The winding down begins
It's tough... Dynamo had fought hard but suffered two disppointing losses to their biggest rivals, Shakhtar Donetsk. First they were eliminated from the UEFA Cup contention by losing the second leg of the UEFA Cup semifinal, 2-1, with a late goal, which has become so symbolic of Dynamo's season. Secondly, they lost the Ukrainian Cup semifinal, 1-0, again to Shakhtar and again in Donetsk. I do not even know what's harder to swallow, that they lost both matches and were eliminated from both tournaments, or that Shakhtar, their toughest rivals had done it to them?
These disappointments had outweighed Dynamo's 13th Ukrainian title, which was clinched with three games to go in the hard-fought match against Tavriya (3:2) and Guilherme's sensational first start as a Dynamo player, who scored three goals in Dynamo's last match at Karpaty Lviv.
So, Dynamo still have two matches to play this season but they may as well concentrate on the Summer transfer season and the Ukrainian National Team's qualifier at Croatia. Dynamo have won the league but have been eliminated from the two Cup competitions they were in the running for.
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
1:2
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
3:2
05/13/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
0:1
05/16/2009
UPL28
Karpaty Lviv
A
4:1
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
28
24
1
3
69
19
70
2
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
28
18
7
3
45
15
61
3
3
Metalist Kharkiv
28
15
8
5
41
24
53
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
28
14
6
8
35
25
48
5
6
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
28
12
9
7
30
22
45
6
5
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
28
12
7
9
28
25
43
7
7
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
28
11
9
8
26
27
42
8
8
Tavriya Simferopil
28
9
7
12
38
41
34
9
9
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
28
8
8
12
21
33
32
10
10
Karpaty Lviv
28
7
10
11
31
34
31
11
12
Chornomorets Odesa
28
11
2
15
31
39
291
12
14
Arsenal Kyiv
28
7
7
14
22
33
28
13
11
Zorya Luhansk
28
7
7
14
27
44
28
14
13
FK Lviv
28
6
8
14
23
36
26
15
15
Illichivets Mariupol
28
6
5
17
28
51
23
16
16
FK Kharkiv
28
2
9
17
17
44
122
These disappointments had outweighed Dynamo's 13th Ukrainian title, which was clinched with three games to go in the hard-fought match against Tavriya (3:2) and Guilherme's sensational first start as a Dynamo player, who scored three goals in Dynamo's last match at Karpaty Lviv.
So, Dynamo still have two matches to play this season but they may as well concentrate on the Summer transfer season and the Ukrainian National Team's qualifier at Croatia. Dynamo have won the league but have been eliminated from the two Cup competitions they were in the running for.
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
1:2
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
3:2
05/13/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
0:1
05/16/2009
UPL28
Karpaty Lviv
A
4:1
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
28
24
1
3
69
19
70
2
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
28
18
7
3
45
15
61
3
3
Metalist Kharkiv
28
15
8
5
41
24
53
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
28
14
6
8
35
25
48
5
6
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
28
12
9
7
30
22
45
6
5
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
28
12
7
9
28
25
43
7
7
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
28
11
9
8
26
27
42
8
8
Tavriya Simferopil
28
9
7
12
38
41
34
9
9
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
28
8
8
12
21
33
32
10
10
Karpaty Lviv
28
7
10
11
31
34
31
11
12
Chornomorets Odesa
28
11
2
15
31
39
291
12
14
Arsenal Kyiv
28
7
7
14
22
33
28
13
11
Zorya Luhansk
28
7
7
14
27
44
28
14
13
FK Lviv
28
6
8
14
23
36
26
15
15
Illichivets Mariupol
28
6
5
17
28
51
23
16
16
FK Kharkiv
28
2
9
17
17
44
122