Intermission in the Premier League: Shakhtar is already in Kyiv, Tsygankov is in the general group

12.02.2020 15:01

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Here is the latest news from the life of Ukrainian Premier League clubs, which will soon start playing in the second part of the season.

After ours past review news during winter intermission champion of the country, Donetsk Shakhtar, finished the second training camp in Turkey and returned to Kyiv, where the wards of Luis Castro continue to prepare for the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League against Portuguese "Benfica", which will take place on February 20 in Kharkov. It should be added that during the training camp the Pitmen played a total of eight control matches, in which they won five, drew twice and lost once.

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The final week is spent at the winter meeting in Turkey in Kiev Dynamo. During the second stage of training, Kyiv has already played against Slovenian "Olympia" (5: 0), Norwegian "Stremsgodset" (3: 0), Bosnian "Borac" (4: 1) and Belarusian BATE (1: 1). Ahead of the white and blue two last games - against Kazakhstan's "Tobol" (February 12) and Georgia's "Dynamo" from Tbilisi (15th).

We will add that only on the 11th the captain of the team Victor Tsygankov returned to trainings in the general group. Earlier, the football player was diagnosed with a muscular injury of the front part of the thigh, due to which he was engaged in an individual program for a week. These days, Kyiv residents also signed a newcomer - 21-year-old Nigerian Olabiran Blessing Muiv (Benito), who signed a contract with the club until 2023.

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Luganska Zorya Lugansk began the second training camp, defeating Kazakhstan's Ordabasy (3: 0), then there were victories over the representative of the championship of Kosovo, "Flamurtari" (1: 0), and Bosnian "Zheleznichar" (4: 0). The team will complete the training with a meeting with the Belarusian "Torpedo-BelAZ" (February 14). As for personnel news, it should be noted that Luhansk leased defender Maksym Bily to Rukh.

Desna Chernihiv The second training camp in Turkey started recently, but plans to have four matches (two a day) - against Chinese "Hangzhou Greentown", Latvian "Valmiera" (February 13), Danish "Viborg" and Belarusian "Vitebsk" (16th) . The second training camp of Oleksandr Ryabokon's team will last until February 20, and then Chernihiv will immediately go to Kharkiv, where they will face the first official match of 2020 - against Shakhtar.

Twice February 9 in Turkey played Oleksandriya - against Kazakhstan's Kyzyl-Zhar SK (2: 0) and Atyrau (0: 2). The next two matches of Alexandria are scheduled for February 12. On this day, the rivals of the Ukrainians will be the Georgian "Dynamo" TV, as well as compatriots from "Dnipro-1".

February 7 twice played Mariupol. Oleksandr Babych's team competed with Austrian Stripfing (3: 2) and Bulgarian Slavia (3: 0). On the 10th, the Azov team had two sparring matches again: in the morning they played against Lviv (1: 1), and in the evening they competed against Chornomorets (2: 1). On February 13, Mariupol residents will meet with the representative of Latvia - "Valmiera".

Kolos Ruslana Kostyshyna is working on the second training camp in Turkey with 28 players who will play six matches. The first, against the Uzbek "Nasaf", ended in a draw - 2: 2. Then the Ukrainians lost to the Slovak "Spartak" (1: 2) and the Kazakh "Zhetys" (0: 1). Until the end of the training camp, Kovalivka will play against Polish Podbeskidze Bielsko-Biala (February 15) and Belarusian Shakhtar Soligorsk (15th), another opponent will be known later. Meanwhile, ex-player of "Kolos" Andriy Sakhnevych became a football player of "Ventspils" from Latvia.

On February 7, the second gathering began in Turkey Dnipro-1. On the 9th, Dmytro Mykhaylenko's wards played their first match against Kazakhstan's Zhetysu (1: 1). On the 12th Dnipro will play against "Alexandria" and Chinese "Changchun Yatai". They also have matches ahead of Kazakhstan's Kairat (February 15) and Georgia's Dynamo Batumi (16th).

Olimpik Donetsk during the second training camp he signed two newcomers - Dmytro Lytvyn and Denys Balanyuk, who was called up by Andriy Shevchenko to the ranks of the national team of Ukraine. At the same time, the club leased forward Matara Diye to Karpaty. In Turkey, "Olympic" continues to play undefeated. On February 4, the Ukrainians defeated the Bulgarian Lokomotiv (4: 0), and on the 7th the team of Vicente Gomez drew with the Macedonian "Rabotnichki" (1: 1) and defeated "Racing" from Luxembourg (3: 0).

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Not many sparring in the second meeting is conducted by Poltava Vorskla. Yuri Maksimov's team played against Serbian "Spartak" (0: 1) and Uzbek "Nasaf" (2: 1). Before returning home, Poltava players will play matches against Polish "Termalika" (February 13), Kazakhstan's "Ordabasy" (16th) and "Irtysh" (19th).

They play control duels and sign newcomers to Turkey in Lviv Karpaty. Two more new players in the team are Matar Dieu, who is on loan at Olimpik, and Anton Kanibolotskyi, a former goalkeeper of the youth national team of Ukraine. Roman Sanjar tested the team's readiness in sparring matches with Bosnia's Tuzla City (0-1), Uzbekistan's Metallurg (2-1) and Denmark's Koge (3-3). On February 14, the Ukrainians will face the Belarusian "Dynamo" from Brest.

The players have already finished training in Turkey FC "Lviv". Egishe Melikyan's team returns home in a good mood after a draw with Armenian "Laura" (1: 1). Lviv also played against Mariupol (1: 1), Slovenian Mura (2: 0), Latvian Valmiera (2: 1) and Spartak Jurmala (3: 0), Serbian Graficar (0: 2) and "Vojvodina" (0: 0).