November 28th, 16:30. Kyiv, Arena ATEK. Broadcast: YouTube Kyiv Capitals

Ihor Arkhypenko’s team will face off against the finalist from the previous season once again, this time welcoming Kremenchuk to Kyiv.

In a previous meeting against Andrii Sriubko’s squad, Kryzhynka suffered their most devastating loss of the season. However, since then, our team has played five more matches, gaining valuable experience and improving team synergy.

The last matchups for both teams were played at their home arenas. Ihor Arkhypenko’s players were defeated by Sokil with a score of 0:7, while team from Poltava region showed their strength against Storm-Odesa. Notably, Kremenchuk has been the most prolific team in the championship so far, scoring a total of 45 goals.

Both teams have different objectives for this upcoming game. Andriy Sriubko’s players are looking to close the seven-point gap from the top spot, with two matches in hand.

Meanwhile, Kryzhynka is hoping for return of key players and the head coach after missing the match against Sokil, in which they played with only two full lines. The performance of the hosts in the upcoming match will heavily rely on this factor.

Anticipation is high for the evening match, which will conclude the ninth round of gameplay. In other recent matches, Sokil triumphed over Dnipro, while Capitals secured a victory against Storm-Odesa in a shootout.