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After nine victories in a row, Shakhtar U19 not only strengthened their leading position in the championship, but also secured a comfortable advantage over the competitors: the Orange-and-Blacks currently have 30 points, with the nearest pursuers having 5 points less. The team of Serhii Shyschenko are also the best in the league according to the secondary indicators (37 goals scored and 7 goals conceded in 11 rounds). At the same time, as many as three Miners are topping the scorers list: Kaschuk, Kulakov and Kuzmenko netted 7 goals each.
 
The Donetsk team had their most recent competitive game in early November, when they demolished Chornomorets (3-0) at home, also playing a friendly vs Stal Kamyanske during the U19 league break (0-0). It should be noted that five Shakhtar players took part in two friendly matches of Ukraine U18 vs their Denmark counterparts: Muravskyi, Kryskiv, Shevtsov, Kholod and Kaschuk.
 
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Veres with 13 points sit in the 9th spot in the table (goal difference 19-24). The current streak has helped the Rivne team to significantly change the standing after two major victories over Stal (4-1) and Zorya (5-0), draws with Vorskla (1-1) and Oleksandriia (2-2). Besides, the team have not suffered a single home defeat this season. The attacking leader is Oleh Horin (6 goals).