ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine (Interstat) — Polissya Zhytomyr U21 erased a two-goal halftime deficit and defeated visiting Dyn. Kyiv U21 3-2 in a global football match, using a stoppage-time goal to complete the comeback. Dyn. Kyiv U21 had led 2-0 at the break before Polissya Zhytomyr U21 scored three unanswered goals after halftime. The result moved Polissya Zhytomyr U21 to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Dyn. Kyiv U21 fell to 1-2 in the competition and 1-2 across all competitions. Polissya Zhytomyr U21 was the home team, while Dyn. Kyiv U21 was the visitor.

Dyn. Kyiv U21 opened the scoring in the 36th minute when Vladyslav Supriaga found the net. Vladyslav Zakharchenko doubled the visiting lead in the 41st minute, and Dyn. Kyiv U21 carried that two-goal advantage into halftime. Polissya Zhytomyr U21 began its comeback in the 58th minute with a goal from Oleh Fedor. Fedor scored again in the 62nd minute to level the match. Tymur Kulmaliiev then scored in the third minute of stoppage time, giving Polissya Zhytomyr U21 the winning goal at 90+3.

Fedor was Polissya Zhytomyr U21’s top star, finishing with two goals in 90 minutes. Supriaga had one goal in 90 minutes for Dyn. Kyiv U21. Zakharchenko also had one goal in 90 minutes for Dyn. Kyiv U21. Kulmaliiev had one goal in 90 minutes for Polissya Zhytomyr U21. The key performances were led by Fedor, followed by Supriaga, Zakharchenko and Kulmaliiev.

The first half belonged to Dyn. Kyiv U21, which scored twice in a five-minute span before the interval. Supriaga’s 36th-minute goal put the visitors ahead, and Zakharchenko’s 41st-minute strike gave Dyn. Kyiv U21 a 2-0 lead. Polissya Zhytomyr U21 did not score before halftime and went into the break trailing by two goals. After halftime, Polissya Zhytomyr U21 changed the match with goals in the 58th and 62nd minutes. Fedor provided both second-half goals, pulling the home side level. The match remained tied until Kulmaliiev’s stoppage-time goal at 90+3.

Earlier this season, Dyn. Kyiv U21 lost 1-0 at home to Karpaty Lviv U21 and won 4-1 at Zorya U21. Polissya Zhytomyr U21 lost 1-0 at Bukovyna U21. Dyn. Kyiv U21’s competition record is 1-2, and its record across all competitions is 1-2. Polissya Zhytomyr U21’s competition record is 1-1, and its record across all competitions is 1-1. Dyn. Kyiv U21 has played three competition matches this season, and Polissya Zhytomyr U21 has played two.

Polissya Zhytomyr U21 scored three goals total, with Fedor supplying two and Kulmaliiev adding one. Dyn. Kyiv U21 scored two goals total, with Supriaga and Zakharchenko each scoring once. Polissya Zhytomyr U21’s comeback came after Dyn. Kyiv U21 held a 2-0 halftime lead. The home side completed the scoring in the third minute of stoppage time. Dyn. Kyiv U21 could not add a third goal after Polissya Zhytomyr U21 took the lead.

Polissya Zhytomyr U21’s win came in its second competition match of the season. Dyn. Kyiv U21 was playing its third competition match. Dyn. Kyiv U21 had opened its season with a 4-1 win at Zorya U21 before losing 1-0 at home to Karpaty Lviv U21. Polissya Zhytomyr U21 had lost 1-0 at Bukovyna U21 in its previous competition match. Fedor’s two goals were the most by any player in the match. Supriaga and Zakharchenko each scored once for Dyn. Kyiv U21. Kulmaliiev’s goal was Polissya Zhytomyr U21’s third and final goal. Each of the four key performers was on the field for 90 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Dyn. Kyiv U21 2, Polissya Zhytomyr U21 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Dyn. Kyiv U21 with a 92.9 percent probability to win.