Chornomorets' Thrilling Victory, Interchem's High-Scoring Wins, and More

<b> Chornomorets </b>' victorious spring start<b>, </b>high-profile victories<b> by Interchem and Storm, the </b>best results of the season in high jumping, and<b> Usyk </b>'s reaction to a knockout in a match with potential rivals - in a digest of sports events from the South of the Intent.

Football. The return of the Premier League

On Friday, February 22, the spring part of the Ukrainian championship season began with the Kolos vs Chornomorets match.

Photo: FC Chornomorets.

• <span>Odesa finished the first part of the season in 15th place, and due to the transfer ban, they did not have the opportunity to significantly strengthen the squad, so Kovalivka were considered favorites.</span>
• <span>Already in the 92nd minute, the Sailors conceded a goal - Mykola Kovtalyuk took advantage of a gross mistake by Chornomorets defender Magomed Kratov. In the 10th minute, Odesa equalized - after a free kick, Yevhen Skiba played better on the finish. At the end of the first half, the Blue and Blacks could have taken the lead, but the referee disallowed Skiba 's second goal due to offside.</span>
• In the second half, Kolos seized the initiative, and Odesa goalkeeper Artur Rudko saved the team several times. Nevertheless, at the end of the game, it was Chornomorets who snatched the victory - Magomed Kratov rehabilitated himself with an accurate pass that was closed by Kyrylo Popov.

• After this victory, Chornomorets moved closer to their competitors in the fight for a place in the UPL for next season.

Screenshot: flashscore.ua.

Basketball. 103 points for Interchem

Screenshot: Basketball Federation of Ukraine

• In the regular round of the Women's Super League , Interchem-SDUSSHOR named after B. Litvak won two confident home victories over Vinnytsia.
• The second match on Sunday was particularly bright. For the first time in the season, the Odesa team scored over 100 points, several players scored more than 10 points at once, and Yulia Musienko was one step away from a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

Events of the week

Oleg Doroshchuk. Photo: Ulf Schiller.

• The best results of the season in the world in high jump now belong to Ukrainians! Jaroslawa Maguchikh won the competition in Banska Bystrica with a score of 201 cm, and Oleh Doroshchuk won the Ukrainian championship with a score of 232 cm (this is also a personal best for Oleh).
• Ukraine 's men's basketball team lost a nominally home game against Slovenia (71:84) and lost all chances to qualify for EuroBasket. This is the first such failure since 2009.

Photo: Turnier der Meister.

• Ukraine's Nazar Chepurny became the second at the World Cup in Kottbus, Germany, in the vault.

Games and results

Dmitry Kobylnik, MVP of the Storm-Sokol match. Photo: HC Storm-Odesa.

• "Storm gave Sokol Kyiv a very rough welcome . The champions of Ukraine and leaders of this season conceded 6 goals at once, while scoring only once. The victory brought the Odesa team even closer to the top spot. Dnipro also gave Sokol a fight, but the Kyiv team managed to keep a minimal advantage in this match.

Diana Yastremska. Photo: DAZN.

• The WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai was not very successful for Ukrainian tennis players. Only Diana Yastremska managed to reach the 1/8 finals, where she lost to world number two Iza Svyntek without a chance. The Odessan managed to put up a fight in the first set, but in the second set she was unable to play decent tennis due to a shoulder injury.

• Vinnytsia 's Dobrodiy stopped the new Ukrainian Cup winners twice. In the first match, Balta did not take a single game, in the second they were close to victory, but the hosts prevailed in the decider. In the championship, the Baltimore team is in third place, with a significant gap behind Bukovyna and Dobrodiy.

Shots of the week

This week's two brightest photos were provided by the superstars of Ukrainian sports.

Images: Yaroslava Maguchikh (rosya_dp)/Instagram.

• Yaroslava Maguchikh in Banska Bystrica was photographed with this creative poster from a fan.

Image: sport.ua.

• And this is how Oleksandr Usyk (and Anthony Joshua) reacted to the brutal knockout by New Zealand boxer and potential rival Joseph Parker.

Адлен Муатс