Tough going for Dynamo
A lot of football had been played in the last two weeks. Dynamo have pretty much cemented their 13th Ukrainian title (and 26th overall). It's been tough going, the mediocre bottom table teams have been fighting Dynamo tooth and nail. Wins are hard to come by. Shakhtar is also finding its form very uncertain. A few minimal victories over non-descrete opposition suggest that Shakhtar are also struggling.
Against this backdrop, the two teams met last Thursday in the first leg of the UEFA Cup semifinal, a huge feat for ukrainian football. Dynamo were very close to taking a minimal victory into the return leg. But, Shakhtar managed to tie the score midway through the second half. battle in Donetsk will be hard. Let's hope Dynamo prevail.
It's sure nice to receive some recognition, though, Dynamo are currently ranked 7th club in the world according to IFFHS
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
2:0
04/09/2009
UCQF1L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
A
0:0
04/12/2009
UPL23
Chornomorets Odesa
H
3:1
04/16/2009
UCQF2L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
H
3:0
04/18/2009
UPL24
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
A
1:2
04/25/2009
UPL25
FK Kharkiv
H
1:0
04/30/2009
UCSF1L
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
1:1
05/02/2009
UPL26
Zorya Luhansk
A
1:0
05/07/2009
UCSF2L
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
05/13/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
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
26
22
1
3
62
16
67
2
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
26
16
7
3
39
15
55
3
3
Metalist Kharkiv
26
15
7
4
40
22
52
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
26
13
5
8
32
23
44
5
6
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
26
11
8
7
26
25
41
6
5
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
26
11
7
8
26
23
40
7
7
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
26
10
9
7
25
21
39
8
11
Tavriya Simferopil
26
9
6
11
34
36
33
9
8
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
26
8
8
10
21
30
32
10
9
Karpaty Lviv
26
7
9
10
30
30
30
11
10
Zorya Luhansk
26
7
7
12
26
38
28
12
13
Chornomorets Odesa
26
10
2
14
29
35
261
13
12
Arsenal Kyiv
26
6
7
13
20
32
25
14
15
FK Lviv
26
5
7
14
18
33
22
15
14
Illichivets Mariupol
26
4
5
17
24
50
17
16
16
FK Kharkiv
26
2
9
15
16
39
15
Against this backdrop, the two teams met last Thursday in the first leg of the UEFA Cup semifinal, a huge feat for ukrainian football. Dynamo were very close to taking a minimal victory into the return leg. But, Shakhtar managed to tie the score midway through the second half. battle in Donetsk will be hard. Let's hope Dynamo prevail.
It's sure nice to receive some recognition, though, Dynamo are currently ranked 7th club in the world according to IFFHS
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
2:0
04/09/2009
UCQF1L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
A
0:0
04/12/2009
UPL23
Chornomorets Odesa
H
3:1
04/16/2009
UCQF2L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
H
3:0
04/18/2009
UPL24
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
A
1:2
04/25/2009
UPL25
FK Kharkiv
H
1:0
04/30/2009
UCSF1L
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
1:1
05/02/2009
UPL26
Zorya Luhansk
A
1:0
05/07/2009
UCSF2L
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
05/13/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
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
26
22
1
3
62
16
67
2
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
26
16
7
3
39
15
55
3
3
Metalist Kharkiv
26
15
7
4
40
22
52
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
26
13
5
8
32
23
44
5
6
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
26
11
8
7
26
25
41
6
5
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
26
11
7
8
26
23
40
7
7
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
26
10
9
7
25
21
39
8
11
Tavriya Simferopil
26
9
6
11
34
36
33
9
8
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
26
8
8
10
21
30
32
10
9
Karpaty Lviv
26
7
9
10
30
30
30
11
10
Zorya Luhansk
26
7
7
12
26
38
28
12
13
Chornomorets Odesa
26
10
2
14
29
35
261
13
12
Arsenal Kyiv
26
6
7
13
20
32
25
14
15
FK Lviv
26
5
7
14
18
33
22
15
14
Illichivets Mariupol
26
4
5
17
24
50
17
16
16
FK Kharkiv
26
2
9
15
16
39
15