CHERKASY, Ukraine (Interstat) — LNZ Cherkasy U21 overcame an early deficit and defeated FC Kharkiv U21 3-1 on Monday in a U21 football match, using a quick response in the first half and two second-half goals to secure the home victory. LNZ Cherkasy U21 was the home team, and FC Kharkiv U21 was the visiting team in a match that produced four goals, all of them listed in a scoring sequence that began inside the opening five minutes and ended with the hosts ahead by two.

FC Kharkiv U21 opened the scoring in the 4th minute. LNZ Cherkasy U21 answered in the 5th minute, leveling the match before the contest had settled. The home side then took the lead in the 54th minute and added its third goal in the 75th minute. After that goal, neither side scored again, and LNZ Cherkasy U21 finished with the 3-1 win.

The scoring sequence placed FC Kharkiv U21 ahead early, but LNZ Cherkasy U21 answered within a minute. The home side did not take the lead until the 54th minute, and it did not add the final goal until the 75th minute. The match then moved through the closing stages with LNZ Cherkasy U21 ahead 3-1.

LNZ Cherkasy U21’s season record in the competition is now four wins and one loss, and its record across all competitions is also four wins and one loss. FC Kharkiv U21’s season record in the competition is now two wins, one loss and one draw, and its record across all competitions is also two wins, one loss and one draw.

LNZ Cherkasy U21 entered the game after a 3-1 win at Livyi Bereh U21. Its earlier results this season included a 1-0 loss at Kryvbas U21, a 3-0 home win over Kudrivka U21 and a 4-3 win at Shakhtar Donetsk U21. Those results were part of the home side’s run before the Monday match and contributed to its overall record across competitions.

FC Kharkiv U21 entered after a 4-2 win at Epitsentr U21. Its earlier results this season included a 2-0 home win over Livyi Bereg U21 and a 4-4 draw at Ch. Odesa U21. Those results were part of the visiting side’s record before the match and contributed to its overall record across competitions.

Both teams brought prior results into the match. LNZ Cherkasy U21’s listed results included wins over Livyi Bereh U21, Kudrivka U21 and Shakhtar Donetsk U21, along with a loss at Kryvbas U21. FC Kharkiv U21’s listed results included a win at Epitsentr U21, a home win over Livyi Bereg U21 and a draw at Ch. Odesa U21.

The first goal came from FC Kharkiv U21 in the 4th minute, but the lead lasted only until the 5th minute, when LNZ Cherkasy U21 equalized. The home side’s second goal arrived in the 54th minute, and its third came in the 75th minute. FC Kharkiv U21 could not answer after the 75th-minute goal, and LNZ Cherkasy U21 saw out the remainder of the match.

The result added a home victory to LNZ Cherkasy U21’s competition record and a road loss to FC Kharkiv U21’s competition record. The home side improved to four wins and one loss in the competition and across all competitions, while the visiting side moved to two wins, one loss and one draw in the competition and across all competitions. The match remained a one-goal game from the 54th minute until the 75th minute, when LNZ Cherkasy U21 created the final margin.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 2-2 final score. Interstat’s ELO system had projected LNZ Cherkasy U21 with a 66.2 percent probability to win.