The UPL matchday 5 fixture between FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Karpaty Lviv was expected to be really interesting as visitors gained momentum and were third in standings before the game.
Serhiy Rebrov’s men had their own motivation as they had an opportunity to increase their lead considering that FC Shakhtar Donetsk lost against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Kyivans took the game under control at once and applied constant pressure.
The score was opened 22 minutes into the match. Miguel took a free kick and netted fabulous goal!
Nothing really changed after the break. Dynamo had good counterattacks after Karpaty lost possession.
In one of such episodes 53 minutes into the game Andriy Yarmolenko rushed into the penalty area and hit the far corner.
72 minutes into the match Yarmolenko put a cross into the box and Moraes headed the ball in – 3:0!
At the moment Shakhtar are lacking five points behind Dynamo and Serhiy Rebrov has equaled the record of Valeriy Lobanovskyi – 33 domestic league games without a single defeat!
2015/16 UPL. Matchday 5
15.08.2015. Kyiv. NSC Olimpiyskyi. 17,476 spectators
FC Dynamo Kyiv – FC Karpaty Lviv – 3:0 (1:0)
Dynamo: Shovkovskyi (c), Silva, Vida, Dragovic, Antunes, Husiev (Miakushko, 68), Harmash (Belhanda, 71), Miguel, Rybalka, Yarmolenko, Moraes (Kravets, 75).
Karpaty: Mysak, Hitchenko (c), Kostevych, Miroshnychenko, Kozhanov (Strashkevych, 61), Karnoza (Kliots, 46), Khudobyak, Holodiuk, Ksionz (Hutsuliak, 78), Plastun, Daushvili.
Goals: Miguel (22, free kick), Yarmolenko (53), Moraes (72, assist – Yarmolenko).
Booked: Moraes (23), Miguel (90).
On August 15 at 19:30 FC Dynamo Kyiv will host FC Karpaty Lviv at the NSC Olimpiyskyi within the Ukrainian Premier League matchday 5.
FC Dynamo Kyiv
Four last UPL matches: 4 wins, goal difference – 8:2
Home matches this season: 1 win, goal difference – 2:0
Most stable first team regulars: Vitorino Antunes, Artem Kravets, Miguel, Junior Moraes, Mykola Moroziuk, Andriy Yarmolenko – 4 appearances
Goalkeeper #1: Olexandr Rybka – 3 matches played (2 goals conceded)
Best assistant: Junior Moraes – 2 assists
Best domestic league strikers: Junior Moraes, Andriy Yarmolenko – 2 goals each
Leader according to goal+assist system: Junior Moraes – 4 (2+2)
Injured player: Lukasz Teodorczyk
Suspended: –
One step from suspension: Miguel (3 bookings)
FC Karpaty Lviv
Four last UPL matches: 3 wins, 1 defeat, goal difference – 6:2
Away matches this season: 1 win, 1 defeat, goal difference – 1:2
Most stable first team regulars: Andriy Hitchenko, Oleh Holodiuk, Murtaz Daushvili, Artur Karnoza, Denys Kozhanov, Volodymyr Kostevych, Denys Miroshnychenko, Roman Mysak, Ihor Plastun, Vadym Strashkevych – 4 appearances
Goalkeeper #1: Roman Mysak – 4 matches played (2 goals conceded)
Best assistants: Volodymyr Kostevych, Ihor Khudobyak – 1 assist each
Best domestic league striker: Artur Karnoza – 2 goals
Leader according to goal+assist system: Artur Karnoza – 2 (2+0)
Injured players: –
Suspended: –
One step from suspension: –
Face to face
42 matches played: 27 Dynamo wins, 10 draws, 5 Karpaty wins, goal difference – 73:30 for Dynamo
At Dynamo home arena – 21 matches: 15 wins, 5 draws, 1 Karpaty win, goal difference – 42:10 for Dynamo
Last face-to-face match
UPL matchday 25
24.05.2015. Lviv. Ukraine Stadium. 11 800 spectators
FC Karpaty Lviv – FC Dynamo Kyiv – 0:1 (0:0)
Goal: Kravets (58)
Interesting facts
- if Kyivans don’t lose against Karpaty their unbeaten streak will include 33 UPL games, which is a record set by Valeriy Lobanovskyi’s team in 1999-2000 season;
- Dynamo defeated Karpaty more than by one goal only twice over six previous seasons.
