Dynamo just keeps marching on
Dynamo destroyed, as expected, lowly Arsenal Kyiv in a local low-key intra-city rivalry, which is not really a rivalry (and never was). Shakhtar struggled to get by a very decent Vorskla squad. The status quo had been upheld as Dynamo continue to lead by 12, with 9 games to go.
In UEFA Cup, Dynamo had to overcome gutsy performance by Metalist Kharkiv and advance to the UEFA Cup quarterfinals on away goals rule despite losing 3-2. Dynamo will face Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA), in the qurterfinals. A very beatable opponent, in my opinion. interestingly, two Ukrainian clubs are still in the competition - Shakhtar Donetsk is the other. They also face French opponent - Olympique de Marseille.
For now, the attention shifts back to the national teams as, on April 1st, Ukrainian National Team faces its biggest test of the WC2010 Qualification, England.
Dynamo's 2008/2009 Results
Date
Match
Opponent
Venue
Score
07/15/2008
SC
Shakhtar Donetsk
N
1:1, 3:5pk
07/19/2008
UPL1
Illichivets Mariupol
H
2:0
07/25/2008
UPL2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
A
3:1
07/29/2008
CL2Q1L
Drogheda United (IRL)
A
2:1
08/02/2008
UPL3
Metalist Kharkiv
H
1:2
08/06/2008
CL2Q2L
Drogheda United (IRL)
H
2:2
08/09/2008
UPL4
Vorskla Poltava
A
2:2
08/13/2008
CL3Q1L
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
A
4:1
08/16/2008
UPL5
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
H
2:0
08/23/2008
UPL6
Arsenal Kyiv
A
2:0
08/27/2008
CL3Q2L
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
H
4:1
08/30/2008
UPL7
Metalurh Donetsk
H
1:0
09/13/2008
UC3
OLKOM Melitopol
A
5:0
09/17/2008
CLGS1
Arsenal FC London (ENG)
H
1:1
09/20/2008
UPL8
Chornomorets Odesa
A
3:0
09/27/2008
UPL9
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
H
3:0
09/30/2008
CLGS2
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (TUR)
A
0:0
10/04/2008
UPL10
FK Kharkiv
A
4:0
10/18/2008
UPL11
Zorya Luhansk
H
5:0
10/21/2008
CLGS3
FC Porto Oporto (POR)
A
1:0
10/25/2008
UPL12
Tavriya Symferopol
A
3:1
10/29/2008
UC4
Zorya Luhansk
H
2:0
11/01/2008
UPL13
Karpaty Lviv
H
4:0
11/05/2008
CLGS4
FC Porto Oporto (POR)
H
1:2
11/08/2008
UPL14
FK Lviv
H
1:0
11/12/2008
UCQF
Stal Alchevsk
A
4:1
11/15/2008
UPL15
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
0:1
11/25/2008
CLGS5
Arsenal FC London (ENG)
A
0:1
11/29/2008
UPL17
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
H
2:1
12/05/2008
UPL16
Illichivets Mariupol
A
4:3
12/10/2008
CLGS6
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (TUR)
H
1:0
02/18/2009
UC31L
Valencia CF (ESP)
H
1:1
02/26/2009
UC32L
Valencia CF (ESP)
A
2:2
03/04/2009
UPL18
Metalist Kharkiv
A
2:0
03/08/2009
UPL19
Vorskla Poltava
H
4:1
03/12/2009
UC31L
Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
H
1:0
03/15/2009
UPL20
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
A
3:1
03/19/2009
UC32L
Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
A
2:3
03/21/2009
UPL21
Arsenal Kyiv
H
3:0
04/04/2009
UPL22
Metalurh Donetsk
A
04/09/2009
UCQF1L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
A
04/12/2009
UPL23
Chornomorets Odesa
H
04/16/2009
UCQF2L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
H
04/18/2009
UPL24
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
A
04/22/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
04/25/2009
UPL25
FK Kharkiv
H
05/02/2009
UPL26
Zorya Luhansk
A
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
05/16/2009
UPL28
Karpaty Lviv
A
05/23/2009
UPL29
FK Lviv
A
05/30/2009
UPL30
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
Current Standings of 18th Ukrainian National League Championship
#
PR
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
PT
1
1
Dynamo Kyiv
21
18
1
2
54
13
55
2
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
21
12
7
2
32
13
43
3
3
Metalist Kharkiv
20
11
5
4
30
18
38
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
21
11
4
6
28
18
37
5
5
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
21
10
7
4
21
15
37
6
6
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
21
9
6
6
22
22
33
7
8
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
21
7
8
6
17
15
29
8
7
Karpaty Lviv
21
7
7
7
27
23
28
9
9
Zorya Luhansk
21
6
6
9
21
32
24
10
12
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
21
5
8
8
16
26
23
11
10
Chornomorets Odesa
21
8
2
11
24
27
201
12
13
Tavriya Simferopil
20
5
5
10
25
33
20
13
11
Arsenal Kyiv
20
5
5
10
14
24
20
14
14
FK Lviv
21
3
6
12
14
29
15
15
15
Illichivets Mariupol
20
3
4
13
18
37
13
16
16
FK Kharkiv
21
1
9
11
12
30
12
In UEFA Cup, Dynamo had to overcome gutsy performance by Metalist Kharkiv and advance to the UEFA Cup quarterfinals on away goals rule despite losing 3-2. Dynamo will face Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA), in the qurterfinals. A very beatable opponent, in my opinion. interestingly, two Ukrainian clubs are still in the competition - Shakhtar Donetsk is the other. They also face French opponent - Olympique de Marseille.
