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October 30th, 2008

can anyone stop Dynamo Kyiv?

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Can anyone stop Dynamo Kyiv this year?
Twelve matches into the season and ex-Locomotiv Moscow manager Yuri Semin has Dynamo Kyiv not “just winning” but dominating in every facet of the game. With only two slip-ups, they are scoring at a five-fold clip to what they allow. Dynamo Kyiv faces Karpaty Lviv on Saturday in a [...]

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October 30th, 2008

Ukrainian Cup showdown on the horizon!

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After Dynamo Kyiv had won the Ukrainian Cup three years in a row Shakhtar Donetsk was able to wrestle the trophy from them last year. In the round of sixteen complete, favoured clubs advanced with the exception of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv who fell to Stal Alchevsk. With this round you saw most Premier League [...]

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October 27th, 2008

Ukrainian Premier League week 12 summary

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It seems almost impossible but after week twelve match, the table remained with each team in precisely the same position as it started. However the class the league is definitely Dynamo Kyiv as it defeated Tavriya Simferopol 3-1 on the work of Ukraine’s great young striker Artem Milevskiy.
Please visit Yevy’s great blog on Dynamo Kyiv [...]

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October 25th, 2008

Ukrainian Premier League week 12 ahead

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Week twelve of the Ukrainian Premier League is about to commence with the series of important matches. The top match of the weekend pits third place Metalist Kharkiv against second-place Metalurh Donetsk. With Dynamo planning stunning Football, MetaDon is anxious to stay abreast of them. With both clubs not shy of physical play this [...]

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October 22nd, 2008

late shocker sinks Shakhtar Donetsk

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Head scoreless throughout the match Shakhtar Donetsk appeared to have found a way to control Sporting’s tremendous attack. Mircea Lucescu’s need to have Brandão’s production increase in European competition fell short once again as he was stymied by the Portuguese defense and the lack of quality opportunities. Prior to the break, the home club’s efforts [...]

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October 22nd, 2008

Shakhtar Donetsk v Sporting in Champions League

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Following Dynamo Kyiv’s great triumph over Porto yesterday, Shakhtar Donetsk takes on another of Portugal’s great Football powerhouses, Sporting.
With both clubs locked in a tie at three points this match is a “must win” for Mircea Lucescu’s men. Hirnyky, who have suffered through attacking woes this season were brilliant this last weekend as they [...]

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October 21st, 2008

Dynamo!!!

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With great pride I wanted all supporters of Ukrainian Football to be aware of Dynamo Kyiv’s great victory today against Porto. This is Dynamo’s first victory in the Champions League in four years and puts them in the drivers seat to advance into the knockout stage. Please drop-by Yevy’s Dynamo Kyiv blog for match details [...]

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October 20th, 2008

Ukrainian Premier League summary week 11

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Week eleven of the Ukrainian Premier League had few surprises and concludes with Dynamo Kyiv maintaining its lead on the table.
On Friday Dynamo Kyiv devastated Zorya Luhansk 5-0 with four highlight goals within the first fifteen minutes of the match before the attack was called off. Yuri Semin’s squad was ruthless with Ismaël Bangoura scoring [...]

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October 15th, 2008

Ukrainian Premier League upcoming week 11

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After what seems like an eternity the Ukrainian Premier League is back in week eleven after the international break. The week away from league action saw the Yellow-Blues play Croatia, the sixth-ranked team in the world, to a scoreless draw, leaving them in tie for second place in Group Six of World Cup qualifying.
The [...]

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October 7th, 2008

Metalist Kharkiv in tough Group B of UEFA Cup

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After overcoming the legendary Turkish club Beşiktaş, Metalist Kharkiv as been drawn into a very tough Group B that includes Bundesliga’s Hertha Berlin, Greece Super League Olympiacos, Portugal’s Benfica and another of Turkey’s great clubs, Galatasaray.
The matches commence on October 23rd and I will be providing a full lead-up to Metalist’s efforts and their opposition.

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