

Ukrainian Premier League
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 [...]
PSG – Dynamo: First Leg Preview
By: Yevy |Champions League matches may have been played on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the European competition that has the attention of fans in Ukraine and France takes center stage today. Shakhtar Donetsk will host Olympique Marseille, while UPL leaders Dynamo take on Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in the quarterfinals of the UEFA [...]
Dynamo 3 – 0 Arsenal Kyiv: Business As Usual
By: Yevy |The outcome was an expected one as the “Kiev derby” has never been a competitive affair. In 27 meetings the Cannoneers have never beaten Dynamo, managing to steal a point on just five occasions. There would be no surprises this time around as Oleksandr Aliyev set up the opening goal for Artem Kravets [...]
Metalist 0 – 2 Dynamo: Ship The Trophy!
By: Yevy |If they were to mount a challenge to Dynamo’s title aspirations down the stretch, Metalist Kharkiv knew they had to take all three points when they faced the leaders on Wednesday. On a terrific run of form and having already handed Dynamo a loss in Kiev, the hosts certainly did not lack in confidence. [...]
News and Notes: Victories Marred By Injuries
By: Yevy |Even before the horrific injury suffered by Oleksandr Romanchuk in the Ukrainian Cup Round of 8 match against Stal Alchevsk, manager Yuri Semin declared that “the infirmary is full”. Dynamo lost Milos Ninkovic and Oleksandr Shovkovskiy during training last week, before Taras Mykhalyk was hurt in the weekend UPL contest against FC Lviv. [...]
News And Notes: Dynamo Player Attacked After Porto Match
By: Yevy |As if the outcome of Wednesday’s Champions League encounter with Porto was not disappointing enough, Ukrainian tabloid БЛИК is reporting that a “fan” broke through the police cordon and struck a Dynamo player. Right back Betao was heading off the pitch, probably still trying to process the events that lead to the shocking finish, [...]
Dynamo 4 – 0 Karpaty: Cruise Control Engaged
By: Yevy |If there was a formula for Dynamo’s current rampage through mid-table Ukrainian opposition, it would go something like this: the White-Blues shift into fifth gear from the opening whistle, score early and often, then slow the pace and force the other team to concede the outcome before the first half hour is up. On [...]
News And Notes: Cup Draw Pits Giants Against Minnows
By: Yevy |Fortune did not smile on the underdog today. The only teams who have had the privilege of lifting the Ukrainian Cup in the past dozen years drew the two remaining First League sides for the quarterfinal phase of the competition. Dynamo will travel to Alchevsk to face Stal, while Shakhtar will play away [...]
Tavriya 1 – 3 Dynamo: Missed Penalties Don’t Stop Leaders
By: Yevy |Artem Milevskiy and Ismael Bangoura often seem to have a telepathic connection with each other on the pitch. On Saturday the Dynamo striker duo combined for all three goals, and shockingly two missed penalties, as the visitors defeated struggling Tavriya in Simferopol. Goalkeeper Stanyslav Bohush had his streak of not conceding in league [...]
Porto 0 – 1 Dynamo: Aliyev Bomb Earns The Points
By: Yevy |Porto goakeeper Nuno didn’t do his homework. Watching Oleksandr Aliyev line up for a 30 meter free kick from the left wing, the veteran Portugese should have known what the Dynamo midfielder produced from that exact spot less than a month ago. As the delivery came in, Nuno reacted towards his near post, [...]





