The first matches of the playoff for places in the UPL took place.


On Thursday, May 29, the first matches of the playoff of the Ukrainian football championship for places in the elite took place. This is reported by 'Glavkom'.
Playoff matches for places in the elite
Kudrivka
- Vorskla
- 1:2 (0:2)
Goals: Kozak (83) - Ndukwe (23), Pavliuk (39).
Left Bank
- Metalist 1925
- 0:1 (0:1)
Goal: Ari Moura (38).
Return matches will take place on June 1.
From the First league, 'Epicenter' and SK 'Poltava' have already risen to the UPL, while 'Chornomorets' and 'Inhulets' have been relegated and will play next season in the First league.
Final of the Ukrainian Cup in football
On Wednesday, May 14, in the final match of the Ukrainian Cup in football, Donetsk's 'Shakhtar' and Kyiv's 'Dynamo' played. 'Shakhtar' defeated 'Dynamo' and won the Ukrainian Cup trophy.
Andriy Yarmolenko opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. In the 64th minute, Kauan Elias, with a pass from Alisson Santana, equalized for the 'miners'. The game went into extra Time, where no goal could be scored. The Donetsk team defeated 'Dynamo' in a penalty shootout (6:5), with the decisive penalty missed by Oleksandr Karavaiev.
Let us remind you that 'Shakhtar' and 'Dynamo' became the finalists of the Ukrainian Cup in football.
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