Dynamo picking up steam
Chornomorets were supposed to offer better opposition to Dynamo. And, in many ways, the score was flattering to Dynamo. Dynamo's problems with defense remain obvious. It seems everyone, including the coaching staff, knows about the problems but no one knows the solution. Dynamo's attempt at a solution Saturday was to outscore Chornomorets, which appears to have even worse defensive problems. Works with Chornomorets but will it work against Sporting (not that it even matters.
Shakhtar Donetsk chose to postpone the Luhansk trip so they could better prepare for Benfica this coming Tuesday. So, with their emphatic victory over metalurh Donetsk (in Donetsk, I might add), Dnipro had recaptured the pole position, if only until the early Spring...
July 10, USC vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (in Odessa) 2-2, pk 4-2
July 14, UPL 1 @ Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1
July 21, UPL 2 vs. Arsenal Kyiv 2-2
Aug 1, UPL 3 @ Chornomorets Odesa 0-0
Aug 4, UPL 4 vs. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1-3
Aug 11, UPL 5 @ Metalurh Zaporizhzhya 1-0
Aug 14/15, CL Q3L1 @ FK Sarajevo (BiH) 1-0
Aug 18, UPL 6 vs. Karpaty Lviv 7-3
Aug 25, UPL 7 @ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 1-0
Aug 28/29, CL Q3L2 vs. FK Sarajevo (BiH) 3-0
Sept 1, UPL 8 vs. FK Kharkiv 2-0
Sept 15, UPL 9 @ Metalurh Donetsk 2-1
Sept 18, CL 1 @ AS Roma (ITA) 0-2
Sept 22, UPL 10 @ Tavriya Symferopil 4-1
Sept 26, UkCup 2 @ Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2-0
Sept 29, UPL 11 vs. Naftovyk Okhtyrka 0-1
Oct 3, CL 2 vs. Sporting CP Setubal (POR) 1-2
Oct 6, UPL 12 @ Zorya Luhansk 2-1
Oct 20, UPL 13 vs. Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 1-0
Oct 23, CL 3 vs. Manchester United FC (ENG) 2-4
Oct 27, UPL 14 @ Vorskla Poltava 1-0
Oct 31, UkCup 3 @ IhroService Sevastopol 4-1
Nov 3, UPL 15 vs. Metalist Kharkiv 0-1
Nov 7, CL 4 @ Manchester United FC (ENG) 0-4
Nov 10, UPL 16 vs. Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1
Nov 24, UPL 17 @ Arsenal Kyiv 1-0
Nov 28, CL 5 vs. AS Roma (ITA) 1-4
Dec 1, UPL 18 vs. Chernomorets Odesa 5-2
Dec 5, UkCup QFL1 @ Tavriya Symferopil
Dec 8, UkCup QFL2 vs. Tavriya Symferopil
Dec 11, CL 6 @ Sporting CP Setubal (POR)
Winter Break
Mar 1, UPL 19 @ Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Mar 8, UPL 20 vs. Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
Mar 15, UPL 21 @ Karpaty Lviv
Mar 19, UkCup SF2L TBA
Mar 22, UPL 22 vs. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Mar 29, UPL 23 @ FK Kharkiv
Apr 5, UPL 24 vs. Metalurh Donetsk
Apr 12, UPL 25 @ Tavriya Symferopil
Apr 16, UkCup SF2L TBA
Apr 19, UPL 26 @ Naftovyk Okhtyrka
Apr 26, UPL 27 vs. Zorya Luhansk
May 3, UPL 28 @ Zakarpattya Uzhhorod
May 7, UkCup Final TBA
May 11, UPL 29 vs. Vorksla Poltava
May 18, UPL 30 @ Metalist Kharkiv
Current Standings
#
PR
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
PT
21
2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
18
14
1
3
32
15
43
2
1
Shakhtar Donetsk
17
13
2
2
36
12
41
3
3
Dynamo Kyiv
18
12
3
3
33
17
39
4
4
Metalist Kharkiv
18
12
3
3
29
16
39
5
5
Chornomorets Odesa
18
8
3
7
19
19
27
6
6
Tavriya Simferopil
18
8
3
7
21
26
27
7
9
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
18
6
5
7
16
18
23
8
7
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
18
6
3
9
22
24
21
9
8
Zorya Luhansk
17
6
2
9
14
22
20
10
10
Arsenal Kyiv
18
5
4
9
25
25
19
11
14
Karpaty Lviv
18
5
4
9
17
25
19
12
11
FK Kharkiv
18
4
5
9
12
19
17
13
12
Metalurh Donetsk
18
3
8
7
18
23
17
14
13
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
18
3
8
7
11
16
17
15
16
Naftovyk Okhtyrka
18
3
5
10
9
22
13
16
15
Zakarpattya Uzhgorod
18
3
5
10
10
25
14
Shakhtar Donetsk chose to postpone the Luhansk trip so they could better prepare for Benfica this coming Tuesday. So, with their emphatic victory over metalurh Donetsk (in Donetsk, I might add), Dnipro had recaptured the pole position, if only until the early Spring...
