--- title: "Kharkiv left Obolon no chance: five goals in the first half and a 5-0 rout in the UPL" description: "In Matchday 5 of the UPL, Kharkiv crushed Obolon 5-0, scoring all five goals in the first half. The match was interrupted due to an air raid alert, but the hosts held on to their win and climbed to 4th place." date: 2026-09-05T15:02:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kharkiv-obolon-5-0-upl-rout-en tags: [ukrainian-premier-league, fc-kharkiv, fc-obolon, football, upl] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Kharkiv left Obolon no chance: five goals in the first half and a 5-0 rout in the UPL ![A Kharkiv player in white kit with the ball at his feet during the 5-0 UPL rout of Obolon](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/05/kharkiv-obolon-5-0-upl-razgrom/kharkiv-obolon-5-0-upl-razgrom-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Kharkiv beat Obolon 5-0, scoring all their goals in the first half - Goal scorers: Itodo (9, pen., 45+1), Parako (13), Zaberidja (14), Krupskyi (24); sending-off for Obolon — Volokhatyi - The match was interrupted in the 88th minute due to an air raid alert and was resumed after a pause of about 2.5 hours - Kharkiv, with 9 points, are 4th in the UPL, while Obolon, with 3 points, are 14th In a match of Matchday 5 of the Ukrainian Premier League, Kharkiv secured a convincing victory over Kyiv's Obolon at home, winning 5-0. Notably, the hosts scored all of their goals in the first half of the match — no further goals were added in the second half, and the final scoreline recorded a result of 5-0 (5-0, 0-0). For the Kyiv side, the match turned into a true disaster: within the first fifteen minutes they had already conceded four goals, and the opponents' numerical advantage made resistance virtually impossible. ### A rout in the first half The Kharkiv players acted aggressively from the opening whistle and duly punished their opponents for mistakes. The score was opened in the 9th minute when Eduard Itodo converted a penalty awarded for a foul by Mokhnatyi against Salyuk. Almost immediately after this, Obolon were reduced to ten men, and the hosts made the most of their numerical superiority: in the 13th minute, following a cross by Zaberidja, the ball was pushed into the net by Parako, and in the 14th minute Zaberidja himself scored. The fourth goal of the first half was netted by Krupskyi in the 24th minute, while Itodo's brace, capitalizing on a careless pass from an opponent, came in the 45+1 minute and put the seal on the first half. ### Red card and penalty: how the score was built up The pivotal moment for the hosts was the sending-off of an Obolon player, after which the Kyiv side were left with ten men. According to the match report, Volokhatyi was sent off for a second yellow card. From that point on, the game took on a one-sided character: Kharkiv held the initiative, controlled the ball and created danger in front of the opponents' goal with little resistance. The Kyiv goalkeeper and defenders were unable to contain the pressure, and by halftime the score was already a rout. ### Air raid alert and the resumption In the 88th minute the match was interrupted due to an air raid alert. After a pause of about two and a half hours, the teams returned to the pitch and played out the remaining minutes. The final result of 5-0 was officially recorded, and Kharkiv took all three points. This episode has become a hallmark of the current UPL season, when matches are regularly interrupted due to threats of aerial attacks. ### Contradictory data The sources contain a minor discrepancy in the timing of the key episodes. In the official summary, Volokhatyi's sending-off is dated to the 7th minute, whereas in the match narrative the penalty and the second yellow card for Mokhnatyi's foul on Salyuk are placed in the 9th minute, and it is this episode that is linked to Obolon being reduced to ten men. Thus, in one version the sending-off precedes the penalty, while in the other both events stem from the same foul. The final score of 5-0 and the goal scorers (Itodo — 9, 45+1; Parako — 13; Zaberidja — 14; Krupskyi — 24) are consistent across the sources, so the discrepancy concerns only the exact minute of the sending-off and does not affect the result of the match. ### Positions in the league table Thanks to this victory, Kharkiv collected 9 points and climbed to 4th place in the UPL table. Obolon, with three points after five matchdays, sit in 14th place, reflecting a highly unsuccessful start to the season for the Kyiv side. In another match of the round, Kolos, also playing with a numerical disadvantage, managed to snatch a draw against Kryvbas, underscoring the general instability of teams that found themselves with a numerical disadvantage in the current championship. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [A rout in the first half: Kharkiv barely noticed Obolon](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/pogrom-pershomu-taymi-harkiv-pomitiv-obolon-1788620269.html) - Счет 5:0, авторы голов, удаление, прерывание из-за тревоги и позиции в таблице полностью соответствуют основному тексту. - [UPL. With a sending-off and a penalty. Kharkiv easily crushed Obolon](https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1788608914-upl-s-udaleniem-i-penalti-harkov-legko-razgromil-obolon.html) - Подтверждает разгромный счет, наличие пенальти и удаления, а также односторонний характер матча в первом тайме. - [Kharkiv - Obolon: watch the online video broadcast of the UPL match](https://terrikon.com/posts/582865) - Подтверждено по источнику terrikon.com - [Ukrainian Championship: Kharkiv – Obolon, kick-off at 13:00](https://ua.tribuna.com/football/1000000373649-chempionat-ukrayiny-kharkiv-obolon-pochatok-o-1300/) - Подтверждено по источнику ua.tribuna.com ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What was the score in the Kharkiv — Obolon match? **A:** Kharkiv won 5-0 (5-0 in the first half, 0-0 in the second). All five goals were scored in the first half of the match. ### Q: Who scored the goals for Kharkiv? **A:** Eduard Itodo scored twice (9th minute from a penalty and 45+1), with one goal each added by Parako (13), Zaberidja (14) and Krupskyi (24). ### Q: Why was the match interrupted? **A:** In the 88th minute the game was stopped due to an air raid alert. After a pause of about two and a half hours, the teams played out the remaining minutes and the final score of 5-0 was recorded. ### Q: How did the teams' positions in the UPL table change? **A:** Kharkiv collected 9 points and climbed to 4th place, while Obolon, with three points, remained in 14th place after Matchday 5.