Skali 1911 Stryi slipped to a 0:1 defeat against Vilkhavtsi in the Druha Liha regular season on Monday. The result leaves both sides rooted to the bottom of the table, though the visitors took all three points from an away fixture that offered little in the way of open play.
The decisive moment arrived in the fifty-second minute. P. Chibueze bundled the ball past his own keeper from close range, and the hosts refused to go away despite the setback. There was no second goal to come, and the visitors kept their side in it for the remainder of the half.
Skali 1911 Stryi arrive at this stage with two matches played, one draw and one loss, sitting eighth with a solitary point. Their recent run shows two wins against Niva Ternopil II and Rukh Vinnytsia, but also heavy defeats to Zorya Luhansk and Dnister Zaleshchyky. Vilkhavtsi have played three games, drawn once and lost twice, sitting ninth on the same number of points.
The visitors' form has been harder to read. They dropped points against Dynaz Vyshhorod and Niva Vinnytsia in draws, then suffered 0:3 and 0:2 defeats to Shakhtar Donetsk and Dnister Zaleshchyky respectively. The draw brought them together early, but the own goal gave Chibueze a torrid evening and left Skali 1911 Stryi searching for answers.
Both clubs remain winless in the Druha Liha this season. The gap between them is negligible, but the away victory might prove the difference if form holds. There is no value left at that number until one side finally finds the net properly.
