KHMELNYTSKYI, Ukraine (Interstat) — Ternopilsky PFC Nyva defeated Pod Khmelnytskyi 2-1 on Sunday in a Persha Liga match at Stadion Podillya.

Ivan Palamarchuk opened the scoring for Pod Khmelnytskyi in the 84th minute, but Nyva answered with a goal from Maksym Pezhynskyi in first-half stoppage time and added another tally to secure the victory.

The win gave Nyva a 1-0-0 record in the competition and across all competitions. Pod Khmelnytskyi dropped to 0-1-0 in league play and overall.