Reshetilovka began their Superliga campaign with a clean 3-0 victory over DSO Ternopil on Thursday afternoon. The result puts the hosts three points clear at the top of the table after one matchday, while Ternopil sit fifth having played twice this season.
To be fair, the away side had already dropped points in their opening fixture, so this result extends their win-loss record to one each across two games. Reshetilovka, by contrast, have not won since April and arrive at this fixture carrying a different weight of expectation.
The visitors' recent form reads mixed at best: three-point wins against Zhytichy Zhytomyr and Burevestnyk Chernihiv, but heavy defeats to Podillya Khmelnytskyi and twice to Reshetilovka themselves in March. Those earlier encounters ended 0-3 in Reshetilovka's favour, so there is history here that makes today's scoreline feel inevitable rather than surprising.
What matters now is what this means for the table. Three points from a single game puts Reshetilovka in a position to build momentum, while Ternopil will need to regroup quickly if they want to climb off fifth place. The gap between them is narrow, but the confidence from a clean sheet could prove decisive in the weeks ahead.
