

Achievements: Lviv Regional Premier League Champion - 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015

Silver medalist of the Ukrainian Amateur Championship - 2013 and 2015

Winner of the Ukrainian Amateur Championship - 2014

Silver medalist of the Second League of the PFL - 2016/2017

Silver medalist of the First League of the PFL - 2019/2020

Geography: "Rukh" is a club representing the city of Lviv and has roots in Vynnyky, located nearby. The team gradually gains the support of fans not only in Galicia but throughout Ukraine, maintaining its own unique atmosphere and focusing on young players.

Head coach: "Rukh" is led by 38-year-old coach Ivan Fedik. A native of Lviv, he did not have a career as a professional footballer, but from a young age, he worked in a youth academy, where he was invited by the then coach of Lviv's "Karpaty" Oleh Konovalov. Later, Fedik was an assistant to Konovalov at "Sevastopol" and Russian "Krasnodar", and also was part of the coaching staff of Leonid Kuchuk at "Stal", "Rostov", and "Rus". In June 2020, after Yuri Bakalov's resignation, he was appointed head coach of the Lviv club. In 2021, he left the position. And in 2025, he was again appointed head coach of "Rukh".

Transfermarkt: According to the estimates of a well-known portal, the current squad of "Rukh" is valued at 6.75 million euros, which is 12 million less than the estimated value of the "Metalist 1925" squad. The team's squad includes five foreign players, including two Brazilians, as well as representatives from Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. According to "Transfermarkt" estimates, the most valuable player of "Rukh" is Brazilian forward Igor Neves. He is valued at 800 thousand euros.