(Interstat) — FK Polissia opened its Ukrainian Premier League season with a dominant 4-0 victory over SK Poltava on Friday, April 10, 2026, at Stadion Zirka im. Stanislava Berezkina in Kropyvnytskyi.

The visitors’ substitutes provided all the scoring, overwhelming a Poltava side reduced to 10 men. Oleksandr Andriievskyi opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Poltava’s Yevhen Misyura received a red card in the 33rd minute, and Eduard Sarapii capitalized a minute later. Giorgi Maisuradze added a third in the 71st minute. An own goal by Poltava’s Oleksii Hutsuliak completed the rout.

The win exceeded the projection of Interstat’s simulator, which had forecast a 2-0 Polissia victory. Polissia began its league campaign with a win, while Poltava started with a loss.