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“We achieved something great today”
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The great showdown between Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Cup semi-finals has been hailed by many as a step of mainstream acceptance of the extraordinary level of football in the Ukraine. With Dynamo Kyiv running away with the domestic championship, Shakhtar Donetsk pulled off an incredible upset, winning 2-1 and now advance [...]
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all-Ukraine UEFA Cup semi-final
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Following Dynamo Kyiv’s 3-0 destruction of PSG, Shakhtar Donetsk made the dream all-Ukraine UEFA Cup semi-final come true with comfortable 2-1 victory over Marseille. Although Shakhtar manager Mircea Lucescu has warned of playing at the Stade Vélodrome, it proved little match for his side that won the aggregate 4-1.
Down by two goals in aggregate at [...]
Category: UPL NewsUkrainian Premier League update week 23
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Week 22 of the Ukrainian Premier League had few surprises as both Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk won decisively as they head into their UEFA Cup matches this week.
Dynamo maintained its fifteen point lead on Shakhtar with a 3-1 victory over Chornomorets Odessa, however the match was decided till late. After veteran Ukraine international Andriy [...]
Category: UPL NewsShakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv UEFA Cup efforts
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On Thursday both Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv enter the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, a historic first with two Ukrainian sides in the final eight. (for a full review of Dynamo Kyiv match please visit Yevy’s great blog).
Although Shakhtar Donetsk is coming off a 1-0 loss to Metalurh Zaporizhya they are confident as Marseille [...]
Category: UPL NewsUkrainian Premier League week 22 update
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Week 22 of the Ukrainian Premier League continued after the international break with Dynamo Kyiv extending its lead to a near insurmountable twelve points as they defeated Metalurh Donetsk 2-0. Ukraine international Olexander Aliev converted from the spot just before the break with Ognjen Vukojević adding the second ten minutes into the new half.(for [...]
Category: UPL NewsUkrainian Premier League week 21 update
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Week 21 of the Ukrainian Premier League continued with a Dynamo Kyiv running away with the title as they devoured Arsenal Kyiv 3-0. Exciting young striker Artem Kravets opened the scoring not quite twenty minutes into the match with Ukrainian international Oleksandr Aliyev scoring five minutes before the break and with nineteen minutes remaining (for [...]
Category: UPL NewsUkrainian Premier League week 18
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The Ukrainian Premier League started back up after the winter break, giving good reason to celebrate. With only Dynamo Kyiv and Metalist Kharkiv set to play the season, the race before mighty Dynamo is extremely close with only only three points separating four clubs.
Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Illichivets 2-1. Olexiy Hai gave Shakhtar the lead twenty-two [...]
Category: UPL NewsShakhtar Donetsk advances with ease in UEFA Cup
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Coming in with a solid two goal margin and with Tottenham resting many of its normal starting eleven, Shakhtar Donetsk had an easy time squeezing out a 1-1 draw that sees them through to the next round.
With clear intention not to give away their solid lead, Shakhtar Donetsk wasn’t prepared to risk attacking too [...]
Category: UPL NewsMetalist Kharkiv moves to next round of UEFA Cup against Dynamo
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With a confident 2-0 win over Sampdoria, Metalist Kharkiv has advanced to next round of UEFA Cup and will now go up against Dynamo Kyiv. After holding a one goal advantage the Zhovto-Syn continued to attack at home and were rewarded with first-half goals by Ukraine international Serhiy Valyayev and Jajá.
Myron Markevych’s club was [...]
Category: UPL NewsShakhtar Donetsk continue strong run for Ukrainian clubs
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Following Metalist Kharkiv’s victory on Wednesday, Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Tottenham 2-0 in the UEFA Cup. The visiting English club, with virtually all of their regulars out of the starting lineup, were outplayed for the majority of the match but had held Shakhtar off till late in the match. After falling short with Olexandr Gladkiy’s chance [...]
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