THE BATTLE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP: UPL PREDICTOR MATCHDAY 22 2018/19

THE BATTLE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP: MATCHDAY 22 THE UKRAINIAN FOOTBALL ROUND UP: This week’s football round up will be relatively brief… and that’s through no large fault of our own. Last Saturday’s fixtures (3 of them) saw a total sum of zero goals scored.  All four teams who had a potential championship group place …

THE KYIV DERBY: UPL MATCHDAY 21 PREDICTOR 2018/19

THE KYIV DERBY: MATCHDAY 21 THE UKRAINIAN FOOTBALL ROUND UP: The UPL reverted to a slightly more subdued reality last week with some low scoring results and games low on chances.   Desna started the weekend off as they hosted Dynamo Kyiv in the early Saturday kick off aimed at giving Dynamo maximum preparation time for …

THE LVIV DERBY: UPL MATCHDAY 20 PREDICTOR 2018/19

THE LVIV DERBY: MATCHDAY 20 THE UKRAINIAN FOOTBALL ROUND UP: The UPL returned last weekend with a bang! We had goals galore across the six fixtures that were scattered over the weekend and into Monday.  Mariupol kicked off the second half of the 2018/19 Ukrainian top flight season, coming from behind against fellow Donbas side …

THE UPL REAWAKENS: MATCHDAY 19 2018/19

THE UPL REAWAKENS: MATCHDAY 19 POST WINTER BREAK PREVIEW: Shakhtar Donetsk POSTION: 1st OUR PRE SEASON PREDICTION: 1st (Europa League: 1-1 / 1-4: (6-3) aggregate LOSS vs Eintracht in R32) Remainder of the season thoughts: Tumbling out of the Europa League before the UPL had even resumed will have been extremely disappointing for Shakhtar. Even …

The Zorya Londonsk End Of Year Awards 2018

ZORYA LONDONSK  END OF SEASON AWARDS 2018 What a year it’s been for Ukrainian football! There have been so many stunning performances in both the collective and individual spheres for us to enjoy! Below are our the Zorya Londonsk 2018 awards of recognition for the those who we believe produced consistent and high calibre performances throughout …

UPL MATCHDAY 18 PREDICTOR – THE UPL GOES INTO HIBERNATION

UPL MATCHDAY 18 PREDICTOR – THE UPL  GOES INTO HIBERNATION UPL ROUND UP *INSERT GAME OF THRONES PUN HERE* It’s the final matchday of 2018 with teams battling out to end the year on a high in the UPL! Rewinding back to last week, Shakhtar hosted the Donetsk Derby in Kharkiv. A game many expected the …

UPL MATCHDAY 17 PREDICTOR – EURO 2020 QUALIFYING DRAW PREVIEW

UPL MATCHDAY 17 PREDICTOR – EURO 2020 QUALIFYING DRAW PREVIEW UPL ROUND UP Last weekend’s round of fixtures spurred some almighty shocks across the league. Most notably, both Shakhtar and Dynamo dropped points against opposition they would traditionally beat. Shakhtar saw out a goalless draw against UPL newbies FC Lviv, with Lviv’s ‘second’ side showing …

UPL MATCHDAY 16 PREDICTOR – DESIGN AND FOOTBALL ft. Dmytro Shtrays

UPL MATCHDAY 16 PREDICTOR – DESIGN AND FOOTBALL ft. Dmytro Strays INTERNATIONAL ROUND UP The UPL has been away for a fortnight due to the international break. Ukraine played their final fixtures of the 2018 calendar year, going into it hoping to see it off unbeaten for the first time ever. However, Shevchenko decided to experiment in …

UPL PREDICTOR 2018/19 – MATCHDAY 15

UPL PREDICTOR 2018/19 – MATCHDAY 15 UPL & EUROPEAN CUPS ROUND UP Last week in UPL saw Kharkiv play host to the Ukrainian Clasico! Shakhtar were looking to get their first win over Dynamo after 4 consecutive losses, and boy did they get it! In a match played at a high tempo throughout, every tackle …

UPL MATCHDAY 14 – THE UKRAINIAN ‘CLASICO’FEAT. VLADYSLAV VASHCUK

UPL MATCHDAY 14 – THE UKRAINIAN ‘CLASICO’FEAT. VLADYSLAV VASHCUK UPL & UKRAINIAN CUP ROUND UP Last week in the UPL had shocks aplenty! The biggest one was FC Lviv beating Dynamo Kyiv at the NSK Olympiyskiy by a goal to nil! The Lviv side’s Brazilian summer recruits have certainly stepped up to plate and are rewarding …