Champions of Ukraine and national cup holders FC Dynamo Kyiv will face FC Shakhtar Donetsk.
The match will start at 21:00.
FC Dynamo Kyiv
2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: 1st place (20 wins, 6 draws)
Best striker in 2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: Artem Kravets (15 goals)
Best assistants in 2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: Jeremain Lens, Andriy Yarmolenko (11 assists each)
2014/2015 Ukrainian Cup: cup holders (6 wins, 2 draws, goal difference – 13:3)
Sparrings during summer break: Universitatea Craiova (2:0), Legia Warsaw (0:0), Skënderbeu Korçë (3:0), Eintracht Braunschweig (2:1), Fortuna Düsseldorf (1:0), Viktoria Plzeň (match not finished)
Transfers during summer break –
joined the team: mf. Petrovic (Gençlerbirliğ), mf. Moroziuk, fw. Moraes (both – FC Metalurh Donetsk), gk. Koval, mf. Miakushko (both – return after loan move)
left the team: mf. Haruna (Anzhi Makhachkala), mf. Kalytvyntsev (FC Chornomorets Odesa, loan move), df. Betao (contract expired)
Doers speak
Aleksandar Dragovic, defender: “Victories in sparrings give us confidence. Still it doesn’t matter whether we win these games or lose. We must win on July 14”.
Mykola Moroziuk, midfielder: “I think the game will be difficult for both sides. I guess we are moving in the right direction, so we’ll get ready for the match and succeed”.
Artem Kravets, striker: “We want to win every competition. Of course our aim is to win the trophy. Super Cup is very prestigious in Ukraine”.
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: 2nd place (17 wins, 5 draws, 4 defeats)
Best striker in 2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: Alex Teixeira (17 goals)
Best assistant in 2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: Luiz Adriano (10 assists)
2014/2015 Ukrainian Cup: runners-up (6 wins, 2 draws, goal difference – 14:3)
Sparrings during summer break: Neftchi Baku (1:0), Skënderbeu Korçë (2:0), Eintracht Braunschweig (1:2), Legia Warsaw (0:0), Monaco (3:0), Sion (2:3), Basel (3:1)
Transfers during summer break –
joined the team: fw. Eduardo (Flamengo), df. Sobol, mf. Kobin, mf. Hryn, mf. Malyshev, mf. Bolbat, mf. Karavayev, fw. Ferreyra (all – return after loan move)
left the team: fw. Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich), mf. Fernando (Sampdoria), fw. Luiz Adriano (Milan), mf. Ilsinho
Doers speak
Yaroslav Rakytskyi, defender: “Considering our sparrings, I’m sure we’ll reach our best conditions by July 14. We have to win the Super Cup”.
Alex Teixeira, midfielder: “We have to win the trophy! Last season Shakhtar lost in the domestic league and national cup. I’ve never lost in Odesa before. Victory will be a great start of new season”.
Olexandr Hladkyi, striker: “It’s good we won the last starring of the training camp. That gives us confidence”.
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