The Premier League. Shakhtar and Dynamo have won the opening round of the new championship

25.07.2018 22:53

Shakhtar midfielder and Ukraine national team Marlos opened the scoring in the new season. Photo by shakhtar.com

There were two final matches of the 1st round of the Premier League. Shakhtar and Dynamo started the Ukrainian championship later others, as they played the national Super Cup on Saturday.

Dynamo continued the victorious march it had begun on Saturday in Odessa. Neither difficult weather conditions (this day the capital was covered by a downpour) nor empty stands prevented Kievans from beating Vorskla. by the decision of the FTC).

As in the match for the Super Cup, Dynamo managed to score largely due to a mistake by the opponent's goalkeeper. Kyiv forward Besedin robbed Poltava goalkeeper Shust and struck at the goal. Another Vorskla player, Ardin Dallku, played the best in this episode, bringing the ball into his team's goal.

As part of Dynamo, the players who were called up for the last training camp of the national team of Ukraine took part in the game: Boyko, Shabanov, Buyalsky, Tsygankov, Shepelev (replaced in the 75th minute), Shaparenko (replaced in the 75th minute), Besedin.

In a parallel match in Chernihiv, Shakhtar beat Premier League newcomer Desna. Moraes scored his first goal in the championship for the Pitmen from Danchenko's pass, and then Marlos, assisted by Kovalenko, consolidated the advantage of the guests.  

The following teams from the last summer draft played for Donetsk: Pyatov, Rakitsky (yellow card), Matvienko, Stepanenko, Marlos (goal), Kovalenko (goal pass, replaced in the 76th minute).

The first stage

1 round

Dynamo - Vorskla - 1: 0 (1: 0)

Goal: Dalku (33, own goal).

Desna - Shakhtar - 0: 2 (0: 1)

Goals: Moraes (31), Marlos (55).