ZOMIN, Uzbekistan (Interstat) — Lozova scored three times before the 64th minute and defeated Atlet Kyiv 3-0 on Sunday at Markaziy Stadion in Zomin (Zaamin). Atlet Kyiv was the designated home team, but the match was played in Zomin. Vitaliyovych L. scored twice for Lozova, and Anton Savin added the third goal as the visitors turned an early lead into a comfortable result. The visitors scored all their goals in the first 63 minutes.

Lozova took the lead in the sixth minute when Vitaliyovych L. found the net. The early goal set the tone for a first half in which Atlet Kyiv could not produce an answer. Lozova carried the 1-0 advantage into halftime and stayed in control after the break.

The visitors doubled their lead in the 60th minute when Vitaliyovych L. scored again. That goal gave Lozova breathing room and pushed Atlet Kyiv into a deeper deficit. The result was effectively settled three minutes later when Savin scored in the 63rd minute to make it 3-0. Savin’s goal capped a quick second-half burst and completed the scoring for the day.

Atlet Kyiv could not respond after falling behind by three goals. Lozova protected the clean sheet over the final stretch and closed out a result that improved its standing in the competition. The visitors’ scoring came in a compact sequence, with all three goals arriving before the midway point of the second half. The goal sequence left Lozova in command, and Atlet Kyiv could not mount a comeback after the third goal.

Lozova’s competition record is now 4-1, and its record across all competitions is also 4-1. Atlet Kyiv is now 1-2-2 in the competition and 1-2-2 across all competitions. The result gave Lozova its fourth win of the season in both categories and left Atlet Kyiv with one win, two losses and two draws. Those marks matched for each club in the competition and across all competitions, leaving Lozova with four wins and one loss and Atlet Kyiv with one win, two losses and two draws.

Lozova entered the match after a 3-1 loss at Oleksandriya II in its previous competition outing. Before that defeat, Lozova had beaten Trostyanets 1-0, Rebel Kyiv 2-1 and Penuel Kryvyi Rih 1-0. The visitors’ performance Sunday restored the form that had carried them through that three-match winning run.

Atlet Kyiv had drawn its previous two competition matches, 1-1 at Trostyanets and 1-1 at Penuel Kryvyi Rih. Earlier in the season, Atlet Kyiv lost 3-2 to SK Metalurh and beat SC Poltava II 3-0. The result Sunday kept Atlet Kyiv without a win in its past three competition matches and marked a difficult home assignment in Zomin.

Lozova’s attack produced the decisive moments through Vitaliyovych L. and Savin. Vitaliyovych L. opened the scoring in the sixth minute and struck again in the 60th. Savin followed in the 63rd to remove any doubt about the outcome. Lozova held a three-goal margin after Savin’s strike and maintained it through the final whistle.

Atlet Kyiv was unable to cut into the deficit after Savin’s goal. Lozova maintained its lead through the closing minutes and finished with the shutout. The win continued Lozova’s strong start in the competition and added another road result to its season. The final minutes passed without another goal, and Lozova closed out the three-goal victory. The result gave the visitors a shutout to go with their three-goal output.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlet Kyiv 2, Lozova 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Atlet Kyiv with a 66.2 percent probability to win. Atlet Kyiv had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.