2018 Ukrainian Cup Final

2018 Ukrainian Cup Final
Event 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup
Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv
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Date 9 May 2018
Venue Dnipro Arena, Dnipro
Referee Yuriy Mozharovskyi
Attendance 28,155[1]
Weather +25°C[1]

The 2018 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that is scheduled to be played on May 9, 2018 in Dnipro.[2] This will be the second time the cup final would be held in Dnipro. The match will be the 27th Ukrainian Cup Final since fall of the Soviet Union.

Road to Dnipro

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Shakhtar Donetsk Round Dynamo Kyiv
Opponent Result 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup Opponent Result
Zorya Luhansk 4–3 (A) (aet) Round of 16 FC Oleksandriya 3–2 (A) (aet)
Veres Rivne 4–0 (H) Quarter-finals Desna Chernihiv 2–0 (A)
FC Mariupol 5–1 (H) Semi-finals SC Dnipro-1 4–1 (A)

Previous encounters

The game between Shakhtar and Dynamo has become the main fixture of every season and received a nickname of Klasychne which means Classic. Before this game both teams met in a final of Ukrainian Cup nine times, the first being back in 2002. Games between the two clubs are known to be very intense and out of the nine previous meetings in the final, only two in 2003 and 2017 did not have red cards shown to players. There were total of 14 red cards shown with 13 in finals only.

Before this final out of the previous nine Shakhtar won 4 games and Dynamo won 4, one more game Dynamo won on penalty kicks. In total both teams met in this competition 13 times, once in semifinals, once in quarterfinals, once in round of 16 and once in round of 32. The total record is +4=1-8 in favor of Shakhtar. There were only two games when Shakhtar did not score against Dynamo, in 2005 and in 2015.

It is going to be 150th game of Shakhtar in Ukrainian Cup competition. This will be the 18th time and the competition's record for Miners reaching the final stage. This will be the 16th time for Dynamo reaching the final stage. Both teams won the cup trophy even amount of times, 11 a piece. It will be 8th consecutive final for Miners since 2011.

Aliaksandr Khatskevich as a Dynamo player two times scored against Shakhtar back in 2000 and 2003.

Before the final, in 2017-18 season Shakhtar and Dynamo has met three times within the league competition where Dynamo has won two and one game was tied.

For Yuriy Mozharovskyi this is the third cup final. With him, Dynamo has already beat Shakhtar twice; however considering results of the Ukrainian Super Cup in 2014, total tally between those teams with this referee at such level is 2 to 1 respectfully.

Before the game

The game was scheduled on the day of the former Soviet holiday Victory Day that is continued to be celebrated in the Russian Federation as a national holiday.

For Dynamo manager Aliaksandr Khatskevich, this was the first final of the Ukrainian Cup as a coach

Before the final in interview to the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) website Dynamo manager Aliaksandr Khatskevich stated that his team intends to continue to compete for the championship despite trailing five points behind the Miners with just two more rounds before finishline.[3] However with the victory in the Cup, Dynamo also will be happy. Identifying the key players in Shakhtar, the head coach of Dynamo pointed to Pyatov, Rakitskyi, and Taison. Khatskevich stated that he considers them leaders in each of the team's positions. At the end the Dynamo's manager drew attention that today's game will differ from previous ones in which Kievans had not yielded to Miners. In the championship the White-Blues defeated Donchans twice and one time a game ended in draw.

Shakhtar manager Paulo Fonseca reached a second consecutive final in his last season with the club

At the same time Shakhtar manager Paulo Fonseca also giving an interview to the FFU website stated that he anticipates a very difficult and emotional match against Dynamo in the final of Ukrainian Cup.[4] According to the Portuguese specialist both teams have changed significantly compared with the past year final, in which Shakhtar beat Kievans (1:0). He also explained why games with Dynamo are for him special and at the end highlighted the principles on which the game of his team is built.

According to the Ukraine international and Shakhtar player Marlos Kievans became stronger in comparison wit the past year final.[5] Another Ukraine international and Dynamo player Ruslan Rotan stated that for Dynamo play two ex-Dniprians: Denys Boiko and him.[6] Nonetheless, Dniprian fans will be cheering for Dynamo as there are traditionally more supporters of the Kievan club. Active fans of Dniprian and Kievan clubs befriend with one another therefore the support will be on the Dynamo's side.

Before the game a street brawl occurred between football fans, which led to have some 20 individuals to be detained, according to a representative of local police.[7][8] One police officer received burn injury due to a pyrotechnic device and a police patrol vehicle has been vandalized.

Some minor technical issue occurred when for about 15 minutes at the stadium disappeared light with only scoreboard and commercial ads boards staying lit.[9]

Match

Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Ferreyra  48'
Rakytskyi  61'		 Report
Attendance: 28,155[1]


Shakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk:
GK30Ukraine Andriy Pyatov
RB2Ukraine Bohdan Butko 90'
CB4Ukraine Serhiy Kryvtsov
CB44Ukraine Yaroslav Rakitskiy
LB31Brazil Ismaily
DM6Ukraine Taras StepanenkoYellow card 83'
DM8Brazil FredYellow card 32'
RW11Brazil Marlos
AW21Brazil Alan Patrick 65'
LM7Brazil Taison (c)
CF19Argentina Facundo Ferreyra 77'
Substitutes:
GK26Ukraine Mykyta Shevchenko
DF5Georgia (country) David Khocholava 90'
DF98Brazil Dodô
MF12Brazil Wellington Nem
MF74Ukraine Viktor Kovalenko 65'
MF9Brazil Dentinho
FW88Nigeria Olarenwaju Kayode 77'
Manager:
Portugal Paulo Fonseca
Dynamo Kyiv:
GK71Ukraine Denys Boiko
RB94Poland Tomasz KędzioraYellow card 62'
CB26Ukraine Mykyta Burda
CB44Hungary Tamás Kádár
LB23Croatia Josip Pivarić
DM19Ukraine Denys HarmashYellow card 80'
DM8Ukraine Volodymyr ShepelyevYellow card 68'
RW15Ukraine Viktor Tsyhankov (c)
AM40Ukraine Mykola Shaparenko 66'
LW7Slovenia Benjamin Verbič 86'
CF41Ukraine Artem BesyedinYellow card 28'
Substitutes:
GK72Ukraine Artur Rudko
MF17Ukraine Ruslan Rotan
MF46Ukraine Akhmed Alibekov
MF9Ukraine Mykola Morozyuk
MF99Ukraine Heorhiy Tsitaishvili 86'
DF30Ukraine Artem Shabanov
CF70Democratic Republic of the Congo Dieumerci Mbokani 68'
Manager:
Belarus Aliaksandr Khatskevich

MAN OF THE MATCH

    MATCH OFFICIALS

    MATCH RULES

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
    • Seven named substitutes.
    • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

    Game statistics

    «Shakhtar Donetsk» Item[11] «Dynamo Kyiv»
    2 Goals 0
    4 Shots on target 3
    15 Shots towards goal 10
    5 Corners 5
    1 Off-sides 5
    13 Fouls 23
    2 Cautioned fouls 4
    0 Ejections 0
    56 Ball possessions (%) 44

    After the game

    Right before the end of the game, the Shakhtar right back Bohdan Butko suffered an injury at the 90th minute and was brought out of the field on stretchers.[12] He was substituted by David Khocholava. It was seen as Butko was leaving the pitch that he was applying an ice to his left thigh. During the game Butko assisted on the first goal by Ferreyra.

    At the post game press conference Khatskevich stated that no one showed oneself expressively and he won't point to nobody.[13] The team lost all together. He stated that Dynamo was punished for its mistakes, while Shakhtar that also was making mistakes, Dynamo failed to punish. This says about the class of footballers. Khatskevich pointed that Dynamo has good young lads, but yet there is work and work as in terms of mentality so is technique and tactics.

    During "Futbol 1" broadcast, Fonseca stated that today there won the team that dominated in the game, and that Shakhtar throughout the game was closer to goals than Dynamo.[14] In defense Shakhtar played totally safe and controlled the game. He noted that to score on Dynamo is not easy as they defend well, but today Shakhtar had ideal strategy. Shakhtar showed patience and was scoring at right moments.

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 ("Динамо" (Киев) - "Шахтер" (Донецк) 0:2 (0:0)). UA Football.net.
    2. ↑ Дніпро прийме фінал Кубка України 2017/2018 [Dnipro will host final of the 2017-18 Ukrainian Cup] (in Ukrainian). Football 24. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    3. ↑ Khatskevich: Pyatov, Rakytskyi, Taison are the key players of Shakhtar (Хацкевич: Пятов, Ракицкий, Тайсон — ключевые игроки Шахтера). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
    4. ↑ Fonseca: Dynamo shows a more pragmatic football (Фонсека: Динамо показывает более прагматичный футбол). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
    5. ↑ Marlos: The Khatskevich's Dynamo is stronger than it was with Rebrov (Марлос: Динамо Хацкевича сильнее, чем было при Реброве). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
    6. ↑ Rotan: Dniprian fans will be cheering for Dynamo against Shakhtar (Ротань: днепровские фаны будут болеть за Динамо против Шахтера). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
    7. ↑ They threw at a car a garbage container: in Dnipro football fans held a brawl (Бросались в авто мусорным контейнером: в Днепре футбольные фанаты устроили драку. Видео). Glavred. 9 May 2018
    8. ↑ Fans of Dynamo and Shakhtar have scuffled with police before the Cup's final (Фанаты Динамо и Шахтера подрались с полицией перед финалом Кубка). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
    9. ↑ At Dnipro-Arena was disappearing light before final of the UC Dynamo—Shakhtar (На Днепр-Арене пропадал свет перед финалом КУ Динамо – Шахтер). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
    10. 1 2 3 4 5 Mozharovskyi will serve at the Ukrainian Cup between Dynamo and Shakhtar (Можаровский обслужит финал Кубка Украины между Динамо и Шахтером). Sport Arena. 6 May 2018
    11. ↑ Dynamo-Shakhtar. FC Dynamo Kyiv website. 9 May 2018
    12. ↑ Butko received an injury and did not finish the game with Dynamo (Бутко получил травму и не доиграл матч с Динамо). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
    13. ↑ Khatskevich about the defeat to Shakthar: "No one showed oneself expressively" (Хацкевич – о поражении Шахтеру: «Никто ярко себя не проявил»). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
    14. ↑ Fonseca: "All the game we were closer to goals than Dynamo" (Фонсека: «Весь матч были ближе к голам, чем Динамо»). Sport Arena. 9 May 2018
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