---
title: "Goalkeeper's Goal, Smyrnoy's Brace and Left Bank's First Win: The Symbolic XI of UPL Matchday 7"
description: "The seventh matchday of UPL 2026/2027 stretched over three days and delivered a rarest-of-rare goalkeeper's goal, Smyrnoy's brace and Left Bank's first win. The Sport RBC.UA editorial team compiled the symbolic team of the round."
date: 2026-09-21T05:40:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/upl-matchday-7-symbolic-xi-goalkeepers-goal-en
tags: [ukrainian-premier-league, upl, round-7, football, goalkeeper-goal, symbolic-xi]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Goalkeeper's Goal, Smyrnoy's Brace and Left Bank's First Win: The Symbolic XI of UPL Matchday 7

![A Mariupol player in an orange and black kit battles for the ball against a Zorya player in the 7th round of the Ukrainian Premier League](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/21/upl-7-tur-simvolicheskaya-sbornaya-gol-vratarya/upl-7-tur-simvolicheskaya-sbornaya-gol-vratarya-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- UPL 2026/2027 matchday 7 stretched over three days and included 8 matches
- Obolon goalkeeper Nazariy Fedorovskyy scored a rarest-of-rare headed goal from a corner — the second in the history of the Ukrainian top flight from open play
- Evhen Smyrnoy, with a brace, was named player of the round in the Sport RBC.UA poll
- Ihor Krasnopir (5 goals) leads the top-scorers race; Polissya and Shakhtar share first place

The seventh matchday of the 2026/2027 Ukrainian Premier League season has come to an end, and, as the Sport RBC.UA editorial team notes, this matchday stretched over three days and delivered several memorable moments. All eight matches were played, and based on their results, the publication traditionally compiled the symbolic team of the round. The week's schedule featured both narrow wins and high-scoring shootouts, as well as a rarest-of-rare goal in the Ukrainian top flight — one scored by a goalkeeper.

### Three days of football: how the matchday unfolded

Polissya edged out Kryvbas thanks to a penalty by Igor Krasnopir, Dynamo wrapped up their win over Zarya in the second half, while Left Bank claimed their first victory of the season by beating Epicenter. On Sunday, Kudrivka and Kolos staged a high-scoring shootout that ended in a 3:2 win for Kudrivka. Karpaty and Veres drew 1:1, while Shakhtar comfortably dismantled LNZ, scoring three unanswered goals.

### A goalkeeper's goal that will go down in history

The main event of the round's opening match was an episode that UPL fans are unlikely to forget anytime soon. Obolon goalkeeper Nazariy Fedorovskyy went into the opposition's penalty area during a corner in stoppage time and headed the ball to save his team from defeat in Odesa. According to Sport RBC.UA, this is only the second goal in the history of the Ukrainian top flight scored by a goalkeeper from open play (not from a penalty).

### The symbolic XI and player of the round

Danylo Vereyitin, Nikita Maliugin, Andriy Kostenko and Kyrylo Krutorohov took part in the poll for the symbolic team of the round. The player of the round, according to the voting, can be considered Evhen Smyrnoy, who was included in every respondent's lineup. The 28-year-old midfielder scored a brace in the matchday, and although that was not enough to save his team from a 2:3 defeat, his performance was quite impressive.

### Top scorers and the league table

After seven matchdays, the race for the Golden Boot is led by Igor Krasnopir of Polissya: the winning goal against Kryvbas was his fifth of the current championship. In the league table, Polissya and Shakhtar have an equal number of points and share first place, Karpaty sit third, and Dynamo fourth. Things are toughest for Obolon and Kudrivka. The next UPL matchday will take place on 10–11 October, following a nearly three-week international break.

### Contradictory data

The original source contains an internal inconsistency that the XAB.info editorial team openly records. On the one hand, the text states that Evhen Smyrnoy "scored a brace against Kolos," while on the other hand it says "that did not help his team (a 2:3 defeat)." At the same time, the Kudrivka – Kolos match ended 3:2 in favor of Kudrivka, meaning it was Kolos that lost 2:3. This creates two mutually exclusive readings: either Smyrnoy plays for Kolos and his brace was scored against Kudrivka (in which case there is a typo in the opponent's name in the text), or he plays for Kudrivka and scored against Kolos (in which case his team could not have lost 2:3). In addition, the original contains the typo "a 3:2 win by the Kuzovs," which by context is meant to refer to Kudrivka. Until clarification is received from the original source, both versions are presented without selecting a "correct" one.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Goalkeeper-hero and a brace from an underdog: the symbolic XI of UPL matchday 7 according to Sport RBC.UA](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/vorotar-geroy-ta-dubl-vid-autsaydera-simvolichna-1789969003.html) - Первичный материал редакции. Результаты матчей, гол Федоровского, лидерство Краснопирова и таблица изложены последовательно. Есть внутренняя нестыковка по дублю Смирного (соперник/команда) и опечатка «кузовов» — отражено в статье как противоречивые данные.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Who scored the rarest-of-rare goal in UPL matchday 7?
**A:** Obolon goalkeeper Nazariy Fedorovskyy went into the opposition's penalty area on a corner in stoppage time and headed the ball to save his team from defeat in Odesa. This is the second goal in the history of the Ukrainian top flight scored by a goalkeeper from open play.

### Q: Who did the Sport RBC.UA editorial team name player of the round?
**A:** Evhen Smyrnoy, who was included in the symbolic XI by all four respondents (Vereyitin, Maliugin, Kostenko, Krutorohov). He scored a brace, although his team lost 2:3.

### Q: Who leads the top-scorers race after 7 matchdays?
**A:** Ihor Krasnopir of Polissya, with five goals in the current championship.

### Q: When will the next UPL matchday take place?
**A:** On 10–11 October, after a nearly three-week international break.