The Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) has imposed sanctions following the UPL matchday 9 fixture between Zhytomyr's Polissya and Kyiv's Dynamo, which took place on October 18 in Zhytomyr and ended in a 3-1 victory for the hosts. According to Sport RBC.UA citing the UAF, both teams received financial penalties: the Zhytomyr club must pay three fines totaling 145,000 hryvnias, while the capital club received a harsher punishment of 240,000 hryvnias. The total amount of fines imposed on the two clubs for violations during the match is 385,000 hryvnias.
What Specifically Triggered the Sanctions
The UAF CDC decision was made due to violations committed during the matchday 9 encounter itself. Zhytomyr's Polissya was handed three separate fines totaling 145,000 hryvnias. FC Dynamo Kyiv received a larger penalty of 240,000 hryvnias, which, according to the association's statement, also includes several components. The specific list and amount of each fine item are not fully disclosed in the published materials, but the total amount of sanctions for both sides is confirmed: 145,000 hryvnias for Polissya and 240,000 hryvnias for Dynamo.
The Match That Decided the Outcome: A Hat-Trick and Playing Down a Man
The penalties were issued for a match that proved to be one of the most dramatic of the round. As early as the fifth minute, Polissya were left down a man after goalkeeper Oleh Kudryk was sent off, putting the Zhytomyr side in an extremely difficult position for the rest of the game. Dynamo Kyiv capitalized on the numerical advantage and opened the scoring in the first half. Nevertheless, it was Polissya that ultimately claimed victory: Igor Krasnopir first leveled the score, and after the break converted a penalty and scored a third goal, completing a hat-trick to secure a 3-1 win for his team.
Wider Context: UAF Disciplinary Practice in This Round
The sanctions against Polissya and Dynamo fit into the broader context of the UAF CDC's work, as the committee also fined other clubs in the same cycle for fan behavior. In particular, it was previously reported that the committee fined Karpaty over the behavior of their stands in a match against Epicentr. Thus, the series of disciplinary decisions following UPL matchday 9 affected several teams at once, indicating the association's heightened focus on compliance with regulations both on the pitch and in the stadium stands.
Outcomes for the Clubs
For Zhytomyr's Polissya, the financial penalty of 145,000 hryvnias came as a consequence of their victory over Dynamo Kyiv, making the situation symbolic: the club won the match with ten men but faced disciplinary consequences. Dynamo Kyiv, having lost 1-3, received a larger fine of 240,000 hryvnias. Both clubs are required to pay the assigned amounts in the manner established by the UAF. The CDC decision is official and based on the materials from the UPL matchday 9 game held on October 18 in Zhytomyr.
