KIEV, Ukraine (Interstat) — Veres Rivne defeated Zorya 3-2 on Saturday in a UKR Premier League match at Stadion Livyi Bereh, overcoming an early deficit.

Zorya’s Oleksandr Yatsyk opened the scoring in the ninth minute, assisted by Alioune Ndour. Veres Rivne responded with three unanswered goals before Zorya defender Roman Vantukh, who received a yellow card in the 55th minute, scored in the 60th minute to close the gap. The comeback fell short.

The result improved Veres Rivne’s league record to five wins, five losses and five draws. Zorya moved to six wins, seven losses and six draws. The teams played to a scoreless draw in their previous meeting last October.