Polesie secured a comfortable 3-1 win against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the Premier League Regular Season on Sunday. By then the hosts had already established their control, and the final scoreline reflected their superiority on the day. Andriyevskyi opened the scoring in the twenty-eighth minute before Chobotenko and Bragaru added further goals before the interval. Peter Itodo pulled one back late on, but the result was never really in doubt.
The visitors came out fighting after the break, but Polesie's defence held firm. Andrusw Araujo picked up a booking in the seventy-first minute, and Ruslan Babenko followed suit in stoppage time. The home side collected three yellow cards in total, while Metalist 1925 were left with just one. Itodo's goal in the eighty-second minute was a consolation at best.
Substitutions shaped the second half as both managers looked to change the dynamic. Rafael Profini came off for Metalist 1925 in the fifty-third minute, and Ermir Rashica followed shortly after. Polesie brought on Vladyslav Veleten in the fifty-eighth, then Baton Zabergja and Andriyevskyi made a double change in the sixty-eighth. Sebastian Alejandro Castillo Perez and Bogdan Mykhaylichenko completed the substitutions.
The statistics told the same story. Polesie controlled possession and created more chances, while Metalist 1925 struggled to find their rhythm. The visitors had fewer shots on target and could not convert their opportunities. Andriyevskyi's early goal set the tone, and the home side never looked back.
The result moves Polesie further clear at the top of the table. They sit on twelve points from five games, with four victories and one defeat. Metalist 1925 remain in fourth place on nine points, three behind the leaders. The gap is growing, and the visitors will need to respond quickly if they want to close it.