Summer offseason in the Vbet League: Dynamo matches in Switzerland, coaching changes in Zora, Vorskla and Kryvbas

30.06.2022 17:01

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Here is the latest news from the life of Ukrainian Vbet League clubs that have started preparations for the new season.

As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the previous championship in the elite division was won complete ahead of schedule. Start the new season not yet defined, but the clubs have already started their summer training camp.

Shakhtar, which took the first place in the Vbet League table-2021/2022 as of 24.02.2022, has not yet officially announced where it will conduct summer training. It is known that the Brazilian Neres, who moved to Benfica, left the team.

The second team of the previous championship, Dynamo, gathered in Kyiv on June 16. First, the white and blues trained in the capital of Ukraine, then went to Bucharest, and from there - to Switzerland.

There Dynamo held two sparring matches - with Swiss "Yverdon-Sport" (1: 1) and "Lausanne" (0: 2). Ahead of Mircea Lucescu's charges are scheduled matches against the Swiss "Sion" (July 2), "Young Boys" (July 5), "Lucerne" (July 9) and two matches against the French "Lyon" (July 12). These games will be charitable. All proceeds from ticket sales will be used to address the biggest humanitarian problems in Ukraine caused by the war.

Dnipro-1 has not yet announced plans for the near future. It is known that the Spanish forward Gual will spend the next season on loan in the Polish "Jagiellonia".

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She appointed a new head coach Zorya Lugansk - it was the Dutchman Patrick van Leuven, who once worked in the structure of Donetsk Shakhtar. Luhansk residents have already gone to the summer meeting, which will be held in Poland, in the suburbs of Warsaw.

Instead, former Zorya coach Viktor Skrypnyk headed Vorskla, who said goodbye to Yuri Maximov. Poltava residents have started summer training at their base, but also plan to go abroad. The White and Greens have extended their contracts with the experienced Chesnakov and Yavorsky. Vorskla also held sparring matches against Girnyk-Sport (4: 0) and compatriots from Poltava (1: 0).

"Alexandria" Stetskiv and Ustymenko left, Tsurikov became a newcomer to the team, and contracts with Kozhushko, Rybalka and Kopyna were extended. "Mistyany" started the selection with a victory over "Kremen" (3: 0).

On June 20, the first stage of preparation for the season began Kolos. The team will always train at its club base in Kovalivka. The first training camp will last until July 22, during which time it is planned to play seven control matches.

Significant personnel changes have taken place in "Heather". Kichak, Soldat, Goncharenko, Makhnev, Polyulyakh, Petko left the team. Korkodym, Gagun and Kvasny became newcomers of the Rivne club. "Veres" will start the meeting on July 4, will work in Rivne and Orzhev. There are agreements on sparring with Lviv and Minai.

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Metalist 1925 will also begin preparations for the new season on July 4. The Yellow and Blues chose the village of Shchaslyve in the Kyiv region as their location.

On June 20, he returned to training Rukh. Captain Martyniuk left the team and went on a one-year lease to the French Laval, the Senegalese Pape Diav. Leonid Kuchuk's wards played against Prykarpattia U-19 (3: 0) and Prykarpattia ZSU (1: 2) within the framework of the charity tournament "Together to Victory".

Chornomorets began regular training in Sauvignon on June 17. Celine and Politilo became novices of sailors. The selection service of the Odessa club will be headed by ex-player of the national team of Ukraine Kyrylo Kovalchuk.

He started preparing for the season at his own training base Inhulets, which has agreements on sparring with "Kolos", "Alexandria", "Kryvbas" and "Kremen".

Mynai began reviewing potential newcomers. The first meeting of the team will begin in Uzhgorod on July 1, the second is scheduled for July 31 - August 12.

Returns to the elite division Metalist. The Kharkiv team is currently training in Turkey, where they have already held a sparring match against the Bulgarian Botev (1: 2).

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Head coach Kryvbas appointed Yuriy Vernydub, who joined the ranks of the Armed Forces after the full-scale Russian invasion. Ustymenko, Ponedelnik, Stetskov and Korablin became newcomers to the Kryvyi Rih club. The first team meeting has begun, which will last until July 2. The second training camp with three control matches will be held in Kryvyi Rih, the third stage of summer training "Kryvbas" plans to hold in Western Ukraine.