Cup of Ukraine-2018. Shakhtar defeated Dynamo and won the Twelfth Trophy (match report)

10.05.2018 00:25

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

The decisive match for the 2018 Cup of Ukraine brought success to Shakhtar, which not only won another national trophy due to the victory over its eternal rival, but also overtook Kyiv in the total number of victories in the finals - 12 against 11.

The game of the two best teams of Ukraine from the very beginning looked interesting and surprisingly spectacular. Dynamo tried to meet rivals highly and not leave room for jerks of Shakhtar's fast and technical attackers. However, the Kyivans themselves posed a threat to Pyatov's possessions, primarily after fulfilling standard provisions and canopies on the flanks. In the 8th minute, the central defender of Burda responded to a free kick by Tsygankov, who joined the attack during the "standard". Nikita sent the ball into the net, but the goal was not scored due to offside.

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Towards the end of the first 30 minutes of the match, Shakhtar started to beat Kyiv, which found it increasingly difficult to cover their opponents. There were periodic fires near Boyko's gates, and Paul Fonseca's wards were close to success several times. Dynamo goalkeeper managed Ismaili's dangerous shot from a sharp angle. He acted confidently after a sharp shot by Stepanenko and hitting the bar, the first to take possession of the ball. At the end of the first half, the White and Blues struck several shots from a long distance, but Besedin and Shaparenko did not hit the target.  

Immediately after the break, the miners launched a rapid effective attack. Fred launched on Butko's flank, Bogdan ended his raid with a shot in the center of the penalty area on Ferreira's move, and Shakhtar's Argentine striker, ahead of Burda, reached the ball with his foot and opened the scoring.

Dynamo were forced to move forward more actively, and in the 56th minute Besedin ran away from the defenders, but the forward failed to beat Pyatov. And soon Kyiv missed the second time - Rakitsky scored with a direct free kick.

In the future, the game took place mainly under Shakhtar's control, although Dynamo did not lay down their arms and still created a few moments. In particular, Pyatov only managed to repel Verbych's kick.

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Candidates for the national team of Ukraine in both teams were involved in the game. These are Dynamo players Boyko, Burda, Garmash (yellow card), Shepelev (yellow card), Tsygankov, Besedin (yellow card) and Shakhtar players Pyatov, Butko (goal pass, replaced in the 90th minute), Kryvtsov, Rakitsky (goal), Stepanenko (yellow card), Marlos, Kovalenko (came on as a substitute in the 65th minute).

The official protocol of the final match of the Cup of Ukraine-2018

Dynamo (Kyiv) - Shakhtar (Donetsk) - 0: 2 (0: 0)

Goals: Ferreira (47), Rakitsky (61).

Dynamo: 71. Boyko, 94. Kendzhora, 44. Kadar, 26. Burda, 23. Pivarich, 40. Shaparenko (70. Mbokani, 62), 19. Garmash, 7. Verbich (31. Citaishvili, 86), 8. Shepelev, 15. Tsygankov (k), 41. Besedin.

Substitutions: 72. Rudko, 9. Morozyuk, 17. Rotan, 30. Shabanov, 46. Alibekov.

Trainer: Alexander Khatskevich.

Shakhtar: 30. Pyatov, 2. Butko (5. Khocholava, 90), 4. Kryvtsov, 44. Rakitsky, 31. Ismaili, 6. Stepanenko, 8. Fred, 7. Tyson (k), 11. Marlos, 21. Alan Patrick (74. Kovalenko, 65), 19. Ferreira (88. Kayode, 76).

Substitutions: 26. Shevchenko, 98. Dodo, 9. Dentinho, 12. Wellington Nem.

Trainer: Paulo Fonseca.

Referee: Mozharovsky Yu. A. (Lviv), assistants: Voituk OM (Zaporizhzhia), Becker SI (Kharkiv), backup assistant referee: Pluzhnik OO (Kharkiv), 4th referee:  VM Romanov (Dnipro), arbitrator: Durdo VG (Chernomorsk). FFU delegate: Klim TP (Ivano-Frankivsk OFF). PFU Security Officers: Sikora VV (Ivano-Frankivsk OFF), Gevko V.Ya. (Lviv OFF).

Booked: Besedin (28, unsportsmanlike conduct), Kenjora (63, unsportsmanlike conduct), Shepelev (68, unsportsmanlike conduct), Garmash (80, unsportsmanlike conduct) - Fred (32, unsportsmanlike conduct), Stepanenko (83, unsportsmanlike conduct).

09.05.2018. The Dnieper. "Dnipro-Arena". 28 155 spectators. + 25ºС.