Road to Kiev
Both teams started from the first round of the competition (1/16). Shakhtar, if not considering their first game in Mariupol, had some difficulties along the way meeting resistance from every team. Especially surprising was the face-off with Vorskla Poltava which almost revenged the miners for the face-slap from two years рreviously. In the semi-final Shakhtar defeated the Armymen which, alas, managed to show no teeth in their second game. Dnipro impressed when it easily defeated the two-time winners of the tournament, Chornomorets Odessa.
Match details
MATCH OFFICIALS
- Assistant referees:
- Fourth official: Vasyl Menychuk (Simferopol)
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
- Seven named substitutes
- 3 substitutions, plus two more in extra time.
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Match statistics
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External links
- Calendar of Matches - Schedule of the 1996-97 Ukrainian Cup on the Ukrainian Soccer History web-site (ukrsoccerhistory.com). (in Ukrainian)