Ukraine round-up: Shakhtar in the groove
Sunday, November 10, 2002
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Champions FC Shakhtar Donetsk moved three points clear at the top with a win against FC Metalist Kharkiv.
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Tymoschuk opener
Anatoli Tymoschuk put Shakhtar ahead on the 20-minute mark and Roman Pets sliced the ball into his own net to seal the result three minutes after the restart. Meanwhile at Dynamo, Aleksander Belkevich took on three defenders before laying the ball off to Goran Gavranchich to score on 63 minutes and hamper Dnipro's title ambitions.
Quick triple
Mazey Kovalczyk grabbed a 14-minute hat-trick as FC Arsenal Kyiv beat lowly FC Metalurh Zaporizhya 5-0, with Shalva Apkhazava adding a double.
Gigiadze decisive
Voldomyr Musolytyn and Yuri Kudinov both scored as FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih beat FC Metalurh Mariupil 2-0 and Vasili Gigiadze's 80th-minute penalty gave FC Tavriya Simferopol a 1-0 win over visiting FC Karpaty Lviv.
Lutsk held
In the day's other games, FC Volyn Lutsk were held to a 2-2 draw by FC Chornomorets Odesa and FC Vorskla Poltava earned a creditable goalless draw at home to FC Metalurh Donetsk while on Sunday, FC Obolon Kyiv shared four goals with FC Polihraftekhnica Olexandria.
