--- title: "UPL Names the Best of the 2026/27 Season Matchday 10: Skrypnyk and Saputin from Zorya Are the Main Heroes" description: "The Ukrainian Premier League has summarized matchday 10 of the 2026/27 season: Viktor Skrypnyk of Zorya was named best coach, and Luhansk goalkeeper Oleksandr Saputin became the best player." date: 2026-10-27T15:26:41.314Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/upl-matchday-10-2026-27-best-coach-player tags: [ukrainian-premier-league, upl, zarya-luhansk, shakhtar, football] author: "Andrey Kosynko, Dmitriy Shatolov" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # UPL Names the Best of the 2026/27 Season Matchday 10: Skrypnyk and Saputin from Zorya Are the Main Heroes ![Footballer in an orange kit with the Ukrainian flag on his shoulders walking at the stadium](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/27/upl-10-tur-2026-27-luchshie-trener-i-igrok/upl-10-tur-2026-27-luchshie-trener-i-igrok-1.webp) ## Key Points - Viktor Skrypnyk (Zorya) was named the best coach of matchday 10 in the 2026/27 UPL season. - Zorya goalkeeper Oleksandr Saputin, who kept a clean sheet against Shakhtar, became the best player of the matchday. Bartulovich (Kharkiv) and Kostyshyn (Kolos) also made the top three coaches. - The team of the matchday was compiled by 38 experts; the starting lineup included players from Polissia, Zorya, Kharkiv, Kolos, and Dynamo. The Ukrainian Premier League has summed up the results of matchday 10 of the 2026/27 season and determined the main heroes of the football weekend. Following expert voting, Luhansk Zorya head coach Viktor Skrypnyk was named the best coach of the matchday, while goalkeeper of the same team Oleksandr Saputin received the award for the best player. This is reported by Sport RBC.UA, citing the official UPL website. ### Coach of the Matchday: Skrypnyk Held the Reigning Champion Viktor Skrypnyk topped the matchday 10 coaching rankings after his Zorya team played a draw against the reigning Ukrainian champion Shakhtar. The voting took into account the opinions of 38 experts — leading analysts and commentators, UPL TV specialists, and representatives of leading Ukrainian sports media. The top three coaches of the matchday also included Mladen Bartulovich, whose Kharkiv defeated Epicentr 2-1 thanks to a late goal, and Ruslan Kostyshyn, under whose leadership Kolos defeated Veres 2-0. ### Goalkeeper in the Spotlight: Saputin with a Clean Sheet The best player award for matchday 10 went to Zorya goalkeeper Oleksandr Saputin, who helped his team keep a clean sheet in the match against Shakhtar. Kolos representative Anton Salabay took second place in the player rankings, while Borys Krushynskyi from Polissia came in third. The top five also included Mykola Mykhailenko from Dynamo and Bohdan Kushnirenko from Zorya. ### Expert-Voted Team of the Matchday The starting lineup of the matchday 10 team of the experts' version included defenders Borys Krushynskyi (Polissia), Bohdan Kushnirenko and A. Jordan (both — Zorya), Illia Krupskyi (Kharkiv), as well as midfielders Anton Salabay and L. Stankovski (both — Kolos), Mykola Mykhailenko (Dynamo), S. Castillo, and Ramik Hadzhiev (both — Kharkiv). The reserves included Ihor Perduta (Zorya), Oleh Sokolov (Livyi Bereh), Mykyta Burda (Kolos), Vladyslav Babohlo (Karpaty), Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (Dynamo), Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (Kharkiv), Vladyslav Veleten and Leandro Andrade (Polissia), and Carlos Rojas (Epicentr). ### Voting Methodology and Alternative Versions When determining the best performers of the matchday, experts considered 20 players, nine coaches, and 67 candidates for the team of the matchday, according to the UPL. It is separately noted that the Sport RBC.UA editorial board also prepared its own version of the matchday 10 team, which may differ from the league's official list. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Сдержали "Шахтер": в УПЛ выбрали главных героев 10 тура](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/vtrimali-shahtar-upl-obrali-golovnih-geroyiv-1793108984.html) - Primary source: UPL voting results for matchday 10 of the 2026/27 season — best coach (Skrypnyk), best player (Saputin), top three coaches, top 5 players, team of the matchday and reserves, composition of the expert group (38 experts). ## FAQ ### Who did the UPL name as the best coach of matchday 10 in the 2026/27 season? Viktor Skrypnyk of Zorya, whose team drew with Shakhtar, was named the best coach of matchday 10. Mladen Bartulovich (Kharkiv) and Ruslan Kostyshyn (Kolos) also entered the top three. ### Who became the best player of matchday 10 in the UPL? The award went to Zorya goalkeeper Oleksandr Saputin, who helped his team keep a clean sheet against Shakhtar. Anton Salabay (Kolos) finished second, and Borys Krushynskyi (Polissia) was third. ### Who voted for the best performers of the matchday? According to the UPL, 38 experts participated in the voting, including leading specialists, commentators, UPL TV experts, and representatives of prominent Ukrainian sports media.