Champions of Ukraine FC Dynamo Kyiv will face Ukrainian Cup holders FC Shakhtar Donetsk in battle for the national Super Cup.
The game will start at 21:00.
So, we present both side.
FC Dynamo Kyiv
2015/2016 UPL: 1st place (23 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats, goal difference – 54:11, 70 points)
2015/2016 UPL best striker: Andriy Yarmolenko (13 goals)
2015/2016 UPL best assistant: Andriy Yarmolenko (11 assists)
Best player of the season according to fans: Andriy Yarmolenko
2015/2016 Ukrainian Cup: quarterfinalists (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goal difference – 14:2)
Internationals
Five Dynamo performers were on Ukraine players’ list at the Euro-2016 – Yevhen Khacheridi, Serhiy Rybalka, Denys Harmash, Serhiy Sydorchuk and Andriy Yarmolenko.
Aleksandar Dragovic performed for Austria while Domagoj Vida – for Croatia.
Derlis Gonzalez featured for Paraguay at the Copa America 2016.
Pre-season
Traditionally Dynamo were getting ready for the new season in Austria. The White-Blues were staying at Interalpen hotel in Tyrol again. Training camp lasted two weeks (June 27 – July 10).
At the training camp Serhiy Rebrov’s men played six sparrings (W-5, D-1).
Coaching staff changes
After the end of previous season assistant coach Raul Riancho left the team. Vicente Gomez took his place.
Physical trainer Jesus Pinedo has also joined the White-Blues.
Transfers
came: m. Artem Hromov (free agent, previous team – FC Vorskla Poltava), f. Olexandr Hladkyi (free agent, previous team – FC Shakhtar Donetsk)
left: m. Miguel Veloso (contract expired)
Match participants speaking
Serhiy Rebrov, head coach: “It’s a great feast for fans. This match won’t give any points, but it’s important”.
Mykola Moroziuk, midfielder: “I can’t say we’re hundred per cent ready, but we’re close to our perfect fitness. We’re on the right track”.
Olexandr Hladkyi, forward: “We’ll fight only for victory as we don’t have other aims in Odesa”.
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
2015/2016 UPL: 2nd place (20 wins, 3 draws, 3 defeats, goal difference – 76:25)
2015/2016 UPL best striker: Alex Teixeira (22 goals)
2015/2016 UPL best assistant: Marlos (9 assists)
Best player of the season according to fans: Eduardo
2015/2016 Ukrainian Cup: winners (6 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goal difference – 22:3)
Internationals
Eight Shakhtar performers were on Ukraine players’ list at the Euro-2016 – Andriy Piatov, Viacheslav Shevchuk, Yaroslav Rakytskyi, Olexandr Kucher, Taras Stepanenko, Viktor Kovalenko, Bohdan Butko and Yevhen Selezniov.
Darijo Srna fearured for Croatia.
Pre-season
Shakhtar finished their vacation on June 13 and on June 20 they left for the Netherlands to have a training camp.
Shakhtar had six sparrings throughout the pre-season period that lasted till July 13 (W-4, D-1, L-1).
Coaching staff changes
Mircea Lucescu, who was in charge of Shakhtar since 2004, has left the team to work for FC Zenit St.Petersburg.
The new gaffer of the team is 43-year-old Paulo Fonseca. His assistant coaches are Miguel Cardoso, Igor Duljaj, Nuno Campos, Pedro Moreira, Tiago Leal and Antonio Ferreira.
Transfers
came: f. Yevhen Selezniov (free agent, previous team – Kuban, Russia)
left: f. Olexandr Hladkyi (contract expired)
Match participants speaking
Paulo Fonseca, head coach: “One must realize we’re introducing significant changes. We mostly work on defense so far. I’m satisfied with players’ dedication”.
Bohdan Butko, defender: “We’re looking forward to the game against Dynamo. We’ve had a good training camp in the Netherlands”.
Serhiy Kryvtsov, defender: “I guess it was the longest training camp in my career. We’re looking forward to the first official fixture”.
Marlos, halfback: “Fonseca is a very strict coach. He wasn’t us to help defenders dispossess opponents. We work on tactics a lot”.
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