Gornyak and Kolos Kovalivka played out a 2:2 draw in the Premier League's fifth round on 5 September. The hosts took the lead through Yakiv Shevchenko in the twenty-eighth minute before Yuriy Klymchuk equalised for the visitors eight minutes later. Volodymyr Vilivald restored Gornyak's advantage in the sixty-sixth minute, only for Ayoub Tahiri to snatch a late point for Kolos in stoppage time.
Card trouble began early for both sides. Jakson Rivas and Eduard Kozik picked up bookings in the thirty-second minute, and the disciplinary tally kept climbing. Zaza Rukhadze collected two yellows in quick succession before being sent off in the eightieth minute, leaving Kolos to weather the final ten minutes with ten men.
The substitutions tell a story of managers trying to shift momentum. Kane came on for Kolos at half-time, while Gornyak made three changes in the closing stages, bringing on Thiago Borges, Arber Rrapaj, and Anton Salabay. Klymchuk himself was replaced by Alexander Demchenko in the seventy-fourth minute, a move that coincided with Kolos pushing for the equaliser.
The statistics reveal why the result felt frustrating for the visitors. Kolos registered seven shots on target and nine off target, yet could only find the net once, while Gornyak's four attempts on target yielded two goals. Possession was split 53 to 47, and both sides won eight corners, suggesting a game balanced on efficiency rather than territory.
After the match, Gornyak sit tenth with five points from five fixtures, one win and two draws. Kolos remain fifteenth with two points from four games, having failed to secure a victory in their opening campaign so far.