FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk have opened 2016/17 season with the Ukrainian Super Cup in Odesa!
Pre-season period wasn’t rich on transfers. Both sides have preserved lineups and enforced them a bit. Left winger Artem Hromov has made his debut for Dynamo. So has midfielder Valeriy Fedorchuk. 21-year-old Nikita Korzun has made his second appearance for the White-Blues.
Both teams started the game carefully. The first chance was created 18 minutes into the match. Junior Moraes unleashed the shot from good position, but Stepanenko blocked it. Later Olexandr Shovkovskyi parried shots by Taison and Eduardo. By the way, this is the 24th season for Dynamo main squad for our goalkeeper!
After the break Kyivans kept attacking, but didn’t use flanks effectively enough. There were no fast counterattacks and dangerous set pieces. Eventually Fred eluded Antunes and opened the score.
After that Dynamo seized the initiative. Kryvtsov blocked the shot by Derlis Gonzalez. Anyway 80 minutes into the game Domagoj Vida headed the ball in after corner!
In the penalty shootout Shovkovskyi won two duels. So, it’s 4:3 on penalties and FC Dynamo Kyiv win their sixth Ukrainian Super Cup!
2016/17 season. Ukrainian Super Cup
16.07.2016. Odesa, Chornomorets Stadium, 26 109 spectators
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – FC Dynamo Kyiv – 1:1, 3:4 on penalties
Goals: Fred (58) – Vida (80)
Penalties scored: Srna, Ismaily, Fred – Antunes, Moroziuk, Khacheridi, Moraes
Penalties missed: Bernard, Selezniov – Harmash
On July 16 the first official fixture of 2016/2017 season will take place at Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa.
Champions of Ukraine FC Dynamo Kyiv will face Ukrainian Cup holders FC Shakhtar Donetsk in battle for the national Super Cup.
The game will start at 21:00.
So, we present both side.
FC Dynamo Kyiv
2015/2016 UPL: 1st place (23 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats, goal difference – 54:11, 70 points)
2015/2016 UPL best striker: Andriy Yarmolenko (13 goals)
2015/2016 UPL best assistant: Andriy Yarmolenko (11 assists)
Best player of the season according to fans: Andriy Yarmolenko
2015/2016 Ukrainian Cup: quarterfinalists (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goal difference – 14:2)
Internationals
Five Dynamo performers were on Ukraine players’ list at the Euro-2016 – Yevhen Khacheridi, Serhiy Rybalka, Denys Harmash, Serhiy Sydorchuk and Andriy Yarmolenko.
Aleksandar Dragovic performed for Austria while Domagoj Vida – for Croatia.
Derlis Gonzalez featured for Paraguay at the Copa America 2016.
Pre-season
Traditionally Dynamo were getting ready for the new season in Austria. The White-Blues were staying at Interalpen hotel in Tyrol again. Training camp lasted two weeks (June 27 – July 10).
At the training camp Serhiy Rebrov’s men played six sparrings (W-5, D-1).
Coaching staff changes
After the end of previous season assistant coach Raul Riancho left the team. Vicente Gomez took his place.
Physical trainer Jesus Pinedo has also joined the White-Blues.
Transfers
came: m. Artem Hromov (free agent, previous team – FC Vorskla Poltava), f. Olexandr Hladkyi (free agent, previous team – FC Shakhtar Donetsk)
left: m. Miguel Veloso (contract expired)
Match participants speaking
Serhiy Rebrov, head coach: “It’s a great feast for fans. This match won’t give any points, but it’s important”.
Mykola Moroziuk, midfielder: “I can’t say we’re hundred per cent ready, but we’re close to our perfect fitness. We’re on the right track”.
Olexandr Hladkyi, forward: “We’ll fight only for victory as we don’t have other aims in Odesa”.
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
2015/2016 UPL: 2nd place (20 wins, 3 draws, 3 defeats, goal difference – 76:25)
2015/2016 UPL best striker: Alex Teixeira (22 goals)
2015/2016 UPL best assistant: Marlos (9 assists)
Best player of the season according to fans: Eduardo
2015/2016 Ukrainian Cup: winners (6 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goal difference – 22:3)
Internationals
Eight Shakhtar performers were on Ukraine players’ list at the Euro-2016 – Andriy Piatov, Viacheslav Shevchuk, Yaroslav Rakytskyi, Olexandr Kucher, Taras Stepanenko, Viktor Kovalenko, Bohdan Butko and Yevhen Selezniov.
Darijo Srna fearured for Croatia.
Pre-season
Shakhtar finished their vacation on June 13 and on June 20 they left for the Netherlands to have a training camp.
Shakhtar had six sparrings throughout the pre-season period that lasted till July 13 (W-4, D-1, L-1).
Coaching staff changes
Mircea Lucescu, who was in charge of Shakhtar since 2004, has left the team to work for FC Zenit St.Petersburg.
The new gaffer of the team is 43-year-old Paulo Fonseca. His assistant coaches are Miguel Cardoso, Igor Duljaj, Nuno Campos, Pedro Moreira, Tiago Leal and Antonio Ferreira.
Transfers
came: f. Yevhen Selezniov (free agent, previous team – Kuban, Russia)
left: f. Olexandr Hladkyi (contract expired)
Match participants speaking
Paulo Fonseca, head coach: “One must realize we’re introducing significant changes. We mostly work on defense so far. I’m satisfied with players’ dedication”.
Bohdan Butko, defender: “We’re looking forward to the game against Dynamo. We’ve had a good training camp in the Netherlands”.
Serhiy Kryvtsov, defender: “I guess it was the longest training camp in my career. We’re looking forward to the first official fixture”.
Marlos, halfback: “Fonseca is a very strict coach. He wasn’t us to help defenders dispossess opponents. We work on tactics a lot”.
