On Friday, August 9, FC Dynamo Kyiv will play their first game of the new Ukrainian Premier League season.
The White-Blues’ matchday 1 game against FC Oleksandria was postponed. Now they’re going to face FC Veres Rivne. The match will take place at the Avanhard Stadium in Rivne. Kick-off – 18:00.
VERES (RIVNE)
Season start
Veres were getting ready for the season in Ukraine. Oleh Shandruk’s men played nine pre-season friendlies – beat Zviahel (3:1), Lokomotyv Kyiv (3:1), amateur side Molodizhne (8:1), draw against Kolos (1:1), lost against Rukh (0:4), Polissia (1:4), Nyva Ternopil (2:4) and Kolos (0:3).
In the first game of the UPL season Veres hosted FC Karpaty Lviv. The match ended in a goalless draw.
Lineup changes
11 players joined Veres during the pre-season period including center back Georgi Kutsia, center back Roman Honcharenko, forward Ruslan Stepaniuk, center back Danyil Checher, goalkeeper Andrii Kozhuhar.
Those who left the team are goalkeeper Yevhen Past, center backs Vasyl Kurko, Julio Cesar and Danyil Khondak, right back Denys Balan, midfielders Andrii Kukharuk, Oleksandr Kucherenko, Yevhen Banada, winger, Stanislav Sharai, attacking midfielder Denys Yanakov, forward Mykhailo Shestakov.
