

Dynamo Kyiv Team News
Dynamo – PSG: Leg 2 Preview
By: Yevy |The nil draw last Thursday means the result of today’s match will determine who gets the first ticket into the UEFA Cup semifinals. Assuming they score, a draw would be enough to send the French club through, but Dynamo is sure to have nothing but victory in mind when the sides clash again at [...]
Metalurh D – Dynamo: Bangoura Returns
By: Yevy |The leading scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League will be back in the starting eleven for Dynamo this Sunday when they travel to face Metalurh Donetsk. The injury to Artem Kravets paves the way for the Ismael Bangoura to pad his total of 12 goals which he has yet to add to in 2009. [...]
International Roundup: Kravets Hurt
By: Yevy |Artem Kravets’s hopes of earning his first cap at Wembley went up in smoke as the Dynamo striker suffered an injury while training with the national team. Kravets damaged a muscle in his hip and is expected to be out for three weeks, which means he will miss Dynamo’s UEFA Cup quarterfinal tie against [...]
Quick Hits: Mandzyuk Recalled, Guilherme Ready
By: Yevy |Ukraine international Vitaliy Mandzyuk has rejoined Dynamo as manager Yuri Semin looks to add some depth to his squad’s back line. Mandzyuk was loaned out to Arsenal Kyiv before the start of the season. Former Dynamo great and current Arsenal boss Oleksandr Zavarov was hoping the versatile defender would remain at his disposal, [...]
Rough Play Halts Final Tune-Up
By: Yevy |As tempers flared between Kiev’s Badr El Kaddouri and Moscow’s Dmitri Kombarov, manager Yuri Semin made the wise decision to take the ball (and his team) and go home. The match between the two Dynamos, longtime rivals from the Soviet days, was called after 67 minutes with the score level at 1-1. The [...]
Diakhate Out For The Season
By: Yevy |The news is grim for Dynamo, as influential defender Pape Diakhate has been ruled out for a minimum of four months with meniscus damage in his knee. The Senegalese center half suffered the injury in a friendly match with Russian champions Rubin Kazan. He is due to undergo surgery in Belgium on Saturday. [...]
Dynamo Seeks Asatiani Return
By: Yevy |While manager Yuri Semin sounded notes of optimism following Pape Diakhate’s knee injury in the friendly victory over Rubin Kazan, the club’s front office is attempting to bring in a familiar face to shore up the defense ahead of the upcoming clash with Valencia in the UEFA Cup. Club president Ihor Surkis has confirmed [...]
Dynamo Beat Rubin, Lose Diakhate
By: Yevy |Oleksandr Aliyev came off the bench in the second half and scored with ten minutes to play to give Dynamo a 1-0 victory over Russian champions Rubin Kazan. The midfielder’s diagonal shot from the top of the box beat goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov. The victory came at a price, as influential defender Pape Diakhate [...]
Guilherme, Rincon Join Their Teammates In Spain
By: Yevy |After a short break the second training camp in Marbella is under way for Dynamo. Yuri Semin continues to put his team through their paces as they prepare to face Valencia in the UEFA Cup. The holders were ousted from the Copa Del Rey by Sevilla, and will have to focus on the [...]
Two Birds With One Stone: Guilherme In, Kleber Out
By: Yevy |Over the weekend Dynamo completed the transfer of Guilherme Milhomem Gusmão from Cruzeiro. The Kiev club sent unsettled forward Kleber and a reported $7 million as compensation for the 20 year old Brazilian striker, who signed a 5 year contract with the UPL leaders worth $100k a week. The capture of Guilherme addresses [...]





