2019 Ukrainian Super Cup

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2019 Ukrainian Super Cup
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Date28 July 2019 (2019-07-28)
Venue Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa
Referee Vitaliy Romanov (Dnipro)
Attendance27,400
Weather27°C
2018
2020

The 2019 Ukrainian Super Cup became the 16th edition of Ukrainian Super Cup, an annual season opener football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Top League and Ukrainian Cup competitions or the league's runner-up if the National Cup was won also by league champions.

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Originally scheduled on 21 July 2019, the match was played at the Chornomorets Stadium, [1] Odesa, on 28 July 2019 due to the Ukrainian parliamentary elections which were scheduled on 21st. The game was contested by league and cup winner Shakhtar Donetsk and league runner-up Dynamo Kyiv.

Preparations and other background events

The game will be broadcast on Futbol 1 of "Ukrayina" television channel. [2] According to the UPL website, the stadium is expected to be full. [3] The game for the first time will be shown at the Polish TVP Sport. [4]

The main news for Shakhtar this summer became the arrival of new mentor. [2] The Portuguese expert Luís Castro replaced at this post Paulo Fonseca who left for Rome. [2] New contract with Dynamo was signed by Alyaksandr Khatskevich who has been the club's head coach for couple of seasons. [2] It is expected that Oleksandr Karavayev a former graduate of the Shakhtar's academy will play for Dynamo. [2]

The victory in the game is important for each team as well as their coaches. [2] Castro wants to start his coaching career in Shakhtar with a win and a trophy, while Khatskevich wants to return his team a confidence and a win over its main opponent could become a better medicine for it. [2]

In interview to the Dynamo's website, [5] the Dynamo's defender Tamas Kadar said that "Everyone knows that the game with Shakhtar won't be easy. It is a great team with top notch players. But we have our own advantages. Uncompromising struggle awaits us, we give it all we can on the field. We want to please our fans and will do everything to win trophy."

In interview to the Shakhtar's website on the question what he expects from the new season, [6] the Shakhtar's midfielder Manor Solomon said that he would like as in previous to take the championship gold and the Cup. "And also we set the task to successfully perform in the UEFA Champion's League by finishing at least the second in a group and advancing to play-offs. But the first goal is to win the Supercup. I want to invite fans of Shakhtar from all Ukraine come to the stadium and support us in the principle duel. We will be glad to see you!"

Previous encounters

Before this game both teams met in the Ukrainian Super Cup eleven (11) times, the first being back in 2004. Before this game out of the previous eleven both teams won equally 3 games each, five more games were tied and led to penalty shootout three of which were won by Dynamo and two were won by Shakhtar.

Comparison table

TeamQualificationPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners)
Shakhtar Donetsk 2018–19 UPL / 2018–19 Cup winners14 (2004, 2005 , 2006, 2007, 2008 , 2010 , 2011, 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016, 2017 , 2018)
Dynamo Kyiv TH 2018–19 UPL runners-up12 ( 2004 , 2005, 2006 , 2007 , 2008, 2009 , 2011 , 2014, 2015, 2016 , 2017, 2018 )

Match

Details

Dynamo Kyiv 21 Shakhtar Donetsk
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Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa
Attendance: 27,400
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov [7] (Dnipro) [8]
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Dynamo Kyiv
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Shakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
GK71 Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Boyko
DF16 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaliy Mykolenko
DF26 Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykyta Burda Soccerball shade.svg80'
DF44 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Kádár Yellow card.svg 72'
DF94 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kędziora
MF7 Flag of Slovenia.svg Benjamin Verbič Sub off.svg 73'
MF8 Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Shepelyev
DF19 Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Harmash Soccerball shade.svg83'Sub off.svg 84'
MF20 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Karavayev Sub off.svg 68'
DF29 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaliy Buyalskyi (c) Yellow card.svg 45'
FW41 Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Besyedin
Substitutes
GK1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Heorhiy Bushchan
DF4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Popov
MF5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Sydorchuk Sub on.svg 84'
MF6 Flag of Ghana.svg Mohammed Kadiri
FW11 Flag of Ukraine.svg Heorhiy Tsitaishvili Sub on.svg 73'
MF14 Flag of Uruguay.svg Carlos de Pena Sub on.svg 68'
DF23 Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Pivarić
Head coach
Flag of Belarus.svg Alyaksandr Khatskevich
Shakhtar Donetsk
GK30 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Pyatov
DF50 Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Bolbat
DF4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Kryvtsov
DF5 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Khocholava Yellow card.svg 29'
DF31 Flag of Brazil.svg Ismaily
MF6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Taras Stepanenko
MF21 Flag of Brazil.svg Alan Patrick Soccerball shade.svg45+2'Sub off.svg 87'
MF19 Flag of Israel.svg Manor Solomon Sub off.svg 66'
MF7 Flag of Brazil.svg Taison (c)
MF11 Flag of Ukraine.svg Marlos
FW10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Júnior Moraes
Substitutes
GK1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksiy Shevchenko
DF22 Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykola Matviyenko
MF76 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Pikhalyonok
MF8 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Antônio
MF9 Flag of Brazil.svg Dentinho Sub on.svg 87'
MF14 Flag of Brazil.svg Tetê Sub on.svg 66'
FW45 Flag of Ukraine.svg Danylo Sikan
Head coach
Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Castro

Assistant referees:
Oleksandr Voityuk [7] (Zaporizhzhia) [8]
Volodymyr Volodin [7] (Kherson) [8]
Fourth referee :
Anatoliy Abdula [7] (Kharkiv) [8]
Reserve assistant referee :
Semen Shlonchak [7]
Video assistant referee:
Yevhen Aranovskyi (Kyiv) [8]
Assistant video assistant referee:
Oleksandr Skrypka (Kropyvnytskyi) [8]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes of regulation.
  • No extra time of regulation if score is level.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
  • No more than 9 foreign players on a field at one time for each team.


References

  1. It became known where and when will take place the Ukrainian Super Cup game (Стало відомо, де й коли відбудеться матч за Суперкубок України). UA-Football. 13 June 2019
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dynamo – Shakhtar. Announcement and forecast of the Ukrainian Supercup game (Динамо - Шахтер. Анонс и прогноз матча Суперкубка Украины). UA-Football. 27 July 2019
  3. Sold out. All tickets for the Ukrainian Supercup game were sold (Sold out. Все билеты на матч за Суперкубок Украины были проданы). UA-Football. 27 July 2019
  4. Dynamo – Shakhtar. The Polish channel acquired rights to show the Ukrainian Supercup (Динамо - Шахтер. Польский телеканал приобрел права на показ Суперкубка Украины). UA-Football. 26 July 2019
  5. Kadar: Dynamo has its own advantages over Shakhtar (Кадар: У Динамо есть свои преимущества перед Шахтером). UA-Football. 27 July 2019
  6. Solomon: The first goal for Shakhtar this season is to win the Supercup (Соломон: Первая цель Шахтера на сезон - выиграть Суперкубок). UA-Football. 24 July 2019
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Supercup Dynamo–Shakhtar. Ukrainian Premier League.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The game for Supercup Dynamo – Shakhtar will be served by referee Romanov (Матч за Суперкубок Динамо — Шахтер обслужит арбитр Романов). Sport Arena. 24 July 2019