Yarmolenko Claims UPL Scoring Record in Round 11
Andriy Yarmolenko moved to 125 Ukrainian Premier League goals to become the competition’s outright record holder. Yan Kostenko recorded his first top-flight hat-trick.
Andriy Yarmolenko reached 125 Ukrainian Premier League goals during the 11th round, taking sole possession of the championship scoring record. The Dynamo forward also converted his 22nd penalty from 23 attempts before receiving the fourth UPL red card of his career.
The Ukrainian Premier League reported the round’s statistical milestones on Tuesday, November 3. Yarmolenko’s spot kick was Dynamo’s 190th successful penalty from 238 attempts, while his dismissal was the Kyiv club’s 80th in the competition.
Karpaty registered their first UPL victory over Kudrivka in the teams’ third meeting and did so by a wide margin. Yan Kostenko scored his maiden league hat-trick in his 57th appearance and reached 10 championship goals. Volodymyr Antoniuk also scored on his Karpaty and UPL debut, while Kudrivka suffered their heaviest top-flight defeat.
Chornomorets delivered the 750th comeback win in Ukrainian championship history, as well as the Odesa side’s 40th in the UPL. Zorya collected their 270th victory and 220th clean sheet. Three fixtures — Kolos against Polissya, Livyi Bereh against Bukovyna and LNZ against Kharkiv — were postponed because of prolonged air-raid alerts.