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A week ago, I thought Khimik's win against Azovmas was a safe bet. I was wrong. It turned out that Khimik played what was probably their worst match of the season. Coach Muiznieks apologized to the fans after the match, and said he was embarrassed. Obviously a series of 13 championship wins lulled the Juzni team to sleep. The result of the match against Azovmas didn't have any significance, and the defeat came as a gift for this prediction. Khimik are definitely more grounded now, and will take their first playoff match against Kyiv seriously. They need two wins, and I don't think the home team can allow any calculations, so they'll try to finish the job on Tuesday in Kyiv. Khimik are a different level than Kyiv, realistically. When they're playing with the right approach, they go to the end and try to win with the difference as big as possible. Kyiv's coming through to the playoffs should be respected, but they wouldn't be here if Khimik didn't defeat Politehnika and Goverla convincingly. The guests have a really narrow playing lineup, with basically 5-6 senior players who have experience in playing the first league, and they can hardly avoid the defeat against a fully motivated Khimik.