---
title: "\"Kremenchuk\" crushes Kyiv's \"Sokil\" and rises to second place in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship"
description: "\"Kremenchuk\" crushed Kyiv's \"Sokil\" 4-1 at home in a Ukrainian Hockey Championship regular season match and rose to second place in the standings."
date: 2026-10-31T06:58:17.896Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kremenchuk-crushes-sokil-ukrainian-hockey-championship
tags: [hockey, ukraine, kremenchuk, sokol-kyiv, championship]
author: "Dmitriy Shatolov"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# "Kremenchuk" crushes Kyiv's "Sokil" and rises to second place in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship

![Kremenchuk hockey player celebrates a victory on the arena ice](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/31/kremenchuk-rozgromil-sokol-v-chempionate-ukrainy-po-hokeyu/kremenchuk-rozgromil-sokol-v-chempionate-ukrainy-po-hokeyu-1.webp)

## Key Points

- "Kremenchuk" defeated Kyiv's "Sokil" 4-1 in a Ukrainian Hockey Championship regular season match.
- The first period ended 3-0 in favor of the hosts; Hevorkian set the final score in the third period.
- The victory allowed "Kremenchuk" to reach 13 points and rise to second place, trailing "Odeshchyna" by 4 points.
- For reigning champions "Sokil", this is their fourth consecutive defeat in the national championship.

In a regular season match of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship, HC "Kremenchuk" secured a convincing 4-1 home victory over Kyiv's "Sokil". This win allowed the hosts to climb to second place in the national standings and narrow the gap with the league leader.

### A rout in the first period

The home team started the match with high intensity and opened the scoring just 36 seconds in, with Tymofii Materykin netting the puck assisted by Mykhailo Hevorkian and Andrii Andrushchenko. Then Denys Matusevych (assisted by Pankov and Abadjian) doubled "Kremenchuk's" lead, and in the 19th minute, Hlib Kryvoshapkin (Hevorkian, Andrushchenko) brought the score to 3-0. Thus, the first period ended with a substantial lead for the hosts.

### Kyiv's response and restoring the lead

In the second twenty-minute period, "Sokil" managed to close the gap as Nikita Sydorenko scored in the 37th minute. However, at the beginning of the third period, Mykhailo Hevorkian (Kryvoshapkin) restored the hosts' three-goal lead and set the final score at 4-1 in favor of "Kremenchuk".

### Head-to-head history this season

For the Kremenchuk team, this victory was their second consecutive win over the Kyiv club in the current season. In total, the teams have met three times: in the first match, "Sokil" came out on top (6-2); in the second, "Kremenchuk" won 3-2 in a shootout; and in the third, the hosts won again.

### Standings update

Thanks to the victory, "Kremenchuk" collected 13 points and moved up to second place, trailing the leading "Odeshchyna" by four points. Kyiv's "Sokil", the reigning champion of Ukraine, sits in fourth place with seven points and a game in hand. Meanwhile, the defeat against "Kremenchuk" marks the fourth consecutive loss for the Kyiv side in the national championship.

### Context: Federation's reaction to the CAS ruling

Recall that earlier, the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine reacted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on the reinstatement of Russian national teams in international competitions. This issue remains one of the most discussed topics in the Ukrainian hockey community amid current events.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Чемпионский кризис: "Кременчуг" разгромил "Сокол" и вышел на второе место](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/winter/chempionska-kriza-kremenchuk-rozgromiv-sokil-1793429502.html) - Score 4-1, goalscorers, period progression, head-to-head history (6-2, 3-2 in a shootout), standings position (13 points, 2nd place; "Sokil" 7 points, 4th place), and the streak of four defeats for Kyiv are all confirmed by the source text.

## FAQ

### What was the score in the "Kremenchuk" vs. "Sokil" match?

"Kremenchuk" won 4-1. Goals were scored by Materykin, Matusevych, Kryvoshapkin, and Hevorkian; Sydorenko scored for "Sokil".

### What position does "Kremenchuk" occupy in the standings?

Following the victory, "Kremenchuk" earned 13 points and rose to second place, trailing the leading "Odeshchyna" by four points.

### How many consecutive matches has Kyiv's "Sokil" lost?

The defeat against "Kremenchuk" became the fourth consecutive loss for the reigning champion of Ukraine in the national championship.