The UPL returns this weekend after a two week hiatus due to the international break. There are some big games this weekend, with Shakhtar taking on Zorya and Desna visiting Kyiv in a battle of 2nd against 5th! Ukrainian Football Update: Ukraine played two games during the international break and both can be deemed as …
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TWO ALLIES GO INTO BATTLE TODAY! It’s Matchday 5 for UKRAINE in their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign as they travel to Vilnius to face LITHUANIA! This game is a must win for the visitors as they aim to continue their strong start to the qualifying cycle and push further away from group rivals Serbia and …
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Here’s our thoughts on the move of the window for Ukrainian football: It’s a good move all round for the different parties involved. Schalke get rid of an unfavoured player Shakhtar get a proven international winger, who has pace, goals and assists and has history in the UPL He adds to their quota of homegrown …
Ukrainian Football Round Up After a fairly quiet week last time out the UPL returned to normal with six fixtures and some surprising results. It was goals galore across the league! Vorskla kicked us off on Ukrainian Independence Day with an inspired 3-0 win away to Kolos! Full back Ihor Perduta somehow found himself in …
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Zorya are in action tonight in a monumental second leg Europa League play off tie against Espanyol! They trail 3-1 on aggregate and many have written Viktor Skripnyk’s side off, deeming a two goal swing too much to overcome! Last week’s result and second half performance in particular were extremely disappointing. After keeping Espanyol at …
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M Ukrainian Football Round Up The past week has been rather subdued in the world of Ukrainian football. After the whirlwind that ensued in the previous with Dynamo’s management news, there wasn’t anywhere near as much off the pitch drama! However, we DID see another one bite the dust in the UPL managerial rat race. …
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Zorya Luhansk travel to Barcelona to face Espanyol in their Europa League play off first leg tie. Whilst this can’t be classed as a David v Goliath match up, there certainly is a gulf in class and finance between the sides. It will be a tough task for Zorya against the La Liga outfit. They …
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THE UKRAINIAN FOOTBALL ROUND UP: It has been quite the eventful week in Ukrainian football! We have seen defeats, sackings, new manager appointments and that was only at Dynamo Kyiv! The talk of Ukrainian football for the past fortnight has regarded Oleksandr Khatskevich and how much further the Belarusian coach could go with his Dynamo …
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ANY GOALS WILL DO! Mariupol travel to the Netherlands as they play the return leg of their Europa League qualifying tie v AZ Alkmaar. However, they won’t be playing at AZ’s home stadium. Over the weekend, the roof of the AFAS stadium partially collapsed in high winds. Fortunately, the stadium was empty at the time …
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ONE FOOT IN THE PLAY OFFS Zorya welcome CSKA Sofia to Zaporizhya for the second leg of their Europa League Third Round Qualifying tie. The Ukrainian side go into the game with a vital away goal having secured a 1-1 draw in Bulgaria last week. The result was slightly surprising, with many in Ukraine, expecting …
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ZORYA LONDONSK