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Dynamo preparing for the match against Metalist 1925

Dynamo preparing for the match against Metalist 1925

In just a few days Dynamo Kyiv will continue their performances in the Ukrainian Premier League. “White-Blues” are set to play an away match against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv as part of Matchday 23 of the national championship.

On Wednesday, April 8, Dynamo players continued their intensive preparation for the game against Metalist 1925, holding a training session at the club’s base in Vita-Lytovska.

After working in the gym players moved on to training on the football pitch. The unpredictable weather (in the morning Kyiv and its surroundings experienced heavy rain, hail and even sunshine) did not stop the work for a moment. First footballers conducted a traditional warm-up, focusing on running exercises and agility.

It is worth noting that defender Taras Mykhavko has returned to full training with the main group after missing matches against Oleksandriya and Karpaty due to injury.

Soon Ihor Kostiuk’s players moved on to the main workload. Outfield players were divided into several groups, each tasked with successfully executing passing combinations around mannequins.

After that the focus shifted to ball control exercises. Players were split into two teams, each aiming to maintain possession in a designated area of the pitch while preventing opponents from intercepting the ball. Neutral players were positioned on both sides of the field and the task was made more challenging by additional restrictions.

Goalkeepers also had an intense training program. Under the supervision of Taras Lutsenko and Mykhailo Fedunov “White-Blues” goalkeepers performed drills using vision-restricting goggles and special equipment designed to train reactions to deflections and unpredictable ball rebounds.

To conclude the session Dynamo played a small-sided game with neutral players on a reduced-size pitch where each team had a specific task.

As a reminder the match between Metalist 1925 and Dynamo will take place on Saturday, April 11, at the Central City Stadium “Polissya” in Zhytomyr. Kick-off is at 15:30.

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