Novyi Rozdil secured a narrow 2:1 victory over Atlet in the Round of 64 of the Cup competition on Saturday, 23 August 2026. The match unfolded with quiet patience before a storm of activity in the final twenty minutes. By then, what began as a measured contest had turned into something altogether different.
The first meaningful moment arrived in the sixty-second minute when D. Gulevskyi broke the deadlock for the home side. Atlet responded through Y. Muzyka in the seventy-sixth, and suddenly the tie was level. And here's the thing — this wasn't a match that built gradually; it waited.
Then came the end-to-end period that defined everything. V. Myts restored the lead for Novyi Rozdil in the ninety-second minute, and moments later another goal followed at ninety-three. The result stood, though the exact sequence in those closing seconds remains unclear without further detail.
Atlet had shown resilience coming into this fixture. Their recent record included a draw against Trostianets and a hard-fought 2:3 defeat to Rebel, suggesting a side that could compete. To be fair, they deserved to be in this position.
What the match ultimately revealed was how quickly fortunes can shift when tempo changes. Novyi Rozdil held their shape through the opening sixty minutes before capitalising on the chaos. The Cup now offers them another opportunity.