For now, the attention shifts back to the national teams as, on April 1st, Ukrainian National Team faces its biggest test of the WC2010 Qualification, England.
Dynamo's 2008/2009 Results
Date
Match
Opponent
Venue
Score
07/15/2008
SC
Shakhtar Donetsk
N
1:1, 3:5pk
07/19/2008
UPL1
Illichivets Mariupol
H
2:0
07/25/2008
UPL2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
A
3:1
07/29/2008
CL2Q1L
Drogheda United (IRL)
A
2:1
08/02/2008
UPL3
Metalist Kharkiv
H
1:2
08/06/2008
CL2Q2L
Drogheda United (IRL)
H
2:2
08/09/2008
UPL4
Vorskla Poltava
A
2:2
08/13/2008
CL3Q1L
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
A
4:1
08/16/2008
UPL5
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
H
2:0
08/23/2008
UPL6
Arsenal Kyiv
A
2:0
08/27/2008
CL3Q2L
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
H
4:1
08/30/2008
UPL7
Metalurh Donetsk
H
1:0
09/13/2008
UC3
OLKOM Melitopol
A
5:0
09/17/2008
CLGS1
Arsenal FC London (ENG)
H
1:1
09/20/2008
UPL8
Chornomorets Odesa
A
3:0
09/27/2008
UPL9
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
H
3:0
09/30/2008
CLGS2
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (TUR)
A
0:0
10/04/2008
UPL10
FK Kharkiv
A
4:0
10/18/2008
UPL11
Zorya Luhansk
H
5:0
10/21/2008
CLGS3
FC Porto Oporto (POR)
A
1:0
10/25/2008
UPL12
Tavriya Symferopol
A
3:1
10/29/2008
UC4
Zorya Luhansk
H
2:0
11/01/2008
UPL13
Karpaty Lviv
H
4:0
11/05/2008
CLGS4
FC Porto Oporto (POR)
H
1:2
11/08/2008
UPL14
FK Lviv
H
1:0
11/12/2008
UCQF
Stal Alchevsk
A
4:1
11/15/2008
UPL15
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
0:1
11/25/2008
CLGS5
Arsenal FC London (ENG)
A
0:1
11/29/2008
UPL17
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
H
2:1
12/05/2008
UPL16
Illichivets Mariupol
A
4:3
12/10/2008
CLGS6
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (TUR)
H
1:0
02/18/2009
UC31L
Valencia CF (ESP)
H
1:1
02/26/2009
UC32L
Valencia CF (ESP)
A
2:2
03/04/2009
UPL18
Metalist Kharkiv
A
2:0
03/08/2009
UPL19
Vorskla Poltava
H
4:1
03/12/2009
UC31L
Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
H
1:0
03/15/2009
UPL20
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
A
3:1
03/19/2009
UC32L
Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
A
2:3
03/21/2009
UPL21
Arsenal Kyiv
H
3:0
04/04/2009
UPL22
Metalurh Donetsk
A
04/09/2009
UCQF1L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
A
04/12/2009
UPL23
Chornomorets Odesa
H
04/16/2009
UCQF2L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
H
04/18/2009
UPL24
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
A
04/22/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
04/25/2009
UPL25
FK Kharkiv
H
05/02/2009
UPL26
Zorya Luhansk
A
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
05/16/2009
UPL28
Karpaty Lviv
A
05/23/2009
UPL29
FK Lviv
A
05/30/2009
UPL30
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
Current Standings of 18th Ukrainian National League Championship
#
PR
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
PT
1
1
Dynamo Kyiv
21
18
1
2
54
13
55
2
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
21
12
7
2
32
13
43
3
3
Metalist Kharkiv
20
11
5
4
30
18
38
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
21
11
4
6
28
18
37
5
5
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
21
10
7
4
21
15
37
6
6
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
21
9
6
6
22
22
33
7
8
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
21
7
8
6
17
15
29
8
7
Karpaty Lviv
21
7
7
7
27
23
28
9
9
Zorya Luhansk
21
6
6
9
21
32
24
10
12
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
21
5
8
8
16
26
23
11
10
Chornomorets Odesa
21
8
2
11
24
27
201
12
13
Tavriya Simferopil
20
5
5
10
25
33
20
13
11
Arsenal Kyiv
20
5
5
10
14
24
20
14
14
FK Lviv
21
3
6
12
14
29
15
15
15
Illichivets Mariupol
20
3
4
13
18
37
13
16
16
FK Kharkiv
21
1
9
11
12
30
12