Rivne Dream beat Kharkiv Sokoly 93:81; Zabirchenko loses debut

Rivne Dream beat Kharkiv Sokoly 93:81; Zabirchenko loses debut AI

Rivne Dream opened the 2026/27 Superliga GGBET season with a 93:81 home win over Kharkiv Sokoly in Rivne on October 1. Dmitro Trykolenko led Rivne with 19 points. New Kharkiv coach Dmytro Zabirchenko — who left Kyiv-Basket after a Ukrainian Cup win and Superliga silver — lost his first game. Kyiv followers should note Dmytro Zabirchenko’s first match after leaving Kyiv-Basket; his move to Kharkiv ended with a loss in the season opener in Rivne.

Rivne Dream defeated Kharkiv Sokoly 93:81 in the Superliga GGBET season opener played in Rivne on October 1, 2026. The teams were level through the first half (41:37 to Rivne), but Rivne opened the third quarter with a 13:4 run to take control and stretched the lead to as much as 16 points before closing out the win.

Dmitro Trykolenko finished as Rivne’s top scorer with 19 points (and six rebounds). Other contributors for Rivne included Bykov (18) and Tymoshchuk (17). For Kharkiv, Romanytsia scored 19 and Sushkin 18, while Bezyma added 17.

The game was the debut for Kharkiv’s new head coach Dmytro Zabirchenko, who moved to the club this summer after leading Kyiv-Basket to the Ukrainian Cup title and Superliga silver last season.

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