July 10, USC vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (in Odessa) 2-2, pk 4-2
July 14, UPL 1 @ Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1
July 21, UPL 2 vs. Arsenal Kyiv 2-2
Aug 1, UPL 3 @ Chornomorets Odesa 0-0
Aug 4, UPL 4 vs. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1-3
Aug 11, UPL 5 @ Metalurh Zaporizhzhya 1-0
Aug 14/15, CL Q3L1 @ FK Sarajevo (BiH) 1-0
Aug 18, UPL 6 vs. Karpaty Lviv 7-3
Aug 25, UPL 7 @ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 1-0
Aug 28/29, CL Q3L2 vs. FK Sarajevo (BiH) 3-0
Sept 1, UPL 8 vs. FK Kharkiv 2-0
Sept 15, UPL 9 @ Metalurh Donetsk 2-1
Sept 18, CL 1 @ AS Roma (ITA) 0-2
Sept 22, UPL 10 @ Tavriya Symferopil 4-1
Sept 26, UkCup 2 @ Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2-0
Sept 29, UPL 11 vs. Naftovyk Okhtyrka 0-1
Oct 3, CL 2 vs. Sporting CP Setubal (POR) 1-2
Oct 6, UPL 12 @ Zorya Luhansk 2-1
Oct 20, UPL 13 vs. Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 1-0
Oct 23, CL 3 vs. Manchester United FC (ENG) 2-4
Oct 27, UPL 14 @ Vorskla Poltava 1-0
Oct 31, UkCup 3 @ IhroService Sevastopol 4-1
Nov 3, UPL 15 vs. Metalist Kharkiv 0-1
Nov 7, CL 4 @ Manchester United FC (ENG) 0-4
Nov 10, UPL 16 vs. Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1
Nov 24, UPL 17 @ Arsenal Kyiv 1-0
Nov 28, CL 5 vs. AS Roma (ITA) 1-4
Dec 1, UPL 18 vs. Chernomorets Odesa 5-2
Dec 5, UkCup QFL1 @ Tavriya Symferopil
Dec 8, UkCup QFL2 vs. Tavriya Symferopil
Dec 11, CL 6 @ Sporting CP Setubal (POR)
Winter Break
Mar 1, UPL 19 @ Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Mar 8, UPL 20 vs. Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
Mar 15, UPL 21 @ Karpaty Lviv
Mar 19, UkCup SF2L TBA
Mar 22, UPL 22 vs. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Mar 29, UPL 23 @ FK Kharkiv
Apr 5, UPL 24 vs. Metalurh Donetsk
Apr 12, UPL 25 @ Tavriya Symferopil
Apr 16, UkCup SF2L TBA
Apr 19, UPL 26 @ Naftovyk Okhtyrka
Apr 26, UPL 27 vs. Zorya Luhansk
May 3, UPL 28 @ Zakarpattya Uzhhorod
May 7, UkCup Final TBA
May 11, UPL 29 vs. Vorksla Poltava
May 18, UPL 30 @ Metalist Kharkiv
Current Standings
#
PR
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
PT
21
2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
18
14
1
3
32
15
43
2
1
Shakhtar Donetsk
17
13
2
2
36
12
41
3
3
Dynamo Kyiv
18
12
3
3
33
17
39
4
4
Metalist Kharkiv
18
12
3
3
29
16
39
5
5
Chornomorets Odesa
18
8
3
7
19
19
27
6
6
Tavriya Simferopil
18
8
3
7
21
26
27
7
9
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
18
6
5
7
16
18
23
8
7
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
18
6
3
9
22
24
21
9
8
Zorya Luhansk
17
6
2
9
14
22
20
10
10
Arsenal Kyiv
18
5
4
9
25
25
19
11
14
Karpaty Lviv
18
5
4
9
17
25
19
12
11
FK Kharkiv
18
4
5
9
12
19
17
13
12
Metalurh Donetsk
18
3
8
7
18
23
17
14
13
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
18
3
8
7
11
16
17
15
16
Naftovyk Okhtyrka
18
3
5
10
9
22
13
16
15
Zakarpattya Uzhgorod
18
3
5
10
10
25
14